I never had a problem working late when the job called for it, but after three months of extra nighttime hours and working weekends, I was happy that this particular project had come to an end.

Before heading home for a well-deserved rest and a few days off, I swiveled my chair toward the window to admire Manhattan’s skyline. Just then, I imagined how much better it would look with the office lights off and, as if by magic, I heard a click and my office went dark.

“It’s really beautiful at night, isn’t it?” I didn’t have to turn around to know that Regan, my partner on the now-completed project, had just walked in. She’d been flown in from our head office to help out, and she’d put in just as many hours as I had over the past few months. We’d gotten to know... Leer Más