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I was working as a Lead Software Developer for an agency that ran an enterprise data warehouse for a major international oil company.<br> <br> A program manager was comparing a set of reports that showed the number of gallons purchased at each retail outlet. She was comparing the latest reports to the reports for the prior month. She came to me when she thought that one of the sites' data looked odd.<br> <br> She said, "For this station, there has been a 115% drop in the number of gallons purchased from last month to this month!"<br> <br> I asked her if I was supposed to believe that customers were driving up to the station and putting their fuel back in to the pumps. She clearly did not understand my question.<br> <br> I asked her to re-check her calculations for her comparisons.<br> <br> She was relieved of her duties within the next month.
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