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Introducing City Makers: Getting to Work

Our new series on the workforce and jobs of the future.
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In Cameron Crowe’s classic 1989 movie Say Anything, there’s a memorable scene where Lloyd Dobler, played by John Cusack, is grilled by his girlfriend’s father about his plans after high school.

“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career,” he responds earnestly. “I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.”