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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sundays. But so far this year, she has worked every Sunday, (supposedly her day off) in the Lowell dining hall. On one Sunday morning, she sat watching the long line at the waffle machine and sulked, saying, "I'm tired. Every Sunday I've worked this year. The boss asks me, 'Do you think you can do it?,' and I say sure. I can't say no very well." The frenetic nature of the dining hall this year has also tired her out. "It's busy this year. We're busier, big time. You know that there's no interhouse...

Author: By Timothy L. Warren, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: At Work, At Home With Vicky | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

Auguring, perhaps, the skills of a future boss of his, Gore writes that would-be presidents would be wise to learn the art of "visual communication...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gore Spent Undergrad Years Away From Politics | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

...interested in a settlement--but quickly veered off into a monologue about the importance of building "great software" and maintaining the freedom to innovate. If anyone in the audience was confused into thinking Gates was giving in, Microsoft general counsel Bill Neukom stepped up next to explain what his boss was really saying. No, the company had no intention of backing down. "We are in it," he said, "for the long haul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

ANDREA JUNG Knock on doors, knock down barriers; new Avon boss is top Asian-American bizwoman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Nov. 15, 1999 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

King County, Wash.: David Irons Jr. defeated his sister Di in a council race. She launched a write-in campaign after he beat her boss in the primaries. They live next door to each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections: The Wonderful World of Democracy | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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