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Simply stated, a knowledge worker is somebody who knows more than their boss about the work they do.<\/p>\n

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Simply stated, a knowledge worker is somebody who knows more than their boss about the work they do. Further, for the purposes of this column, let’s also describe knowledge workers as people who care. 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