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...cell phones promised to allow execs to work from home. Who knew that would mean that home was no longer a sanctuary? Today BlackBerrys sprout on the sidelines of Little League games. Cell phones vibrate at the school play. And it's back to the e-mail after Goodnight Moon. "We are now the workaholism capital of the world, surpassing the Japanese," laments sociologist Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work...
THEATER | Say Goodnight, Gracie...
Over the years, SAS has augmented fun perks with others that help employees save time. There's an on-site health clinic with four doctors and 20 nurses. "Instead of taking three hours out of work to go to the doctor, it takes 30 minutes," Goodnight says. The company figures the on-site health care saves it $2,000 per employee annually, because workers get to go to the doctor sooner when sick. The same rationale applies to the on-site barbershop, child-care center, gym and the staffer who arranges for care for elderly relatives. "Every minute...
...contrarian in another way. When most software companies were downsizing, SAS was hiring programmers and salespeople. Its employee rolls expanded 6% in 2001 and 8.5% last year. "A lot of good people were on the street looking for jobs, so we decided it was a good time to hire," Goodnight says. Growth...
...them are. Not so many as the horror stories have it. They're growing up in a far more sexualized culture than I did. I had Chuck Woolery on Love Connection asking people on TV the details of their date, and they may or may not recount a goodnight kiss. On today's dating shows, they have lap dances. They have hot-tub sessions. Middle schoolers are not so much having oral sex, but they love to discuss...