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2021-07-21 // day precision

Two contracts at the same time: explicitly bad advice

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

#BadBusinessAdvice
Office Space character beneath WHAT IF THE IGE IS JUST OVER THE SAT? replies TWO CONTRACTS AT THE SAME TIME, MAN; source caption labels this BadBusinessAdvice.
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An Office Space quote becomes a deliberately bad response to an IGE just above the SAT: two contracts. The original hashtag explicitly labels it BadBusinessAdvice. Comments continue the satire about splitting requirements; this is not procurement guidance. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments 2021-07-21 — Tim Thulin: If it’s for two ‘customers’, it’s not a split requirement…right? 2021-07-21 — Dan Cary — reply in Tim Thulin’s thread: Tim Thulin it’s for two different people… 2021-07-21 — Dan Rakowski: The IGE suddenly becomes just under the SAT.... 2021-07-21 — Dan Cary — reply in Dan Rakowski’s thread: Dan Rakowski [Reaction GIF not preserved as animation.] 2021-07-21 — Trent Beavers — reply in Dan Rakowski’s thread: Dan Rakowski [Reaction GIF not preserved as animation.] 2021-07-21 — Eric Burton: This is gold 2021-07-21 — Dan Cary — reply in Eric Burton’s thread: Eric Burton not everyone knows the line… but if you know you know. 2021-07-21 — Cameron Dungey — reply in Eric Burton’s thread: Eric Burton from one of the best movies of all time 2021-07-21 — Brandon Lepke — reply in Dan Rakowski’s thread: Gotta scrub that SoW/Spec 🧽 [Facebook marked this comment Edited; earlier versions unavailable.] Coverage: Nine of nine displayed comments captured; two reaction GIF animations not retained. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, Simplified acquisition, Bad business advice, Acquisition ethics