On 2006-12-31, rjdriver <rjdriversNOSPAM@cox.net> wrote:
> "Robert Coe" <bob@1776.COM> wrote in message
>>> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
>>> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<
>
> Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?

I got a job with (pre-Worldcom) MCI in 1994, and at the orientation
presentation on the first day of work they made us watch a movie about
how terrible Ma Bell was. They weren't fond of the Baby Bell RBOCs either.
All I remember about the movie was a group of little old ladies hitting
people with their umbrellas.

Between that and the dress code (even engineers had to wear ties??)
I always felt a bit out of place working there.

Dennis Ferguson