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February 1, 2009 at 4:52 PM #340245February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM #339722
CoronitaParticipantThanks folks for the kind words. I wasn’t really looking for sympathy or such, and I’m doing alright, really. I was merely trying to point out for some folks that either got axed or getting axed that in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not a big deal. Somewhere, someone is up a creek worse than you. And by all means, I’m not the one on the bottom of doom and gloom either. Got a good family and good kid. Anyway, shit happens, oh well. Next item.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best…I’ve always done that….So, worst case is the entire world crumbles around me, and anything better than that is icing on the cake.
Heck, if I move to canada, at least medicine is socialized there…Oh and wait, I get to claim disability from CA (I hope I don’t get another IOU). And by all means, though I was totally appalled by Obama’s “tax on rich”, the bright side is if I sit on my ass long enough, I won’t have to worry about that either. I think I’ll let everyone else bail me out this time. Next step would be to shop up to the hospital and say I’m uninsured…Just kidding, just kidding…..
Heh…February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM #340048CoronitaParticipantThanks folks for the kind words. I wasn’t really looking for sympathy or such, and I’m doing alright, really. I was merely trying to point out for some folks that either got axed or getting axed that in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not a big deal. Somewhere, someone is up a creek worse than you. And by all means, I’m not the one on the bottom of doom and gloom either. Got a good family and good kid. Anyway, shit happens, oh well. Next item.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best…I’ve always done that….So, worst case is the entire world crumbles around me, and anything better than that is icing on the cake.
Heck, if I move to canada, at least medicine is socialized there…Oh and wait, I get to claim disability from CA (I hope I don’t get another IOU). And by all means, though I was totally appalled by Obama’s “tax on rich”, the bright side is if I sit on my ass long enough, I won’t have to worry about that either. I think I’ll let everyone else bail me out this time. Next step would be to shop up to the hospital and say I’m uninsured…Just kidding, just kidding…..
Heh…February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM #340144CoronitaParticipantThanks folks for the kind words. I wasn’t really looking for sympathy or such, and I’m doing alright, really. I was merely trying to point out for some folks that either got axed or getting axed that in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not a big deal. Somewhere, someone is up a creek worse than you. And by all means, I’m not the one on the bottom of doom and gloom either. Got a good family and good kid. Anyway, shit happens, oh well. Next item.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best…I’ve always done that….So, worst case is the entire world crumbles around me, and anything better than that is icing on the cake.
Heck, if I move to canada, at least medicine is socialized there…Oh and wait, I get to claim disability from CA (I hope I don’t get another IOU). And by all means, though I was totally appalled by Obama’s “tax on rich”, the bright side is if I sit on my ass long enough, I won’t have to worry about that either. I think I’ll let everyone else bail me out this time. Next step would be to shop up to the hospital and say I’m uninsured…Just kidding, just kidding…..
Heh…February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM #340171CoronitaParticipantThanks folks for the kind words. I wasn’t really looking for sympathy or such, and I’m doing alright, really. I was merely trying to point out for some folks that either got axed or getting axed that in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not a big deal. Somewhere, someone is up a creek worse than you. And by all means, I’m not the one on the bottom of doom and gloom either. Got a good family and good kid. Anyway, shit happens, oh well. Next item.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best…I’ve always done that….So, worst case is the entire world crumbles around me, and anything better than that is icing on the cake.
Heck, if I move to canada, at least medicine is socialized there…Oh and wait, I get to claim disability from CA (I hope I don’t get another IOU). And by all means, though I was totally appalled by Obama’s “tax on rich”, the bright side is if I sit on my ass long enough, I won’t have to worry about that either. I think I’ll let everyone else bail me out this time. Next step would be to shop up to the hospital and say I’m uninsured…Just kidding, just kidding…..
Heh…February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM #340265CoronitaParticipantThanks folks for the kind words. I wasn’t really looking for sympathy or such, and I’m doing alright, really. I was merely trying to point out for some folks that either got axed or getting axed that in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not a big deal. Somewhere, someone is up a creek worse than you. And by all means, I’m not the one on the bottom of doom and gloom either. Got a good family and good kid. Anyway, shit happens, oh well. Next item.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best…I’ve always done that….So, worst case is the entire world crumbles around me, and anything better than that is icing on the cake.
Heck, if I move to canada, at least medicine is socialized there…Oh and wait, I get to claim disability from CA (I hope I don’t get another IOU). And by all means, though I was totally appalled by Obama’s “tax on rich”, the bright side is if I sit on my ass long enough, I won’t have to worry about that either. I think I’ll let everyone else bail me out this time. Next step would be to shop up to the hospital and say I’m uninsured…Just kidding, just kidding…..
Heh…February 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM #339752SD Realtor
ParticipantHang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
Anyways FLU get your rest and hug your kids!
