Worked my butt off for a couple of decades, for several different airlines. I was always the 80 hr. a week guy, and the corporate fireman/Problem solver.
Life/idea-changing experience came for me when a good friend had a heart attack on the way home from work at 38, leaving behind two kids and a wife. A week later, a new name was on his office door, and it was like he never existed.
After 9/11, I went the self-employed, consultant route. And I haven’t regretted it since.
I lost a good friend and co-worker to a heart attack. He was 44 and exceptionally fit. He was my Oracle DBA as well. A core part of the development team. His brother was born the same day as I was and in the same hospital.
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