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Subject: the real world
Message-ID: <2890@cbosg.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Jun-83 09:12:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  8 09:12:53 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jun-83 19:14:04 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus
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Mr. Killey asks:

  How many of you out there are in high-profile positions [and are] 
  aggressive, highly motivated and the like?  Is the real world really 
  like that?  I am in a cloistered, womb-like university setting where 
  we don't have the profit motive to worry about ... 

Yes, the real world really is like the ads.  Or at least the ads describe
some of the qualities that are usually necessary to get high-powered 
jobs in the high-tech arena.  When profit and competition mix, stress
becomes the order of the day.  Some people thrive on this sort of stress,
others don't.  Why do you think that business execs die younger than
university profs?

D. Radin - BTL Columbus