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kier_eagan [2022-09-06 20:09] – [Life and Career] typo fix rickypantherkier_eagan [2022-09-11 20:24] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation 66.249.64.225
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 Despite his health vulnerabilities, Kier exhibited a strong work ethic at an early age. He held his first job at age 12, stuffing chairs for a furniture tycoon named Edgare Willit. Young Kier walked the seven miles to and from the job each day, and he characterized Willit as a sadistic employer who routinely beat the workers with the leg of a dresser. This introduction into the workforce made a lasting impression on Kier and was often romanticized in his later writings about "the heart of the workplace."((//[[Compliance Handbook]]//)) Despite his health vulnerabilities, Kier exhibited a strong work ethic at an early age. He held his first job at age 12, stuffing chairs for a furniture tycoon named Edgare Willit. Young Kier walked the seven miles to and from the job each day, and he characterized Willit as a sadistic employer who routinely beat the workers with the leg of a dresser. This introduction into the workforce made a lasting impression on Kier and was often romanticized in his later writings about "the heart of the workplace."((//[[Compliance Handbook]]//))
  
-While working as a stewman in an ether factory, Kier met a swab girl named [[Imogene]] whom he later married.((Season 1, Episode 5, "[[The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design]]" ([[the_grim_barbarity_of_optics_and_design_transcript#section003814920|38:14]]) )) An artistic interpretation of this scene is depicted in the painting //[[The Courtship of Kier and Imogene]]//+While working as a stewman in an ether factory, Kier met a swab girl named [[imogene_eagan]] whom he later married.((Season 1, Episode 5, "[[The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design]]" ([[the_grim_barbarity_of_optics_and_design_transcript#section003814920|38:14]]) )) An artistic interpretation of this scene is depicted in the painting //[[The Courtship of Kier and Imogene]]//
  
 Kier served as a military doctor in his early 20s,((As mentioned in Natalie’s speech at the gala, per the [[the_we_we_are#see_also|finale script]]))((Season 1, Episode 9, [[The We We Are]] (36:34) (heard in the background) )) presumably during the American Civil War, although the extent and nature of his deployment is unknown. It is believed that Kier witnessing the agony and suffering of wounded soldiers provided his initial impetus for Lumon. In 1865, Kier founded Lumon Industries and thus began his preternatural 74-year tenure as the company's CEO.((Season 1, Episode 3, "[[In Perpetuity]]" ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section003525209|35:25]]) )) Lumon flourished under Kier, evolving from a humble pharmaceutical company into an influential pioneer in the biotechnology industry. Kier remained CEO of Lumon until is death in 1939.((Season 1, Episode 3, "[[In Perpetuity]]" ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section003525209|35:25]]) )) Kier served as a military doctor in his early 20s,((As mentioned in Natalie’s speech at the gala, per the [[the_we_we_are#see_also|finale script]]))((Season 1, Episode 9, [[The We We Are]] (36:34) (heard in the background) )) presumably during the American Civil War, although the extent and nature of his deployment is unknown. It is believed that Kier witnessing the agony and suffering of wounded soldiers provided his initial impetus for Lumon. In 1865, Kier founded Lumon Industries and thus began his preternatural 74-year tenure as the company's CEO.((Season 1, Episode 3, "[[In Perpetuity]]" ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section003525209|35:25]]) )) Lumon flourished under Kier, evolving from a humble pharmaceutical company into an influential pioneer in the biotechnology industry. Kier remained CEO of Lumon until is death in 1939.((Season 1, Episode 3, "[[In Perpetuity]]" ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section003525209|35:25]]) ))
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