Shark Tank: He probably just scanned it
It's time to replace a wide-format scanner/printer that's been serving this city government office for many years, says a pilot fish in charge of the transition.
"It has lived well past its useful life, and we're replacing it with a new, faster machine," fish says.
And to make sure the transition goes smoothly, fish prepares an e-mail to send to the heads of all departments that used the old machine. The message tells them that the new equipment is coming in, the date it's arriving, the time installation will begin, the time training will begin and class size limits for training.
Oh, and that additional training sessions will be added based on each department submitting a list of personnel to be trained.
Reports fish: "One department head received the e-mail and asked the following questions:
"What date is the equipment scheduled to be installed?"
"When will training begin?"
"Is there a limit on how many people he can send for training?"
"Will there be additional training offered if the class size is too big?"
"I re-sent the original e-mail and told him to read it again."
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