Stupid
Some Scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.
-Frank Zappa
I used to think I was smart but every day I wake up and go to a job I hate to answer questions for people that are either too stupid, old, or lazy to go online. Every second of my day is scheduled. If I jump through all the hoops I can look forward to as much as a 3% raise (with real inflation around 10% I actually get a pay cut every year. Am I that stupid? I have no sick days only Paid Time Off (PTO). So I can schedule time off as long as it is 2 weeks in advance. If I actually get sick (or say break your arm and need surgery) and need to use one of these days it is called and unscheduled absence. 2 of those gets you a verbal warning (You really need to let us know 2 weeks in advance when you are going to break a bone). The 3rd gets you a written warning which makes you not eligible for a raise or promotion. Nice, I am in the verbal stage at this point, due to my surgery and actually getting sick for the first time in years I am down to 4 PTO days left for the year. That is gonna put a big bite in my ‘cross season. Something has got to give.
We are taught go to school study hard and get a job with a good company. What a lie. I am a sucker for believing it. A good company? Bullshit. Every company I have ever worked for operates something like this. The people who actually do the work get the shitiest pay, schedule, parking, whatever. The CEO of my company took over $300 million in stock options out of the company last year! (I am pretty sure he gets the day after Thanksgiving off). My Dept. has overtime “contests” so this douche can make more than the GDP of a small country. I have got to get out.
I know this sounds like a pity party and in some repects it is. Really though it is a platform for me to announce I am going to do something about it. I am going to focus all my energy on findng a way out of the hours for dollars routine. Humans were not meant to live like this. I never again want to miss something “because I have to work”. I want to go to that concert on a Monday night, I want to take that Grand Canyon trip, I want to be able to spend my holidays with my family, I don’t want to work on Sundays. In the next year I will be self employed, that is the goal. My rental properties and cash flow positive so that is a start. I have a few ideas for some online stuff as well. I will document all my ventures in the coming months. Everything is in place I just need to do it. What do ya think? I want to hear it. Those who think I can’t, just watch, your negative energy only makes me stronger.
