Thank you for this article, Dr. Malone. It brought to mind our experiences as newly minted and quite naive Masters Degree members of technical staff at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, late 1970s. The one-upmanship at meetings and in boring technical presentations was astounding, with everyone trying to be the smartest guy (mostly guys t…
Thank you for this article, Dr. Malone. It brought to mind our experiences as newly minted and quite naive Masters Degree members of technical staff at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, late 1970s. The one-upmanship at meetings and in boring technical presentations was astounding, with everyone trying to be the smartest guy (mostly guys then) in the room. Two years of that was enough for us, though -- true confession -- the “Bell Labs” entry on our resumes opened other doors later.
Thank you for this article, Dr. Malone. It brought to mind our experiences as newly minted and quite naive Masters Degree members of technical staff at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, late 1970s. The one-upmanship at meetings and in boring technical presentations was astounding, with everyone trying to be the smartest guy (mostly guys then) in the room. Two years of that was enough for us, though -- true confession -- the “Bell Labs” entry on our resumes opened other doors later.