From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Jun 25 2002 - 11:13:31 MDT
Spudboy sez:
>
> Please note that when you are faced with long-term unemployment (unplanned also) as happend to many people, before and after 9-11, boredom sucumbs to maslow's
> hierarchy of needs. One is less discontent with grub-work, if the alternative is being on the dole,. Funny how that alters perception, albeit NOT for all. Many people of
> intellect were bored during the 1930's depression, even if they were lucky enough to have jobs--but not the majority, at least not until X crossed Y in their perceptions,
> and they became..bored.
Grub-work isn't necessarily boring, its just dirty. Having decided to go
back to school to finish my degree, and an utter lack of reliable
regular high tech work, I've taken a job as a diesel mechanic with a
local subsidiary of Greyhound. Troubleshooting problems on a bus
(especially the new models) isn't boring, often mentally stimulating,
it's just far dirtier than doing the same on computer hardware or
software. I now work in a place where it's not offensive to have a
pin-up hanging in your work area, where off-color jokes are de rigeur,
and my boss isn't offended when I tell him his idea is f---ing stupid.
Yeah, having grease impregnated fingernails for 2/3 of the week isn't
quite my cuppa, but I don't have to worry about the sort of PC BS
invading the white collar world either.
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