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Beware of Geeks Bearing GIfts
Zach Zabrowski, Karen Leight, Martin Wilsey
It's the Season of Giving! Whether giving or receiving, we're all in search of that Perfect Gift. What happens when that Perfect Gift turns out to be a Trojan Horse? The sports car that turns like it's on rails but requires $1,000 in "routine" maintenance every 3 months or, the "extra" pair of ringside seats the new vendor just happened to have that turned into an IG investigation. Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, but some of the ability to bring out the Scrouge in even the happiest Elf. Let's talk about how gifts, in all their machinations, have messed up our day, projects, and even careers.
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