>I hope I never have to spend another night inside four beige-colored walls, >listening to the neighbors snore, watching prime-time TV on a lumpy bed, in >a so-called "suite" because, oh boy, there's a couch too. I hope I never >have to spend one more afternoon in a waiting room with loud speakers >blaring and snot-nosed kids screaming, my laptop battery dead, and my feet >hurting from standing all day. I hope I never have to hear one more lie >about mechanical failures, weather, or pilot strikes. I hope I never have >to spend one more evening crushed between two farting heavy-weights, >watching some stupid movie on $4 dollar headsets that cost about $0.04 to >make, dinner consisting of a white roll with processed ham. > >And that's my view of travelling! (I did it for years! ;-) > >Priscilla
Oh, there are many such memories. I think I KNEW it was getting to me, sometime during the Cisco University circuit, when I woke up, looked around me, and said. "OK. This is a Marriott. But where is it?" I then looked at the telephone to find the phone number, to find the area code, to find out what city I was in. Not even consulting, but business travel -- finding out months after the fact when you called your company's medical emergency number, got dubious assistance, and then got a doctor to come to the hotel via American Express -- and then having the bean-counters say that my manager hadn't approved the expense. And the corporate policy is called "Travel Well", guaranteeing emergency medical services. Now, I recognize that when I consult, it's different than what most people do. But I can do a fair bit remotely, and tend to insist on that -- I can design far more efficiently with my library and other resources at hand. Since I'm facing a layoff, that is reassuring. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24300&t=3676 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
