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Xerox Professionals Get Training in Parenting. (Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 1993 by Levander, Michelle
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jul. 19--For the software quality assurance manager, the problem was olives. Graciela Marchevsky's daughter, Kayla, 2, wouldn't eat anything else, and this elegant professional was in a panic.
For the development manager, Peter Tapscott, the worry was how to avoid another oatmeal-on-the-wall fiasco with little Tessa.
And for the computer researcher, Polle Zellweger, the question was how to feel less isolated and uncertain as a mom with a career.
These well-educated professionals at Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) had learned how to solve intricate problems involving advanced calculations, but they were as stumped as the next parent when it came to figuring out how to cajole a toddler into eating or getting a full...
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