Background

Kate, age 48, started working as an assistant technician when she was 21. Her past 14 years of work have been with a large insurer. Kate, working directly under the vice president, is one in a six-person team of highly creative, highly educated people.

The team is responsible for critical projects requiring sophisticated mathematical modeling to predict risk exposure for the firm. The team was well known for its history of technical collaboration and spontaneous social support for one another.

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