Two additional points I'd like to make regarding the reading was the concept of "cult-like" cultures (p. 138-139). I completely believe that my last job reflected each of the characteristics of this kind of culture. Specifically, during my first year with the company, I drove to the corporate headquarters to participate in six separate training (drone indoctrination) sessions. While there, we were told what to believe and how to convince our customers about becoming lifetime customers. This example was just the tip of the iceberg.
This point brings me to my second point: why I left the company. I left because I reached a turning point in my life. I no longer saw myself as needing to work for that company, as the "organization" had convinced us that we did. I realized that my life was much more than making some rich old guy in St. Louis rich while I worked 11-12 hour days for pennies. Hence, I broke the endless, four year cycle that I had become accustomed to and applied to graduate school.
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