Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The End of the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS)





"My acquaintance confided that largely unknown to outsiders, NIDS fell prey to a variety of internal problems: poor management, lack of direction, lack of creativity, lack of funding, a negative company culture, poor hiring decisions, and low morale fueled by annual layoffs. This was compounded by the elusive nature of the field of study. In one example, when my acquaintance, newly hired, asked for direction, the response given was to 'spend a couple of hours a day surfing the web for items of interest.' (!)"

Hey! If a weirdhunter was all they needed, they could have hired me! Cheap!

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