When I worked for New York City, I met an old-time surveyor in my department who had gone broke betting on horses. The first time he had gone to the racetrack he decided to bet on a horse named Surveyor, and the worst possible thing happened the horse won. This guy figured it was easy [...]

Our preference would be to have a constructive conversation with management leading to a positive resolution. I don't think going immediately for the jugular, as some other activists do, is the best way to succeed. If you embarrass people and attack them personally, you're much less likely to have a rational discussion. But we've made [...]