From: rja@redwood26.cray.com (Russ Anderson)
Subject: Re: Ross Perot
Originator: rja@redwood26
Organization: The 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins!
Date: 13 Apr 92 11:07:12 CDT


In article <1992Apr13.105704.12741@gibdo.engr.washington.edu>, bobk@gibdo.engr.washington.edu (Bob) writes:
> Lee Story (lee@wang.com) writes:
> | Let's take one other example---the dress code that EDS was famous for.
> | This is indeed important in projecting a certain image to EDS's big
> | corporate customers, and may have been an essential part of Perot's
> | accumulation of billions of dollars; but what does it say about the
> | man:  once again that he was more than willing to kowtow to bigwig
> | prejudice, and to convention, and to think nothing of unnecessarily
> | taking personal choices away as a condition of employment, all to make
> | a buck.
> 
> John Locke (jxxl@cs.nps.navy.mil) writes:
> | They never made this complaint about Eisenhower, and his organization
> | had to have had a stricter dress code than EDS. I'll bet at EDS they
> | at least let you pick your own ties.
> 
>   EDS has had a bad reputation among computer professionals for a
>   long time.  In many ways, EDS is stricter than even the Eisenhower
>   administration.  Jews have been fired for refusing to shave off 
>   their beards.

I hope you have some evidence to support your allegation.  I seriously
doubt it for the simple reason that anyone interviewing for a job at EDS
is make aware of the anti-beard policy (which has been relaxed since the
mid-80's).  If they had beards at their interview, it would have been
made clear to them that they would have to shave before being hired.

>                  In addition, I've heard of drug testing, lie-detector
>   tests and vendettas againsts the careers of many former employees.

Again please supply some evidence.  I worked for EDS in the mid-80's and
was never asked to take a drug test.  There was talk of starting mandatory
drug testing of current employees, but the plan was never implemented.
There was also talk of drug testing new hires, which I've never heard of
being implemented.

>   Having said that, if the only other choices are a preppie wimp and
>   a pathological liar, I might still vote for the beady-eyed little
>   fascist.
> 
>   Except for the Texan tendancy toward exaggeration, he seems basically
>   honest.  I like what he's saying about cleaning up government, cutting 
>   the influence of special interests and lobbyists and getting ordinary
>   people involved in the political process.  It might be productive to
>   have him go to Washington and kick some rear-ends.
> 
>   However, the civil liberties issues are important concerns.  He is
>   is going to have to address them squarely and assure that he will
>   protect those rights.  I won't support him until he does.
>   ==

I'm very concerned with protecting civil liberties.  As a former EDS employee
I feel that Perot will be better than Bush has been, and Clinton probably will
be, at protecting civil liberties.

-- 
Russ Anderson    |  Disclaimer: Any statements are my own and do not reflect
------------------              upon my employer or anyone else.  (c) 1992
EX-Twins' Jack Morris, 10 innings pitched, 0 runs (World Series MVP!)
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