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To: grey_whiskers
Mareen Dowd probably makes lots more money than you do... I don't agree with her politics, but I can admire that...
72 posted on 11/26/2006 1:34:51 PM PST by Accygirl
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To: Accygirl
Mareen Dowd probably makes lots more money than you do... I don't agree with her politics, but I can admire that...

Yes, she probably does. But she is bitterly unhappy, and I don't particularly admire *that*. I figured out long ago that in order to make oodles of money, one *usually* has to give up anything resembling a personal life. You can aim for something less in salary and still live quite a good life.

Playing the MBA game might be fun while you are young, but I have seen it age people quickly. And in the meantime, I have seen women advance their careers enormously while young, and then spend multiple tens of thousands of dollars on the *chance* of getting pregnant later in life. You are meant to be more than a baby machine, yes; but you are also meant to be more than a cog in a machine run for someone else's profit. And there are rewards as well as regrets possible on either side. Don't jump to a conclusion before talking to people who have actually taken both paths.

Thanks for taking the time to write back!

Cheers!

89 posted on 11/26/2006 2:29:50 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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