We only hire people of the highest caliber.
Johnny Ancich, Dalsa

Sodbuster.com
Tony Tewell, Jabil Circuit

'When the project manager said it was time to shoot the engineers, I thought he was kidding!'
Jack Carroll, Fireye Inc.

A hundred years ago, the term 'working under the gun' had a whole different meaning.
Rem Jahrsdoerfer, Boundless Technologies

Gol' durn Internet stole my thunder. I was putting 'dots' in signs before anyone ever heard of a computer.
Jerry L. Comer, VertexRSI Division, TriPoint Global

Ion implantation circa 1860.
Stan Wong, Mariner Networks

Nowadays, everyone gets stock options. When I started, all I got was a good shellacking.
Greg Fischer, Micro Perfect Corp.

Yes, I'm sure he is quick on the 'draw,' but that's not exactly the type of 'regulator' I was looking for. . .
Stephen Chaps, Stanford University

Bill Gates gittin' ready for them thar G-men acoming to take his gold mine.
Joseph Ott, Voice Technologies Group

Those chips you're trying to sell me, are they Cow or Buffalo?
Team EETNet: Don Swaab, (Inrange Technologies); Zev Farkas and Jim Randazzo.

Dual in-line, one-shot pulse generators, slow timer compatible.
Michael Cook, Rockwell Collins Inc.

Your flash memory or your life?
Glenn R. Johannsen, Dytronics Inc.

Taking this log-on stuff a little too seriously.
Richard Barned

Well, fellas, you thought you could lay off old Jake.
Joseph M. Kusmiss, Mitre Corp.

First management told me to shoot from the hip and estimate how long the project would take to complete without a spec, then they hung me out to dry when I was wrong.
Marco Forcone, Network Peripherals Inc.

If you disturb my programmer one more time, I'll downsize you bit by bit, ya hear?!
Karen Hille, Interconnect Systems Inc.

H.R.'s candidate for the opening in the Microwave Department after misinterpreting the requirement for someone with Gunn diode/oscillator experience.
Imation

I've got good news and bad news. Who would you like to hear from first? Smith or Wesson?
Philip Spinks, Truck-Lite Co. Inc.

Customer support costs have been way down since we hired him.
David C. Barber, Vanguard Technical Solutions

Stick them up. Hand over your 401k, stock options and midyear bonus checks.
Kin Mar, Hughes Space and Communication

I said, 'Design and build a one-shot timer, not a two-shot old-timer.'
Ed Bardella, Delphi Automotive Systems

The Microsoft showdown really has Joe petrified.
Ken Johnson, Kendahl Systems Inc.

SPDT (single-pole, double triggers).
Greg Linstad, ESC/Sharplan

Again, you just don't pay attention! I said go to Texas and find an engineer for rack-mounted defense systems. I did not say go get a defensive rock mounted Texan Engineer!
David Pries, Bell Atlantic

Worried about your inordinately long design cycles? Call Jimmy 'The Consultant' to finish off the job.
Rahul B. Deokar, Cadence Design Systems

Difficult it was to put Immortal Works together from the Judges' island hideaway in the South China Sea. Survivors we were, and now it's back to the rat race. Both during judging and at lunchtime.

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