Word: beste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...announces that we are lost. His attempt to take a more efficient route had failed. "It didn't make sense to go south first when we want to go north," he explains. Tom informs me that riding in a car driven by a consultant is not always the best idea, since they have a strange propensity for fender-benders. Not only do consultant drivers want to get where they're going as fast as possible, says Wang, but "they are life-long overachievers and they just want to win." Tom agrees. "I'm not really satisfied unless...
...travel per week still doesn't seem normal, they argue that they "don't work on weekends" as do many consultants and most investment bankers. "Wherever you go from a place like Harvard, you are going to work very hard because you are going to be among the best--even if you don't travel, you are going to work very long hours," Tom says. I get the sense, as I do many times throughout my time with the PRTM team, that I am being recruited...
...best experience I've had was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. After playing at this really cool club in Geneva, Switzerland, we drove into the Alps and played at an after-hours party [outside]. Just seeing the sun come up and beautiful country... that...
...Some warned against the evils of "it" pens and reckless em-dashing; others spoke more generally about replacing fluff with humor and analysis. The best part came when we asked our candidates to describe FM in three adjectives. We got some eyebrow-raising responses: "blase," "slick," "sexy," "caffeinated," "unpredictable," "hip," "light," "fast-paced," "revealing," "witty," "lighthearted," "authoritative," "entertaining," "original" and "flashy," they supplied. Last year around this time, my application proposed "sharp," "ironic" and "disenchanted." FM has changed, and I don't know what...
...Identity is a work in progress. When I meet an old friend from camp and tell them that today I highlight my hair, drink Coke and gave up rhythmic gymnastics years ago, they are shocked. Anna never did these things. Whether these changes are for the best is another question...