Comments on: You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth! http://www.jimcarson.com/2005/you-want-the-truth-you-cant-handle-the-truth/ Three standard deviations from the mean Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Director Mitch http://www.jimcarson.com/2005/you-want-the-truth-you-cant-handle-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-1732 Director Mitch Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:03:50 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2005/you-want-the-truth-you-cant-handle-the-truth/#comment-1732 My favorite tactic which I really use, which ends up with the result: Boss: Your analysis is wrong meaning your result is wrong Mitch: Tell me what you want your result to be and I will do my analysis accordingly (pause) Boss: I want it to be XXX In these cases at least they are honest about it. My favorite tactic which I really use, which ends up with the result:

Boss: Your analysis is wrong meaning your result is wrong

Mitch: Tell me what you want your result to be and I will do my analysis accordingly

(pause)

Boss: I want it to be XXX

In these cases at least they are honest about it.

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