PREFACE
I grew up terrified of two things: going to war and going to work. The funny thing is that between the two, going to work scared me the most. I know that doesn’t seem logical, but the way I looked at it, going to war was possible, but going to work was inevitable.
It all started at my family dinner table. Evening after evening my parents would roll the television into the kitchen and we’d watch George Putnam deliver the news while we ate. As I watched the battle footage from Vietnam I fretted over the question, “Will I be forced to do that when I turn 18?”
At that same table I’d also listen to my dad review his workday at the postal service, often with stories about inept managers, annoying coworkers, and bureaucratic incompetence. I ...
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