bluebirds and lemondrops

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A surprising number of senior managers have always championed the hiring of young people who seem unlikely candidates for corporate life: theater majors, for instance, or campus activists with mediocre grades, or eccentric computer prodigies with few social skills. These managers realize that while irreverent newcomers might create chaos in quiet offices, they also bring fresh ideas.

But recently, I have heard some of these managers grumble that painful job hunts have sapped young people of their daring, creativity and willingness to challenge old procedures.