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> My immediate boss (the head of engineering) and his
> immediate boss are thrilled with the look of the new manual...
> [However, the color laser printer] purchase request was
> approved, but stopped at the accounting department. They
> want justification for using colour, at all.>>
How about: "My boss and his boss want it.", then let them justify it.
They are good at it and they do it every day...that's why they are the
bosses.
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John Posada, Technical Writer
Telcordia Technologies, the company formerly known as Bellcore mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com mailto:jposada -at- telcordia -dot- com
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G Hanek
