Our Last Dime
Immediately following Grad School,I got a job at a small computer firm in Massachuesetts called Digital Equipment Corp. In 1970 when I started work we stayed at a motel in Bedford and had run out of money since you didn’t get advances in those days. The motel manager was after us for the rent, Baby Mike was running out of formula and we put the last of our change on the bed and had just enough for two burgers at McDonalds. The next day I got my expense check and asked my boss if DEC could speed up the next check and was given a lecture on personnel money management.