I don't think there has been a good predictor found of wealth or success. (GPA, college degree, MBA, etc.) But you can see people in your field that you would say, I'd hire them in a second. They may have been high school/college dropouts, low GPA, no sports ability, etc. If you had looked over their resume early in their career, you may have passed them over.
And we all know plenty of people with advanced degrees and perfect GPAs that went no where. On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 3:08 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I have known some sales engineers and field application engineers that > have done very very well. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:32 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query > > > One of my roommates in college was also an engineering student, but not a > very good student. Later he attributed his success in life to his poor > GPA. He couldn’t land a regular engineering design job (didn’t help there > was a recession on), so he settled for a job as an applications engineer or > sales engineer. Within a few years he had his own company. Probably the > most successful of any in our group. > > > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmtjones > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:58 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query > > > > In gym class I was never an early draft. Usually near the last. > > I did play on local soccer and football leagues, but never stood out. I > did it because everyone else did it, and the parents said I had to do > something extracurricular. This is a bit of an embarrassing story, but > when I joined the local Pop Warner football team I didn't know any of the > rules to football. Soccer was simple to muddle through --kick towards the > other goal, don't use hands. Football has a lot of rules. The coaches > never explained how to actually play and I never asked. I just sort of > tried to emulate the kids around me to get through the games. I never > figured out what a "down" was until I was in high school. > > I haven't stayed in touch with any of the school athletes so I couldn't > say how they're doing in life. > > > > On 3/29/2020 1:07 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > Since we are all successful techno nerds here, I am wondering: > > > > Back in the day, when you lined up and a couple of troglodytes were > assigned the task of picking people for their teams, how near the front > were you picked? > > > > I was frequently next to last. Better than being last. > > The troglodytes that I know have not really had great lives. Multiple > spouses, menial jobs etc. > > > > Who won? > > > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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