Jules, this is the most concise summary of why I became a consultant; especially the last sentence.

Thanks

At 09:59 PM 12/01/1999 -0500, Jules Bosch wrote: >Theo, > >A sad story, indeed. Often instances such as these are one of the >underlying reasons why quality SAS programmers give up on the corporate >life and become consultants--captain's of their own rowboat. Not that I >am suggesting such for you or anyone else. It's just that as a >consultant, living with the dumb-and-dumber decisions no longer effects >one's life without a monetary premium attached or the ability to look >for a more sensible use of one's abilities.

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