ABSTRACT
During the independent courses of their careers, the authors have experienced a variety of di¡erent work environments among an array of employers, independent contractor situations, and service duties. Combined, these professional employment settings represent over 70 years of experience among a variety of di¡erent organizations. ese environments ranged from grocery stores to global so¤ware development settings; from venture capital start-up ”rms to the settings of nonpro”t organizations; from defense-related ”rms to community service organizations; from small, four-year colleges to universities of Carnegie research standings; from realty shops to sales positions; and from State Guard military units to law enforcement settings. ese settings also manifested di¡erent organizational purposes involving military police and security forces, systems integration and testing, national defense, overnight package delivery, electronic and wireless so¤ware and hardware systems, customer service, and various facets of academia.
