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The Changing Workplace Post-9/11 
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As a nation, we work more hours per year than the laborers of any other
industrialized country. Much of our identity, our sense of self, and our
feelings of satisfaction are derived from our jobs. The September 11th
attacks forced Americans to reassess many things -- including the role
of work in their lives. For some, their jobs took on new meaning. For
others, their work seemed not so important anymore. Many have looked to
new careers.
This hour, Harvard workplace expert Howard Gardner examines the changes
at the office since 9/11: What careers are people gravitating towards,
what jobs have lost some of their meaning, and how has Americans' understanding
of their work changed since the nation was attacked?
Guest:
Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard
Graduate School of Education; co-author of "Good Work: When Excellence
and Ethics Meet"
Marcie Schorr Hirsch, principle at Hirsch Hills Associates in
Newton, MA
Plus, the reflections of a former World Trade Center high-tech employee
who quit his job after September 11th to become a poet.
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