Chapter 1. How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Going?
A weirdo is anyone not like you? Sad, but true. Let's get this straight right from the start. Which is one reason why there seem to be more and more of them out there. Have you noticed that you can't even count on people who look like you to be normal (like you) anymore? It's every man (or woman) for himself.
Whatever happened to the good old days when people just came to work, did their jobs, kept their mouths shut, and didn't rock the boat? And you could count on them coming back the next day, and the next day, and doing it again and again until they got a gold watch and retired. And why is career success becoming so difficult for so many?
Why have ...
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