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On taking risks
Nov. 2nd, 2006 09:37 amYou know, having been interviewed for documentaries, newspaper articles, freak show radio programmes - I have constantly been asked why the Robin Hood legend appeals to me. And I find myself giving very similar answers. He's a risk-taker. It's not something I do enough in my own life.
Well, if anyone reading this blog is younger than me, I say take risks now. Don't worry as much about the consequences.
Otherwise, you'll end up like me -- someone with 2.5 degrees of university education reduced to merely taking orders of drudgery from, no exageration, 15 different masters (with ocassional requests from dozens of others). And when the going gets too much, they're make sure you'll not encumbered with any of the work you find even remotely satisfying or rewarding. Work that actually makes use of my research skills, my writing skills, any higher brain functions is considered an unnecessary burden by people who want to make sure that I prefer brochure kits that get tossed in the garbage.
You'll end up like someone who has only taken one week's holidays in the past 18 months, because the people who take a half-day or day off every goddamned week guilt trip me -- in the nicest way possible, of course -- into never taking days off. And because of hiring freezes, I am on contract and just get money in lieu of vacations. So, it's not like I can force the issue.
Do something gutsy now. Before it's too late.
And if it sounds like I'm fucking pissed off, well... this is the tame version.
Allen
P.S.: While writing this, I was given a new corporate notepad. I immediate tore off the tag that say "Think and act (company name deleted)". But now I notice that every sheet says "With you every step of the way..." Perhaps it's just my pissy mood that sees this as Orwellian.
Well, if anyone reading this blog is younger than me, I say take risks now. Don't worry as much about the consequences.
Otherwise, you'll end up like me -- someone with 2.5 degrees of university education reduced to merely taking orders of drudgery from, no exageration, 15 different masters (with ocassional requests from dozens of others). And when the going gets too much, they're make sure you'll not encumbered with any of the work you find even remotely satisfying or rewarding. Work that actually makes use of my research skills, my writing skills, any higher brain functions is considered an unnecessary burden by people who want to make sure that I prefer brochure kits that get tossed in the garbage.
You'll end up like someone who has only taken one week's holidays in the past 18 months, because the people who take a half-day or day off every goddamned week guilt trip me -- in the nicest way possible, of course -- into never taking days off. And because of hiring freezes, I am on contract and just get money in lieu of vacations. So, it's not like I can force the issue.
Do something gutsy now. Before it's too late.
And if it sounds like I'm fucking pissed off, well... this is the tame version.
Allen
P.S.: While writing this, I was given a new corporate notepad. I immediate tore off the tag that say "Think and act (company name deleted)". But now I notice that every sheet says "With you every step of the way..." Perhaps it's just my pissy mood that sees this as Orwellian.
