[geeks] RE: [rescue] OT: ADD - MOVING to geeks

[Mike Hebel]

Amy wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Mike Hebel wrote:
> 
>>Still fighting that one a little right now - even at age 33.
> 
> 
> What's your horror story?

Which one?

There's the:  I have worked a third of my life for people that I really 
gave a damn about who didn't give a damn about me and all I got was 
right back where I started.  About the only thing I haven't stooped to 
yet is delivery work.

Then there's:  I'm 33 and I've never lived more than 2 years outside of 
my mom's house due to paying money to my parents when my father was 
unemployed and my failure at money managemennt.  (I think I'm finally 
getting the hang of that last part - nothing like being poor to teach 
you how to _not_ spend.)

Or the ever popular:  I'm so sick of working for someone and being 
dependant on their generosity for a check so I want to do something 
independant but all the people around me want me to just get another job.

Throw in:  I'm steadily having more and more problems with verbal 
cognition  (25 cent words there) each day.  The dyslexia seems to be 
getting worse but since I don't have any medical insurance I can't get 
this one checked out.

And last but not least the Mechanic's Syndrome:  I like computers but 
I'm so sick of fixing them for other people that I don't want to work on 
my own.


Needless to say there are others but like anything I'm just trying to 
handle them one at a time.  Seriously considering a non-tech field job 
at this point though.

Miek Hebel