Author Melissa Llarena of Career Outcomes Matter reports even higher numbers, particularly for Generation X employees.

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He had had a long career with the FBI and, according to reports, was seen as a model official.

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Ferrer was living in obscurity until career was resurrected in the 1990s, as NPR's Felix Contreras reports.

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Katty's career with the BBC began in Zimbabwe in 1990 where she filed radio reports for the Africa Service of BBC World Service radio.

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