Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Gamgee
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun Jul 17 2022 19:17:44


G> Very good! Glad to hear I'm not the *ONLY* one who's had *GOOD* work
G> experiences... ;-)

I have been working non-stop since I was 11 years old.  By age 14, I started a lawn service/snow removal service that grew bigger than I could handle by myself and had to hire others to help me.  I gave that business and my customers to my brother when I turned 18 because I started professionally in tech, which is what I decided was the best long term plan - not to mention I have been a giant tech nerd since a young age.  Started professionally in technology when I turned 18.  Never been unemployed and never had a lapse between jobs when I moved to other organizations.   

Like you mentioned, it is a combination of many things.  Type of work, organization where you work, type of business, and more.  Early in my career I did IT/tech work for a large national bank.  I thought they were stable.  That was wrong, as banks get bought up all the time and it never ends well for the ones being bought.  Since I saw that was going to happen, I found another job and left before that happened.  Another company I worked for was great, but after 4 years of me working there, started having financial issues.  I saw that happening and moved on to another organization to reduce my risk there.  They didn't go under for another 20 years, but they did end up going bankrupt eventually and I wasn't going to stick around for it.

Many times I could have taken on more risk in jobs that paid more, but I decided it wasn't worth the long term risk.  Dot.com being one of those things back in the late 90s.

I have never done contract work and have zero interest in it due to the fact it isn't stable. The only contract work I have ever done was when I did side work for my own side business.

It can be a roller coaster ride navigating through these things over the years, but you learn more with each experience.

- Mark
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