Technology In The 90's | The User Pool

The User Pool is a novel based on my experience in Information Technology in the 90's at one of the largest entertainment companies in Los Angeles. Which company? My home page says it all.

The novel is a satire. It's not yet published because it's not yet completed. Although I'm very close. This site is a preview of things to come...

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John Yaya

John Yaya was the least credible person in the Company, but pretended to be the most; that’s all you really need, since perception is...

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the user pool - Chapter 6. Weekly Staff

Fessler’s Weekly Staff meeting occurred once a month. There was nothing Fessler hated more than his own weekly staff meeting. Mainly...

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Jason X

Jun 19, 2018
4 min

The User Pool - Chapter 1. Blair

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff was bad for worse reasons than that. It was also the day Blair found out I had sex with my...

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Jason X

Jun 15
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John Yaya

John Yaya was the least credible person in the Company, but pretended to be the most; that’s all you really need, since perception is...

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Jason X

Jun 15
7 min

the user pool - Chapter 6. Weekly Staff

Fessler’s Weekly Staff meeting occurred once a month. There was nothing Fessler hated more than his own weekly staff meeting. Mainly...

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Jason X

Mar 11
3 min

The User Pool - 5. Kornfeld

On the day Mulhausen shot the CIO in weekly staff, I ignored Blair until after lunch when she finally decided she didn’t hate me anymore,...

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Jason X

Mar 8
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de la puente

De la Puente was responsible for Desktop Support for Licensing and reported to me. The rest of Desktop Support resources reported to...

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IT: Centralized vs. Decentralized Services

Jason X

Mar 1
3 min

IT: Centralized vs. Decentralized Services

I recently informed the CFO (of the business division I support) that a corporate decision had been made to centralize Engineering and...

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Jason X

Feb 25
5 min

Gladstone

A piece in the NTF Collection. You couldn’t ask for a better friend than Gladstone. He was gregarious, jubilant, self-serving, and...

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Jason &nbsp_X - The User Pool NFT Collection

Jason X

Feb 10
1 min

Jason &nbsp_X - The User Pool NFT Collection

"Jason X" is the main character in the soon-to-be published "The User Pool" novel which is a satire about the rise of corporate...

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Jason X

Feb 9
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Quote 4

"Did you just send an email to twenty executives and call it a memo? " Mulhausen asked outraged. "Is that a problem?" Mulhausen held up...

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Feb 5
6 min

The User Pool - 4. Mulhausen

I know extraordinarily little about the technical aspects of Technology, which is why they put me in charge of it. The amount of...

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Jason X

Feb 5
3 min

Conklin

A piece in the NTF Collection. Conklin was my best friend and differed from my other friends at the Company because he was not in IT. He...

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Feb 5
2 min

Kessler

Part of the NFT Collection. Kessler, who got penguined by Charmaine because Skeffington was too demanding, was the Exchange Manager...

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Jason X

Jan 2, 2021
6 min

The User Pool - 3. Dereliction

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in weekly staff was also the day I ignored Blair all morning. Although she was pissed off and cannily...

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Jason X

Oct 17, 2020
1 min

Quote 3

"It didn't mean anything," I said. Blair growled. "You fucked your wife, you sonofabitch. That means something."

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Jason X

Feb 15, 2019
5 min

The User Pool - Chapter 2. Delegation

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff was good for more reasons than one. It’s the day traffic was jammed up for miles and made...

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Jason X

Jun 22, 2018
1 min

Quote 2

I thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. So I ignored her completely.

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Jason X

Jun 22, 2018
1 min

Quote 1

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff was bad for worse reasons than that; it was also the day Blair found out I had sex with my...

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Corporate Rule: Don't Lie and Rarely Tell the Truth

Jason X

Jun 18, 2018
2 min

Corporate Rule: Don't Lie and Rarely Tell the Truth

Some old book somewhere said, "... You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." In office politics, the truth shall get...

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How to conceal your depraved corporate lifestyle

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