If you are new to managing Geeks, then you could be alarmed about the Mountain Dew consumption. Cans, bottles and two liters will be downed like some Coney Island contest. Here are some things to consider about Mountain Dew:
1.) Don’t throw anything Mountain Dew related away. That pile of cans in their cubicle could very well be decorations. It’s how they mark their territory.
2.) Don’t stroll out of your office and ask if anyone needs some coffee. You drink coffee, they drink Mountain Dew.
3.) Want to be hated? Never bring in some Mountain Dew for your Geeks. Want to be treated indifferently? Bring in some Mountain Dew for your Geeks.
4.) Code Red and regular Mountain Dew are different. Let me put it in terms you’ll understand, one is a Chardonnay, the other is a Merlot. I’ll leave it to you to figure out which is which.
5.) If you see a Geek drinking Diet Mountain Dew, go out of your way to openly ridicule that Geek. You’ll score a few points with the fat Geeks, and they are usually the better programmers.