Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine tells just such a story. > > Yes and No. Solidarity under duress tends to have lasting effects. > You'll hang out with your buddies (99% men, by the way), stinky, > bleary-eyed, working crazily, becoming labile and dropping > (artificial) social guards normally in place... Then, you finally > push the thing out the door and return to more routine work. But that > burst of energy brings people together and leaves a stain that > management can't remove easily. > > > Bill > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]