Today starts a new beginning for me, the start of college, for the second time. This go-around is to obtain my bachelors degree in Health Care Management.
Now before you start thinking to yourself what an altruistic person I am…let’s get some facts straight. I’m not. I’m not out to assist the world, I’m not out to assist mankind, help the needy and poor. (Although those are very good attributes, but they are not just for me) I’m out for the one and only person who is in need of my talents and that person is … Me!
Yes, the greed is starting to show through. I do this for one simple undeniable reason and that reason is: I’M GETTING TOO OLD TO BE LAID OFF ALL THE TIME!!
I’ve worked at some terrific places in my life. All Fortune 500 companies. All with great benefits, all companies that I’ve busted my butt for – and all have met their demise.
Digital Equipment Corporation – I was there 14 years! Crawled my way out of the warehouse, put up with people’s crap, worked my way up to MRPII Implementation Team Coordinator. Um sorry...lay off.
Standard Register Company – a mainstay in the printing world...I was there 11 years! Crawled my way out of order entry, put up with people’s crap, worked my way up to Inside Sales/Customer Service III. Um sorry…lay off.
Bayer Corporation… c’mon Bayer has been around since World War II!! I was there six years! Um sorry…closing the plant.
I can’t do this anymore!! I can’t keep changing jobs! I can’t keep starting a 401K I’m running out of time!
So I’ve chosen the Medical field. Obviously the more stable of businesses. There’s sickness and diseases all over the place. I don’t think President Obama has any plans for curing all diseases in the next few years... have you heard anything about that? (Let me know)
So you and I are on our new journey, let’s see where we go.
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