August 15, 2003

Blue Collar Ph.D.

By CHRIS CUMO

When does a Ph.D. who toils away cutting grass for a living have a chance to network?

"Don't overfill it," I tell the new guy. He stops pouring gas into the mower and looks up at me. He senses the tension in my voice, and I'm annoyed at myself for betraying my irritation, and at him for noticing. When you cut as many as 70 lawns a day, gas is liquid money. You can never have enough and can't afford to dribble it over the lip of the gas tank, as new guys invariably do.

I'm also

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