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Fritz
08-28-2003, 10:37 AM
if so, please PM me. I have some questions.
cuervo72
08-28-2003, 10:48 AM
PM sent. I don't, but know someone who does.
Ben E Lou
08-28-2003, 10:50 AM
Real Man Corporate Quote Of The Century: At EDS, we had a rule that whoever sees a snake, kills it. At General Motors, they formed a committee on snakes.--Ross Perot

My wife was friends with Ross' daughter in college, if that counts Fritz. ;)
Franklinnoble
08-28-2003, 10:50 AM
Originally posted by Fritz
if so, please PM me. I have some questions.

If you're really worried about it, I can assure you that no animals were harmed during the filming of that cat wrangling commercial they did for the Super Bowl a few years ago.
Eaglesfan27
08-28-2003, 11:59 AM
Not to sound too stupid, but what does EDS stand for? I'm trying so hard to figure it out and haven't been successful. Perhaps it is my lack of sleep from call last night.
RendeR
08-28-2003, 11:59 AM
I worked for them as a temp a LONG long time ago. Not sure I could help you anyway =)
Fritz
08-28-2003, 12:01 PM
Q: What does EDS stand for?
A: EDS stands for Electronic Data Systems.


right there in the FAQ linked off their homepage....
dacman
08-28-2003, 12:02 PM
IIRC, it used to stand for Enterprise Data Systems or something like that. I think their name is officially EDS now.

Edit: Meh, Fritz beat me to it.
Fritz
08-28-2003, 12:02 PM
Originally posted by SkyDog
Real Man Corporate Quote Of The Century: At EDS, we had a rule that whoever sees a snake, kills it. At General Motors, they formed a committee on snakes.--Ross Perot

My wife was friends with Ross' daughter in college, if that counts Fritz.

can I get an introdiction. A woman with Perot's ears would be the greatest thing since they put pull tabs on beer cans.
Bee
08-28-2003, 12:05 PM
Originally posted by Fritz
can I get an introdiction. A woman with Perot's ears would be the greatest thing since they put pull tabs on beer cans.

It would be like riding a bike with handlebars. :D
ice4277
08-28-2003, 12:06 PM
Originally posted by Bee
It would be like riding a bike with handlebars. :D

As opposed to the bike without a seat that you normally ride?
damnMikeBrown
08-28-2003, 12:22 PM
Funny, EDS used to be the prime sponsor for Olympic Track Cycling....we used seats though.
Radii
08-28-2003, 12:52 PM
Has anyone that worked for EDS here ever had a positive experience with them? I know two people that worked for them and have heard many horror stories, and have worked with them as a vendor myself twice and hate their organization.
Fritz
08-28-2003, 01:14 PM
I just want to hear any stories, good or bad.
Franklinnoble
08-28-2003, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by Fritz
I just want to hear any stories, good or bad. But preferably pornographic.
thirdandlong
08-28-2003, 03:57 PM
I voted for Ross Perot, then my company signed an outsource contract with his new company Perot Systems. After dealing with them for three years I didn't vote for Perot the second time around.

I don't have a very high opinion of EDS. GM, their lynchpin client, spent well over a billion dollars on Y2K fixes. This was paid to EDS, the very same firm that had negligently placed the Y2K bugs over the previous decade and a half.