"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:59:15 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


I was in charge of a large computerised test facility. I had programs
written to simulate realistic use, but times 10, and run these overnight
to
ensure the product did as it was supposed to do when delivered.

Each morning we would come in and look at the banks of monitors to see
which
were still running and asess why those aspect still not running dropped
out.

One morning we went in and a bunch of fellas were in there. We didn't know
who the hell they were. But we noticed thing were not right on the test
and
we started to shout at each other across the lab all the log details and
what was stilling running and why some had dropped out, while drinking
coffee at the same time in plastic cups and throwing the empty cups in
bins
and missing. Half of the fellas were more interested in us and what we
were
doing than the company man speaking to them. The bunch of fellas left. We
found out they were a group from a big govmt dept who the company were
highly competitively tendering, and they were being shown around, and how
one large project worked. We thought they were an internal group being
shown around, so didn't give a hoot.

We found out later that we got the contract and what swayed them, and they
put this on paper, was the professionalism of the testing unit.

Yes, but this was a government department. What were you testing?

Matt, I bet you would like to know.