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Subject:Re: The Longest Goodbye Ever! From:Mary Anthony <mary -at- PERSISTENCE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Sep 1996 17:08:50 -0700
At 07:00 PM 9/17/96 EDT, Paul wrote:
> A simple letter explaining the commitment made to a full time
>employer and detailing the lack of available personal resources to dedicate
>to the project (include your best wishes for the project's successful
>completion and a reasonable notice-period as a courtesey) is the best way to
>go.
I have to agree with Paul's response. Another point. If, as Moshe says,
his computing community is a very small one, the mess at his client company
is probably common knowledge. The word of mouth Moshe is worried about also
applies to his client company.
Mary
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