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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Uneasy Choices

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna the other day framed the decision that his employees will have to make about working remotely vs. spending time in the office.  In the end, he said, it is their choice – not just about where they do most of their work, but between whether they want a job or a career.

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