Word: pauls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Paul's situation is dicier. He's a loan officer at a local bank. On paper, he is listed as management. But there may be some title inflation here: a recent Department of Labor report found some 16 million people listed as managers, executives or administrators, which means most of them must be fairly far down the ladder. And that really describes Paul. His problem is that in the last year, half the people in his department have been...
...that business is bad. In fact, the bank is prospering. For efficiency's sake, it has installed LOANEX, a software system that supplants much of Paul's judgment. It is an "experience-based" program containing far more data than any loan officer could have in his head. Would-be borrowers type in answers to questions that appear on the screen. Credit reports are then factored in, after which the software says yes or no. Only if it prints out maybe is Paul's input needed, and this seems to be happening less and less. Nor do things look better higher...
...Medians' home life is as fraught with uncertainty as their jobs. Paul and Carol were not so unusual in delaying marriage: today 30% of men and 20% of women are single as they enter their 30s. In 1970 most men were married by 23, most women by 21. Like many members of their generation, Paul and Carol had lived with other people, but those relationships didn't work out. This time they hope to make it last, even while knowing that more than half of all marriages now end in divorce. It is not that people their age are especially...
Some of Carol's diffidence stems from her impending promotion, which will require extended hours and travel. Yet even short of that, the years once reserved for parenthood are seen today as a time for fun. She and Paul are avid skiers, a budget item that can come close to the cost of an additional family member. More than six times as many Americans take vacations abroad now as in 1970; such jaunts are not easily enjoyed with children...
...bigger the deals get, obviously everybody starts to shoot for the moon," says Bob Krasnow, former chairman of Elektra Records who now runs his own record label for MCA. "The marquee value of a well-known artist's name means a lot." Accordingly, R.E.M., the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon--all of whom have deals that are close to expiring--will probably soon be shopping for heftier contracts...