I worked at Intel and AMD, so I have some insights I will share with you as a parable. There once was a carpenter who was looking for work. He was hired by an unknown company that was headed by three wise men. Their buildings were excellent and were sought out by many wealthy people who wanted miniaturization so they could pass through the eye of a needle. But one wise man smoked too much and died. The other two grew old and rich and chose their successor because he was thrifty and very conservative. More than conservative, he was a penny-pinching arrogant do nothing. One day, the young carpenter tried to improve things. The penny pincher wanted no changes, and sent the carpenter on an errand to count all the pennies in the treasury. If the count was accurate, then changes would be reconsidered. Then the carpenter realized that the leader was an ignorant tyrant. Before departing for a new life, the carpenter spoke out against smoking in the workplace. A smear campaign was started to discredit the progressive youth. A resignation occurred. He started work for a different builder which was struggling to make similar buildings. A new law of the land was announced : thou shalt not smoke in the workplace. The people rejoiced. The carpenter worked to build better crosses than had ever been made by his first employer. But the demand for crosses was declining rapidly, following a tragic workplace accident in which a 33 year old carpenter was impaled upon a workpiece which he was modeling. A great poverty swept the valley and the project was cancelled. But the company was lead by a magician who pulled bacon out of fire, being able to feed a multitude of hungry carpenters, even through the hardtimes. In the end this little company thrived and paid back its investors who had patiently waited in the wings of angels. They then passed through a tiny needle into a vast green heaven.
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I
worked
at Intel and
AMD, so I have
some insights I will
share with you as a parable.
There once was a carpenter who
was looking for work. He was hired
by an unknown company that was headed
by three wise men. Their buildings were excellent
and were sought out by many wealthy people who wanted
miniaturization so they could pass through the eye of a needle.
But one wise man smoked too much and died. The other two grew
old and rich and chose their successor because he was thrifty and very
conservative. More than conservative, he was a penny-pinching arrogant do
nothing. One day, the young carpenter tried to improve things. The penny pincher
wanted no changes, and sent the carpenter on an errand to count all the pennies in
the treasury. If the count was accurate, then changes would be reconsidered. Then the
carpenter realized that the leader was an ignorant tyrant. Before departing for a new life, the
carpenter spoke out against smoking in the workplace. A smear campaign was started to discredit
the progressive youth. A resignation occurred. He started work for a different builder which was
struggling to make similar buildings. A new law of the land was announced : thou shalt not
smoke in the workplace. The people rejoiced. The carpenter worked to build better
crosses than had ever been made by his first employer. But the demand for
crosses was declining rapidly, following a tragic workplace accident in
which a 33 year old carpenter was impaled upon a workpiece which
he was modeling. A great poverty swept the valley and the project
was cancelled. But the company was lead by a magician
who pulled bacon out of fire, being able to feed
a multitude of hungry carpenters, even
through the hardtimes. In the end
this little company thrived and
paid back its investors who
had patiently waited in
the wings of angels.
They then passed
through a tiny
needle into a
vast green
heaven.