Quotes - 2007 (Jan - April)

You’re like a warm fuzzy sweater in a sea of stuffed shirts. – Janine to Gary M. (2/2/07)

If that doesn’t prove to you that intelligence is not valued at Clarian, I don’t know what will. – Pam to Taunie re: Frank’s promotion to VP of Finance for downtown hospitals (2/2/07)

I'm not sure what surprised me more. Him getting promoted or his wife having sex with him 3 times. – Brian Hetz re: Frank’s promotion and the announcement noting his three children (2/2/07)

A memo sent out by human resources, which some workers received Wednesday, said Colts decorations are not to be placed in hallways, waiting rooms, public areas, elevators, work areas, nursing units, vehicles and patient-care areas. "Should you have a personal work area, you may exhibit some understated item(s) to show your support." – from Indy Star article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770201029) regarding Clarian’s limit on Colts decorations in the days before the Super Bowl (2/2/07)

Every once in awhile (OK, sometimes more often than that), a news story comes along to remind you how lucky you are to work for your current employer, and not your former employer. Thanks Indy Star for publishing this, and thanks Clarian for staying the same. – Spider Pam, responding to article in Indy Star (see above) (2/2/07)

Ed is a big hole. — CIBER employee in response to another CIBER employee asking where the big hole was in our project communications. "Ed" (not his real name) is the client project manager (3/1/07)

Do you know who Charles Barkley is? He’d like to be skinny, too. – Brian Hetz in response to Taunie’s request to see a process in a flow chart (3/2/07)

We are a stoic people. — CIBER client who shall remain unnamed explaining why they don’t want little buttons with the project logo on them, or anything fun included in the project’s change management program. (3/20/07)

Your printer is not being stolen, it is being creatively repositioned. – heard in a project meeting. The printer was actually taken from the person’s office and put in a training room. (4/04/07)

It must be good beer; it’s in the Bible! – Ciber Chuck referring to Guinness Beer. (4/04/07)