As yet another corporation reels into consolidation I was recently given an offer to continue working and move to Houston, or get laid off.
It was not a hard decision to make, and I turned the offer down. And so in a few short months I will be another notch adding to this country's unemployement rate. "WHAAAAAAT?" You may ask? In this most unprecedented time for joblessness in America, why would I turn down a job, even if it required a move?
The threat of such a drastic lifestyle change was just too much to bear...
Let's be frank: this is about as close to a memoir as I'll ever come and unless I can find a way to cash in on my stories and photos here, I'll continue to have to work for "The Man."
Life is not entirely about careers, nor is it entirely about playing. Life is about balance. To work and to play...
For every Monday there is a Friday. For every winter...
There is a spring...
For every action...
To balance is to truly succeed. Now I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't worried - and it sure is easy for me to say all this now. Five months from now I could be begging for a job in Anywhere, USA.
I need a place to spend it, first...
It was not a hard decision to make, and I turned the offer down. And so in a few short months I will be another notch adding to this country's unemployement rate. "WHAAAAAAT?" You may ask? In this most unprecedented time for joblessness in America, why would I turn down a job, even if it required a move?
The threat of such a drastic lifestyle change was just too much to bear...
Let's be frank: this is about as close to a memoir as I'll ever come and unless I can find a way to cash in on my stories and photos here, I'll continue to have to work for "The Man."
But to be true to myself and to the Mrs.: I live, I work (for now), and I play in Colorado...
Life is not entirely about careers, nor is it entirely about playing. Life is about balance. To work and to play...
For every Monday there is a Friday. For every winter...
There is a spring...
For every action...
There is an equal, and opposite reaction...
To balance is to truly succeed. Now I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't worried - and it sure is easy for me to say all this now. Five months from now I could be begging for a job in Anywhere, USA.
But as much as I need a steady paycheck...
I need a place to spend it, first...
6 comments:
Here here! I concure.
Jump on in to the pool of unemployment, the water is warm. All the cool kids are doing it. Besides, when was the last time you heard someone say the worst decision they made was for themselves rather than their employer?
Word to that! Just let me know if you need anything. I'm only 100 miles away. Wolverines!
You know, Colorado isn't the ONLY great place in the world.
But Houston certainly isn't one of them.
My friends call it "funemployment"
Sorry to hear about the job situation, but it's good to know that you plan to stick around. I'd rather pay to work than get paid to move to Houston.
Should I ask what the story is with the Mickey Mouse gloves, or is it better if I just start reading all your past posts?
......it's better if you just start reading...trust me...
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