stormsedge
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A book for those who dislike their job.
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One thing I'd do differently if I did have it all to do over again, is look at a lot of different lifestyles and the cost of living them. It's really not all that hard to accomplish something once you know what it is you want to do. The problem might/could be you don't set goals for yourself HIGH enough, because you don't know what HIGH enough is.
Have any of you ever went into your boss's office and said "I'm fired!"?
I did that but it was at a time when I had really strong and in demand skills, and we were really sure we'd never have kids. That boss actually a wonderful guy said how about start by taking a leave so I pulled my drift boat to the Tetons and fished, ran rivers and did MTB riding from Labor Day through getting pretty chilly in late October. It was a pretty neat chapter in life.
I did that but it was at a time when I had really strong and in demand skills, and we were really sure we'd never have kids. That boss actually a wonderful guy said how about start by taking a leave so I pulled my drift boat to the Tetons and fished, ran rivers and did MTB riding from Labor Day through getting pretty chilly in late October. It was a pretty neat chapter in life.
Happy Enchilada
Poster Extraordinaire
Alternative title:
Cowboy Up B*****s.
staxman
Friend of Leo's
I was on the carrier USS Kitty Hawk—now decommissioned. We got to drive the ship during flight ops. Quite a show at night. I lived a “lifetime” in four years as a sailor.
Happy Enchilada
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I used to explain this to my boys as simply "That's why they call it WORK."My advise to our son was find a job you can stand waking up each day and not eat a bullet. He didn't take that as good as it sounds.
But later in life, he told me he understood and it was "good" advice.
We ain't all gonna find a job we love. Congrats to those who do. Most of us just gotta get by. Find something you can stand to do ... every day.
My older son gave me a t shirt for Christmas that reads:
"Nobody listens to me." Thank God he did a few times ...
staxman
Friend of Leo's
Well yeah, if you want to get all mature and responsible about it.
memorex
Poster Extraordinaire
Another book for people who hate their jobs:
staxman
Friend of Leo's
A new name for an age old work ethic: Do just enough to not get fired. Been there, done that.
regularslinky
Friend of Leo's
My Dad worked jobs he hated until his body was broken. He retired with a small SS check, no money, and no hobbies. He drank beer and vegetated in front of the TV until a heart attack ended things.
Watching my Dad made me question the whole life/work balance idea from a young age. With a lot of work (and a lot of help, and a lot of luck) I've been able to build a career in which I have rarely disliked my work, and I've been able to help my kid get an education that will lead to a career that she loves. Life is too short to spent 40 hours a week doing something you hate.
Watching my Dad made me question the whole life/work balance idea from a young age. With a lot of work (and a lot of help, and a lot of luck) I've been able to build a career in which I have rarely disliked my work, and I've been able to help my kid get an education that will lead to a career that she loves. Life is too short to spent 40 hours a week doing something you hate.
I once did extra (good) work at my workplace when I was in my late 20's... and got written up for it. That'll teach me.A new name for an age old work ethic: Do just enough to not get fired. Been there, done that.
staxman
Friend of Leo's
I hear ya. My dad was poorly educated and worked backbreaking construction gigs his entire life. He was a Marine vet from WWII and I think he viewed work as a deadly enemy to be conquered with pride regardless of the personal toll.
Despres
Tele-Afflicted
Never told a boss I am fired, but I have recommended my own layoff on more than one occasion (once it was acted on, but I wasn't so lucky the second time).
Well yeah, if you want to get all mature and responsible about it.
Not really sometimes more really is more!
staxman
Friend of Leo's
That’s what Dolly Parton said!
At one point in life when I was doing pretty good, I up and quit, and took about a year off work. I've never been sorry of it. I was in a position to do so and had worked a good aplenty during my life before then.
Instead, I hit five hundred golf balls a day, until I could swing a driver a hundred and thirteen miles an hour. I could hit a two iron over a fence two hundred yards away, and hit thousands of chips, and shots out of bunkers. In short, I became a single digit handicap golfer.
I figured if I were ever going to be any good, I'd better start right then. Not only did I have a great time hitting balls every day, but I competed at least three times a week in small time money games at my local golf course. I enjoyed every minute of it. When I got about as good as I was going to get, I went back to work.
That's all long gone, age has taken it away from me, but I got to do something that was important to ME. The skills I learned about golf came in handy during my last days of working. When you're a decent player, people always want to play with you. It's really cool if you're getting paid too! Wasn't hard to like my last fifteen years of working, because it involved plenty of golf and fat lunches!
Instead, I hit five hundred golf balls a day, until I could swing a driver a hundred and thirteen miles an hour. I could hit a two iron over a fence two hundred yards away, and hit thousands of chips, and shots out of bunkers. In short, I became a single digit handicap golfer.
I figured if I were ever going to be any good, I'd better start right then. Not only did I have a great time hitting balls every day, but I competed at least three times a week in small time money games at my local golf course. I enjoyed every minute of it. When I got about as good as I was going to get, I went back to work.
That's all long gone, age has taken it away from me, but I got to do something that was important to ME. The skills I learned about golf came in handy during my last days of working. When you're a decent player, people always want to play with you. It's really cool if you're getting paid too! Wasn't hard to like my last fifteen years of working, because it involved plenty of golf and fat lunches!
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staxman
Friend of Leo's
“Nice work if you can get it!” as they say.
burntfrijoles
Doctor of Teleocity
As a Dilbert cartoon once advised children:
“When you grow up you'll be put in a container called a cubicle. The bleak oppressiveness will warp your spine and destroy your capacity to feel joy. Luckily you'll have a boss like me to motivate you with something called fear.”
“When you grow up you'll be put in a container called a cubicle. The bleak oppressiveness will warp your spine and destroy your capacity to feel joy. Luckily you'll have a boss like me to motivate you with something called fear.”
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