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Default Extreme precision in figuring out experience

"Michael A. Terrell" on Wed, 03 Jul 2013
23:07:50 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:31:10 -0500, Ignoramus8303
wrote:

I just received a resume.

``As a candidate for the position I have a Mechanical Engineering
degree and about 2.54 years experience doing technical writing and
3.79 years experience doing some engineering and CAD.''


What kind of ME is that, using only _2_ decimal places when he coulda
used 3 or 4? Sheesh!



I always used five places, so they could make their own rounding
errors.


LOL
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