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Nearly all employers these days are too knowledgeable to say anything of the sort. A former senior vice president of one of Madison Avenue's biggest ad agencies tells this story: In February 1996 he got an unexpected summons to the office of a new and younger boss. On his...
It was shortly after returning from spring break that D. was summoned to trial one fine morning. Noticing that her mailbox was full, she smiled with delight at the thought of the countless J. Crew catalogues eagerly awaiting her perusal. D. finally managed to pry open the mailbox after running...
D. had been summoned before. Several months earlier, while vegetating in her winter palace in north-central New Jersey, D. had been called to appear at trial in Newark, where she had been sentenced to a minimum of one week, eight hours each day, of civic responsibility. At the time...
Lowell, Massachusetts. D. had earlier noted this fact, and upon consulting a map, had discovered that Lowell, Massachusetts was located vaguely near the New Hampshire border. Glancing at the summons again, D. was suddenly inspired by the line reading "HARDSHIP: In a hardship situation, you may request to serve in...
Anyone who regularly attends Harvard women's basketball games should have noticed a pattern this season. About five minutes into each contest, Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith looks down her bench and summons one, two or all of a trio of players to report to the scorer's table.