>I worked on some joint consulting projects with some EDSers and you could tell what kind of organization it was. All very bright and committed, no question about the professionalism, but something a little cultish about it. Conservative dress to the max, rigorous observance of the chain of command, that kind of thing. They weren't very good at "thinking outside the box" because they were taught not to be.
Hmmm...
Conservative maybe a little, but not able to thinking outside the box? Where did you get that? I interviewed with them back in the early 1990's and that was one of the question they asked, if I would be able to think out the box.
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