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So the only requirement to work at iD back in the day was to be called John?



That’s what my buddy said, yeah. Good old John Manyjohns.


For those who haven’t seen Buckaroo Banzai—all the people working at Yoyodyne Propulsion are named John. It’s a plot point.


Or Carmack.


It seems like Amazon has the same idea when promoting people named Andy or Jeff to executive roles.




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