 When applying for new jobs, Kalvin found that…
Kalvin Feetch shrunk visibly. I've been trying to tell you for years that we're bound to fall behind because we don't have enough personnel to conduct research. A designer had to dream at his board, investigate, search, build, test, compare, discard. Twenty-five years of close supervision, dead-lines, production headaches, inadequate facilities and assistance. Since the early 1980's the schools had been turning out more technicians than industry could absorb. Twenty-five years of your life you put in with Piltdon, and he'd fire you just like that if you don't do the impossible. "I drew my pay every week so I suppose I have no complaints.
 Companies did not approve of what they heard about his previous work.
 Companies did not approve of what they heard about his previous work.  Companies did not have open positions.  Piltdon gave him a positive reference.  He had multiple offers.