Flashback to the early 1980s, when this pilot fish is working for a big consulting firm — and he’s on contract at a very lucrative account.

“The salesman for this account was senior at our firm, and always looking for more commission–er, always looking to aid the bottom line,” says fish.

“On April Fool’s one year, I wrote a script and had a supervisor at the client site — who had become a good friend — call the salesman’s office phone when I knew he’d be on the road.”

The script: Hi, we’re spinning up a big new long-term project. I need 40 to 50 high-level consultants — C, Unix, networking and security. Cost is no object, but we need them fast! *click*

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