Many years ago, while I was running Product Development at Cinemaware Corporation, I received a phone call from a programmer looking for work. I was having a hard time hearing him because the guy was whispering frantically into his phone. Eventually, he managed to blurt out that he worked for a company called "Oddworld Inhabitants" and after a few more minutes on the phone with this apparent nutcase he suddenly hung up.
Ten minutes later he called back, this time from a payphone down the street from the Oddworld offices. He was convinced that the company was monitoring his phone calls and he launched into a major rant about mandatory weekend team outings, daily vitamins, forced company exercise sessions, and more.
I thought the guy was a paranoid wacko, but years later I met someone else who confirmed many of the stories.
Ten minutes later he called back, this time from a payphone down the street from the Oddworld offices. He was convinced that the company was monitoring his phone calls and he launched into a major rant about mandatory weekend team outings, daily vitamins, forced company exercise sessions, and more.
I thought the guy was a paranoid wacko, but years later I met someone else who confirmed many of the stories.
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