Follow your dreams. 29 years ago, an industrial psychologist knocked me out an IT job with, "you're not cut out for programming". 28 years later, I've proven him right, over and over, but I'm still having fun.
On 11/14/07, legolas wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > daver++ wrote: > >>>> Kelman, Tom wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Ed, actually I think this is just someone who decided he'd enjoy > >>>>> selling waffles a lot more than the day-to-day grind if IT, and it > >>>>> appears he's doing great at it. > >>>>> > >>>> From: Ken Porowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Maybe someone on the list can go buy a waffle and ask him? > >>>> > >>> Daver wrote: > >>> I'll be walking past within a block or two of where he is at tonight. > >>> I'll stop past if I have time, out of curiosity about the wafels as > >>> > >> much > >> > >>> as curiosity about his career decisions, providing he is out late > >>> enough. > >>> > >> Kelman, Tom wrote: > >> Hmm, if their good see if he has plans to go national. New York is a > >> bit to go from Kansas City for a waffle. :>) > >> > > > > Well, I didn't ask that one. I think that it is safe to say that he is > > not ready for that yet though. He appeared to be training an employee > > last night, though, so I would say that it is a step in that direction. > > > > I would preface this with the fact that the man is clearly Belgium, > > including a decent accent. Which isn't to say that he doesn't speak fine > > English, but just to illustrate that I believe there is a sense of > > nationalism here with the food. Which, by the way, is quite good. Yummy > > even. > > > > Ahem, I digress. > > > > He told me in no uncertain terms that outsourcing and/or fears of the > > same had absolutely zero influence on his career decision. I would say > > that the above statement from Tom "I think this is just someone who > > decided he'd enjoy selling waffles a lot more than the day-to-day grind > > if IT," is spot on. He found working for IBM to be boring and > > monotonous. It wasn't even specifically IBM, he cited corporate culture > > as just being something that he didn't want to be part of for the rest > > of his life, although he did also certainly lament the daily grind of > > IT. He chose to sell waffles because he was looking to do something fun > > with his life, he said. > > > > So there you have it, a slice of life explained. That and $4 will get > > you an excellent wafel on Broadway near Spring St. Look for the little > > yellow truck. > > > > > I am very new to mainframe area and I have only read about mainframe and > I have not touched one yet. > The news about a mainframe programmer changing his job to selling wafel > amazed me. > at the first I thought you are joking about it and now I find that it > is true and some one experienced changed his job. > > btw, does he earn more from wafel than what he was earning from his IT > job? > > I should say that some times I think with myself going to a green and > free of technology county and live my life by > providing vegetable, and having some sheep... > Thanks > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Gregg Reed "No Plan, survives execution" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
