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On 12/15/2011 10:56 PM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
> With only a moment's thought, and only a few words, how do you describe the
> value that your role adds to the organization?  How do you justify your own
> existence, casually, when talking to a CFO or somebody in a social
> situation?

I'm the guy who fixes the mail server and recovers your mail after the 
disk fails on Christmas Eve.

--Rich P.
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