Preface t's hard to believe that it has been almost five years since I first published They Don't Teach Corporate in College. At the time, there were few books targeted to twenty-somethings available at all (let alone twenty- somethings in business) and my goal was to provide a tool to help new college grads avoid some of the troubles I faced in my early career. I thought it would be a once- in-a-lifetime project, and that I would continue on with my life as a marketing communications manager after the initial excitement died down. I was fortunate, however, that the little book with the title that really seemed to resonate with people took on a life of its own. Thanks to those it reached--who ranged in age from 16 to 86--I was invited to speak at corporations, conferences, and universities around the country about career issues facing young employees. I was interviewed on radio and television, in print and on the Internet. I wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Huffington Post, MSN, and Yahoo!, and, before I knew it, I'd given birth to a brand-new career as a twenty-something workplace expert. I've now had the privilege to write three additional busi- ness books and a Wall Street Journal column, and I am I Chapter Title C 13