Wanna bet someone just learned the word 'degauss'?

Pilot fish at this big consulting company is tapped as operations manager for an outsourcing engagement. First priority: Implementing a new software package on the client's desktop environment.

"Review of the vendor-supplied hardware and software prerequisites indicated that the existing CPU speed and memory requirements were not met," says fish. "New machines and larger monitors were purchased and installed."

That leaves the problem of what to do with the old hardware. It's not leased, so the obvious thing to do is have it recycled commercially -- and that's going to add to the client's bill.

But one of the client's staff members has a better idea: donate the PCs to the youth group affiliated with his church. That way they'll go to a good cause and there won't be any added cost -- right?

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