Tinha de ser criativo ;-)

"As a side note on the accuracy of this government data, in a previous role at IKEA, when I was a much younger man, I was responsible for filling out the monthly government retail surveys for the Census Bureau. The government drones collecting this data do not check it. They do not require proof that it is right. It is self reported by retailers across the country. Filling out this crap for the government was about as low on my priority list as whale shit. If I was really busy, I’d make the numbers up, scribble them on the form and put it in the mail. The numbers the government are accumulating are crap. And then they massage the crap. And then they publish the crap as if it means something. It’s nothing but crap.
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When you see the headlines touting strong retail sales, you need to consider what you are actually seeing in the real world."

Isto fez-me recuar ao final dos anos 80 do século passado. Era um "reles estagiário" numa empresa a quem coube em sorte preencher um inquérito sobre o investimento e a investigação na empresa onde eu trabalhava.
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Acontece que eu nunca tinha lidado com aquele tipo de tema, não sabia quem tinha a informação, nem percebia porque é que tinha de ser um ignorante a preencher aquilo. Tinha de ser criativo ;-)
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No entanto, nunca falhei um preenchimento e envio para uma agência qualquer governamental.
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Trecho retirado "Kohl's And The Rest Of The Retailers Are In Deep Trouble".