Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Weatherman
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Jul 17 2022 21:23:00

-=> Weatherman wrote to Gamgee <=-


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

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

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

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

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

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

Sounds like you had a fairly adventurous trail, and were able to foresee 
things well.  Much more interesting than my own path, certainly, but 
sometimes "interesting" is not what one wants...  ;-)  Glad you were 
able to navigate well and get good results.  I feel fortunate to be 
where I am, and suspect you do too.  



.... Pros are those who do their jobs well, even when they don't feel like it.
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