November 7, 2004
All the negatives, none of the positives?
I stated previously that "Working for the man is a dying ideology" and the phrase still fits. I posed that comment to about six or seven of my co-workers/friends and all of them (save two, whom I wasn’t surprised in the least by) looked at me as if they were Chewbacca trying to understand why Han wasn't responding to him from inside the carbonite. Is it really all that difficult a concept to grasp? Perhaps none of them really know how to deal with that thought, or what they would do if "The Man" wasn't guiding their every movement.
The one thing at work that I was really enjoying hasn’t been given the time to flourish and develop in recent months. By pushing it aside for the “fire of the day” I think I may have ostracized myself from the group that I am most interested in being a part of. Perhaps I can allocate more time to that project in the next few days, weeks, months, oh no there it goes again.
Why the title? All the negatives, none of the positives? Well, the way things are right now, I am living the life of a traveling salesman.
I live away from home for most of the week, but I don't get to go anywhere interesting.
I travel all the time, live by my cell phone and out of a bag but no one picks up the tab.
No commission, no bonuses but by the look of it and the amount I work you would think I was on 100% commission.
Most importantly, I am away from the two most important people in my life. I miss them and I don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this.
Comments
STOP!
Seriously.. just stop.. You are a smart and interesting and clearly loving guy.. you can find work elsewhere, I am confident that you can.
I know that the two most important people in your life miss you , too..
and that is no way to live. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have such love in their lives... cherish it!
I know it is easier said than done.. but advice from someone who lives in the prison called "Security" may have some merit.
It is astonishing.. shocking and downright scary to see how fast children grow. Don't miss it.
Start looking for something new.. and maybe better!