Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship

Chapter 4

Frame 1: The Company Man or Woman

After I graduated from college, IBM offered me a job as a security guard working in the lobby and protecting the grounds of its Rochester campus. I thought that meant New York. It wasn't. It was Rochester, Minnesota.

I visited Minnesota during the summer and made note of the beautiful rolling hills, the polite Midwesterners, and the plugs in the cars so they could be started on cold days. (Having grown up in Florida, this last part was a bad sign.)

But this was a job, and that was what I needed. There weren't any work opportunities at IBM in Boca Raton, which was close to my hometown and my extended family. Moving away made sense: I was excited to have gainful employment, and this gig was an improvement ...