Anyone who has litigated against the SEC knows that the SEC, like private law firms, has some truly great, really hardworking attorneys, and others who merely punch the clock.

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What drives them to punch the company clock?

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In an odd way, this is similar to the Boomers who let life click away, one time-clock punch after the other.

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And then you look at the scoreboard, see the clock at 0:00, and have the emotional gut-punch that not only is the game over, but, more than likely, so is your career.

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This design philosophy gets to the heart of the fundamental difference between employees who punch a clock, and impassioned workers who really show up to make a difference each day.

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Outside the exhibit stands the company's achievement wall -- showing off IBM's humble beginnings as a punch card clock company and ending with Watson.

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