Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The Hardest Job In Silicon Valley
The Hardest Job In Silicon Valley: "The Hardest Job In Silicon Valley
Oracle has been snapping up companies. Now John Wookey has to meld them together and please his boss, Larry Ellison
In the wee hours of Dec. 28, John Wookey was awakened by fire alarms at Disneyland's (DIS ) Grand Californian Hotel. A six-story plastic Christmas tree had caught fire and, as smoke filled the air, Wookey and his wife bundled up their three kids and hustled them outside. They spent three hours huddled with other guests in a theater at the darkened theme park. Says Wookey: 'We didn't know if the whole hotel was burning down.' "
Oracle has been snapping up companies. Now John Wookey has to meld them together and please his boss, Larry Ellison
In the wee hours of Dec. 28, John Wookey was awakened by fire alarms at Disneyland's (DIS ) Grand Californian Hotel. A six-story plastic Christmas tree had caught fire and, as smoke filled the air, Wookey and his wife bundled up their three kids and hustled them outside. They spent three hours huddled with other guests in a theater at the darkened theme park. Says Wookey: 'We didn't know if the whole hotel was burning down.' "
