Thursday, October 25, 2007

Laws of Life

Here are some of the laws of life that I found interesting.

The Dilbert Principle says, "The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management."

Joy's Law, coined by Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy, captures every manager's sinking sense of despair: "No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else."

Brooks' Law, from software engineer Frederick P. Brooks: "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later."

Or as Brooks also put it, "The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned."
Parkinson's Law: "Work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion."

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