[Jewelry making - Article 00314] - Re: [Orchid] Keeping trade secrets

[Jeff Simkins]

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Dear All,

    I kept a trade secret once, and then gave it up to the first person
    who asked. It was rather unceremonious and hardly appreciated, so it
    must have not been worth much. I felt like I was handing over 15
    years of experience in one afternoon of training! What got me was
    when I asked about what he was doing with it, he told me, and then I
    complemented his "boss" about the great work. This was followed by a
    group announcement from said "boss" not to disclose secrets. It was
    not in those exact words, but you get the idea. 

    A trade secret today is more like "Information that is hard to
    find". Some have become so accustomed to the ease of the internet,
    that they quit reading books, and just ask someone who has read the
    book. 

Jeff Simkins
Cincinnati, OH

 
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