By Clifford Agocs
It’s an old-movie cliché: When the credit sequence shows the skyscrapers of Manhattan, soon enough we’ll find ourselves traipsing the corridors of corporate power. But if a contemporary filmmaker wants to suggest where the corporate action is, he’d be better off sticking to the West Coast.
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By Elizabeth Angell
Who says business isn’t romantic? Profit squeezes, position limits, extension swaps, rollovers, interlocking directorates—not to mention horizontal mergers. Factor in a tight-knit cadre of ambitious, successful people in the prime of life, a pressure-cooker environment, and enough recruiter-sponsored cocktails to irrigate the Gobi Desert, and nature is bound to take its course.
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By Fred Cohn
You’ve had a grueling day on one coast; tomorrow you’re due for the same on the other. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some “me time” on the flight? But in coach, you’ve got about as much chance of finding relaxation as the Mariners do of winning the 2008 World Series. It’s times like these when upgrades seem awfully enticing. They aren’t always easy to come by, but they do happen. Here’s how to work the system.
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