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An essay contrasts the breakup of AT&T and the shift from stable work with community ties to a modern economy of mergers and job insecurity. It traces how workers face layoffs, multiple careers, and fractured loyalties while technology accelerates corporate upheaval. The piece laments lost neighborhoods and enduring connections.
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Boston
Ma Bell
Elizabeth Taylor
America
At&t
American Tel
Tel
New World
Pere
Dayton
Rosabeth Kantor
Robert Reich
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