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[Wolf Lahti <wduby -at- PACCAR -dot- COM>]

Sue Gallagher said

>I got a call from a local TW contracting company the other day.
>I do occasionally use contractors, and sometimes my favorite
>ones are too busy or the work is not within their area of
>expertise, so I told this contractor to send me some information.

>They sent a generic blue portfolio --


...filled with inexcusable errata. They're looking for work, so this should
be their *best* stuff. If it is... hoo boy!

>Are my standards really *that* unreasonably high?


Not in the least.

>What would you do? Would you point these things out to them, or
>just never have any business to sent their way?

>I'm curious.

I'd be strongly tempted to send their portfolio back with all the errors
corrected, along with a bill for my services.  :)

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