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New VMware hires get a license plate holder that says “Virtualized by VMware”. Someone asked me if I put it on my car. “No,” I said, “I don’t want to besmirch the company’s good name with my bad driving.”<\/p>\n
I really don’t understand the practice of adorning cars with bumper stickers, custom license plate holders, or other knick-knacks. What good can come of it? The only time anyone is going to read them, care, and remember is if you screw up. No one’s going to credit you, “Wow, that guy works at VMware, and he uses a turn signal!”<\/p>\n
Plus, If I accidentally pissed someone off, I think I’d prefer that they not be able to track me down easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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