February 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM #340078ParticipantHang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
Anyways FLU get your rest and hug your kids!
February 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM #340174ParticipantHang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
Anyways FLU get your rest and hug your kids!
February 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM #340201ParticipantHang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
Anyways FLU get your rest and hug your kids!
February 1, 2009 at 9:59 PM #340295ParticipantHang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
Anyways FLU get your rest and hug your kids!
February 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM #340193equalizer
Participant[quote=flu][quote=nostradamus]Flu what? Removing some organs? I hope you’re OK![/quote]
Hijack.
I will actually. I probably mistyped. My being bedridden is temporary. A few months. I should live a normal life thereafter. Fortunately, the human body either has two of something, or you’d be surprised what you don’t need. Doctors can tell you the same thing….My procedures is preventative, though I use to think preventative treatment was popping a few pills or getting more exercise. Actually, I’m pretty lucky. I caught this right in time. I think my primary care physician did some major misdiagnoses for some time, which is another story. Lesson learned, if your primary physician can’t find a clue, see a specialist right away.Anyway, back on topic, jobs come and go, and so to professions, big deal. And employers are having a field day on this, even the ones that are still profitable. That said, I see promising things in the medical field. What you can do with genetic testing and technology is pretty amazing these days, as I’m learning. They just got to make this stuff more affordable for more people, which is sort of an geek challenge in itself. I wouldn’t count technology out just yet. [/quote]
FLU,
We’re all wishing you a speedy recovery. I’m under 15 minutes away, so let me know if you need anything.February 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM #340516Participant[quote=flu][quote=nostradamus]Flu what? Removing some organs? I hope you’re OK![/quote]
Hijack.
I will actually. I probably mistyped. My being bedridden is temporary. A few months. I should live a normal life thereafter. Fortunately, the human body either has two of something, or you’d be surprised what you don’t need. Doctors can tell you the same thing….My procedures is preventative, though I use to think preventative treatment was popping a few pills or getting more exercise. Actually, I’m pretty lucky. I caught this right in time. I think my primary care physician did some major misdiagnoses for some time, which is another story. Lesson learned, if your primary physician can’t find a clue, see a specialist right away.Anyway, back on topic, jobs come and go, and so to professions, big deal. And employers are having a field day on this, even the ones that are still profitable. That said, I see promising things in the medical field. What you can do with genetic testing and technology is pretty amazing these days, as I’m learning. They just got to make this stuff more affordable for more people, which is sort of an geek challenge in itself. I wouldn’t count technology out just yet. [/quote]
FLU,
We’re all wishing you a speedy recovery. I’m under 15 minutes away, so let me know if you need anything.February 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM #340614Participant[quote=flu][quote=nostradamus]Flu what? Removing some organs? I hope you’re OK![/quote]
Hijack.
I will actually. I probably mistyped. My being bedridden is temporary. A few months. I should live a normal life thereafter. Fortunately, the human body either has two of something, or you’d be surprised what you don’t need. Doctors can tell you the same thing….My procedures is preventative, though I use to think preventative treatment was popping a few pills or getting more exercise. Actually, I’m pretty lucky. I caught this right in time. I think my primary care physician did some major misdiagnoses for some time, which is another story. Lesson learned, if your primary physician can’t find a clue, see a specialist right away.Anyway, back on topic, jobs come and go, and so to professions, big deal. And employers are having a field day on this, even the ones that are still profitable. That said, I see promising things in the medical field. What you can do with genetic testing and technology is pretty amazing these days, as I’m learning. They just got to make this stuff more affordable for more people, which is sort of an geek challenge in itself. I wouldn’t count technology out just yet. [/quote]
FLU,
We’re all wishing you a speedy recovery. I’m under 15 minutes away, so let me know if you need anything.February 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM #340642Participant[quote=flu][quote=nostradamus]Flu what? Removing some organs? I hope you’re OK![/quote]
Hijack.
I will actually. I probably mistyped. My being bedridden is temporary. A few months. I should live a normal life thereafter. Fortunately, the human body either has two of something, or you’d be surprised what you don’t need. Doctors can tell you the same thing….My procedures is preventative, though I use to think preventative treatment was popping a few pills or getting more exercise. Actually, I’m pretty lucky. I caught this right in time. I think my primary care physician did some major misdiagnoses for some time, which is another story. Lesson learned, if your primary physician can’t find a clue, see a specialist right away.Anyway, back on topic, jobs come and go, and so to professions, big deal. And employers are having a field day on this, even the ones that are still profitable. That said, I see promising things in the medical field. What you can do with genetic testing and technology is pretty amazing these days, as I’m learning. They just got to make this stuff more affordable for more people, which is sort of an geek challenge in itself. I wouldn’t count technology out just yet. [/quote]
FLU,
We’re all wishing you a speedy recovery. I’m under 15 minutes away, so let me know if you need anything. -
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