What I Heard...

A friend of mine told me about a guy his cousin knew in High School,...............

And might I add that recruiters may not even be the most egregious spreaders of misinformation. Drivers are just as bad! You won't believe how many 'expert opinions' you'll get from drivers on things they really know almost nothing about. Like get on the CB and ask people what they think of any major company. You'll get a long list of detailed responses from drivers about why the company is so horrible and how they're in cahoots with the government and how they're buying up every company in the nation and on and on and on. Of course these drivers haven't spent one moment of their lives in a meeting room with management or the Government, nor have they ever viewed a single document regarding any of their theories, nor have they ever worked for the company in question. But something 'little' like not having any actual facts or experience with the matter isn't going to stop them from spreading silly rumors or giving you 'information' that is flat out wrong.

What you also have with drivers is the 'rumor chain'. One guy heard something, he tells another guy who then tells a third guy about what he heard......and on and on it goes. And of course with each iteration the truth gets a little more obscured and the story or conspiracy theory gets more embellished.

As G-Town pointed out, the one thing you can count on is the written word. If you don't have it in writing then consider it to be a rumor or a marketing tactic, not a fact or a promise you can count on.

They were not allowed in those meetings because the Aliens that were mediators are triple top double dog secret. I heard that from a friend of mine that said his cousin told him that his brother inlaw's, ex-wifes, nephews, girlfriends, dads, uncle told him.

"What I heard" - is almost as funny as folks that start out with:

"I have a friend"...

Just sayin'.

Rick

The best ones start with "Here, hold my beer!"

Thanks guys. This is a serious business, But the humour is much needed at the end of a hard day!