[Bobber58]

I was a nuculer physicist...now I build hardwood furniture. There was no recession for me, and I have all the work I want...time and space are illusions...so is the whole IT pipe-dream

[jacquej]

You are right on, Bobber. There are some jobs that are almost impossible to ship overseas. This poor sap better get himself into a trade school fast! If he had a valuable skill, such as plumbing, his retirement portfolio would be a whole lot better than those of his deluded classmates within just a few years.

But, then, he probably wouldn't want to hear that, right?

[dljordan]

Well, the pipedream started for me in 1975. I'm one of those mainframe turkeys that they said was going the way of the dinosaur. The internet and PC's were going to be the salvation of us all. But you know what? You can't do major business processing and large databases on PC's. It's been a good living but it's extremely stressfull. I quit and became an Aircraft Mechanic in 98 and loved it. Unfortunately you can't make a living unless you work on the big planes which I don't like. I think our society and mankind is going insane with greed and all the evil that goes with it.