I work in R&D and lack of communication and secrecy seems to be the norm. Often I don't even know what the person sitting next to is working on even your own project partners let alone people outside the dept or company knowing. They only get to know once marketing gets their hands on it and then you don't even know what you have been working in it's all been twisted.

Meridian owner since 1992
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