May 7, 2003

Working with a temporary disability
Posted by jbutler@bostonworks.com">Jason Butler at 9:55 AM -

A Business Week writer discusses the joy of working with a broken finger.

Suddenly, chores such as typing, opening mail, or carrying both a notepad and cup became even tougher than coaxing a media-shy CEO to say something revealing. Business lunches would begin with expressions of sympathy and debates on the best options for one-handed eating. Deborah Holmes, a hard-charging national director at Ernst & Young, kindly offered to cut my food as I struggled to spear a piece of fish. Pull-on pants and wide-sleeved shirts became my new "dress for success" wardrobe.

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