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After 30 years in both uplifting and soul crushing jobs in corporate America I decided it was time to help others understand why they might want to get out. If any of my former managers read the International College of Businessry and Managering<\/a> page and identify with anything there, that’s on you because “No similarity with real people, companies, or products is intended, nor should it be inferred.” But, yeah, it’s you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eric West After 30 years in both uplifting and soul crushing jobs in corporate America I decided it was time to help others understand why they might want to get out. 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