Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.
Posted on 4/13/99 8:12 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Alliance Info ??!! posted by Michael Martus on 4/12/99 8:45 PM MST:
: The refusal of your choice is embarrassing to you. It also stirs hard feelings. Back room deals, well I just am not in favor of that.
If anyone is embarrassed because a team rejects their offer for an alliance
then perhaps the real problem is the outlook of the offering team.
This is business, not a popularity contest. If a proposed partner feels they
have a better match for their situation elsewhere, then so be it. Move
on and get over it. Pick another team. Show them they made a big mistake!
In the real world you don't always get what you want just because you're
bigger, richer, at the top of a list, etc. It's going to be a lot easier
for the students to learn that lesson now rather than after they finish
school and have a lot more at stake.
My $0.02 worth...
- Jerry