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...Television Writers' Guild of America: "You people over at CBS make us sick. How the heck are we supposed to earn a living in this town when all you care about is pushing these stupid 'reality' programs? You can't just let people wander all over some island without scripts! They sound like, well, like real people! And nobody wants to see the equivalent of their next-door neighbors when they turn on the TV! Trust us on this one: This real-life angle is a recipe for disaster - not to mention a major union strike. But don't worry...
...Lynch senior analyst Roberta Goodman points out, "that's like running up the down escalator--the trend is against you." And even though Donaldson produced better-than-expected earnings of $184 million on sales of $7.9 billion for the first quarter, Aetna's profit margins have remained in the sick bay, at around 3%, which lags its competitors...
According to a raft of recent studies, Americans are working more and enjoying it less. Between 1995 and 1999, the number of people calling in sick because of stress more than tripled. "I've got a lot of clients coming to me from Silicon Valley," says Pam Ammondson, 45, who runs Clarity Quest, a Santa Rosa, Calif., workshop to counsel jangled burnout victims. "It's a dream to make a million dollars overnight. But these people are not happy, their relationships are miserable, and they're taking a step back to ask what it's all about...
...damages may seem glamorously intelligent, but he is, in fact, a dangerous terrorist. And in the same way that terrorists enjoy, if not thrive on, media attention, so do hackers. Putting the spotlight on the Love Bug hacker may have allowed him to achieve yet another of his sick objectives. No wonder he loves us! ZINA SHAHILI VALAYDON Rose Hill, Mauritius...
...benefits are better than most: three to four weeks of vacation and 12 sick days per year; discounted tuition for undergraduate and graduate courses at Harvard, and reimbursements of up to $2,000 per year for job-related courses taken at schools other than Harvard; medical and dental plans; and if you're in it for the long haul, there's a full retirement plan...