Word: meetings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Wang has people to see. She heads out into the sea of cubicles to meet with her contact in the client's finance department. At his desk, she doesn't sit down--but stands by the end of his desk and takes control of the meeting. Wang exhibits the same sensitivity to people's state of mind that she showed with Conrad--she asks the man about his daughter and about the progress of his new home. The unspoken message is that she understands how full his plate is. She leaves him with a so-called structured task, as planned...
...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...
...analysts I meet emphasize how laid-back Broadview is. "My hours are better than my friends at any other bank," Shemmer says--a mere 75 or 80 hours a week, compared to as much as 100 at larger banks. At the biggest firms, the partners conduct "bed checks"--stopping by each cubicle at 9 p.m. to make sure analysts are still at work. At Broadview, I'm assured, you might even get out the door by 7 on a good day. The style is strictly "business casual," which means no one under 30 wears a tie. Shemmer stresses how friendly...
...youthful nature of the office quickly becomes obvious. I spot one refrigerator filled with nothing but V-8--30 or 40 bottles. (Drinks are free and apparently unlimited in the multiple kitchens.) Everybody we meet in the halls looks just like Shemmer--twenty-something guys in blue shirts, khakis, dress shoes. With all the backslapping and put-downs, we could be in the MAC as easily as a corporate headquarters. We meet a temp in the kitchen and the talk inevitably drifts to fraternity life at college...
After an undefeated dual meet season and an impressive third-place finish in the indoor Heptagonals, the championship meet for the Crimson, last year, the women's team appears to have a great chance of winning Heps this year. Its returning stars, improved upperclassmen, and promising freshman class could power Harvard...