I concur - for the most part, I have managed to avoid the 'real world' for 12 years after I graduated high school. But now I can stay in college no more (well, maybe some day I will get a masters and teach). I am guessing that most people who say 'Just Quit' aren't really in the real world - but there are exceptions.

I always wondered why my father came home every night completely exhausted. Working for the man. Those that can avoid it are lucky, those that can't must endure endless bad decisions (with little or no justification) from their bosses.

My question to the lucky ones is 'How do you manage to avoid working for these people?'

My first job was for a sweat shop that said they were a web pub house - I was hired to program CGI, when they MADE me do some data entry - I quit, gave 'em a one week notice and went my way. BUT, I was only able to do so because I was still living with my parents - I didn't have any real bills.

Now that I am on my own, I can't just quit my job. The most I can do is express my disconcern, and spend what little free time I have looking for another job. A lot easier than it sounds, believe me.

So do me a favor, please stop saying 'just quit' - believe me, we would if we could. Instead, say something like - 'Hey, come work for me - we'll double your salary and give you 100,000 stock options!!!' But then again, N stock options * 0 = 0. ;)

Jeff

In reply to (jeffa) RE: Why do monks put up with it? by jeffa
in thread Why do monks put up with it? by Ovid

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