Murphy's Law

Source status: Attributed to K. Balasubramanian

You pay peanuts and you get monkeys. In some organizations, you pay for donuts and still get monkeys.

- K. Balasubramanian

Category: Murphy's Commerce Laws

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This law belongs with Murphy's Commerce Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.

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