He describes the diligent worker who has reached the pinnacle of his career only to feel “chronic trepidation, distress, despondency or depression attributable to the belief that he is trapped in a job, or on a career path, from which he can neither escape nor derive psychological gratification. ”
Viņš apraksta centīgu darbinieku, kas, sasniedzis savas karjeras virsotni, nejūt neko citu kā vien ” hronisku nemieru, stresu, nomāktību vai pat depresiju, ko izraisa sajūta, ka darbs vai karjera ir kā slazds, no kura viņš nevar izbēgt un kurā atrodoties nav iespējams arī izjust gandarījumu ”.