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Richard Jernigan -> RE: age & commissions (Aug. 20 2017 1:17:12)
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ORIGINAL: jshelton5040
Well I certainly understand that. We've been in the habit of pretty much taking summers off from guitar making so we could raise our garden, do grounds maintenance and otherwise just enjoy the beautiful weather. This year we're working in the shop every other day since we're so far behind and now our little paradise is very overgrown, the grapes need pruning, the garden is weedy, the tractor needs work, the blackberries, raspberries and Loganberries need picking. The place is not very presentable but I really don't care as long as I can have a glass of wine in the late afternoon and commiserate with my cat out on the porch. As they say, "getting old is not for sissy's" but I can wholeheartedly testify that it's better than the alternative.
Good for you two, John.
I had a great run at working. The mentor I mentioned in the previous post taught me how to work in industry while retaining both my integrity and a considerable degree of personal freedom. When the company environment began to make that more and more difficult, i went out on my own.
Eventually I came across a small employee owned company, with a very high caliber of people. Best job I ever had.
When the Cold War ended, I needed a new field of endeavor. I was lucky enough to know of a place where the levels of morale and work execution were high, the B.S. level was low, and the physical environment was very attractive to me. This continued for 16 good years, until circumstances led to a real decline in work environment. After a couple of years I quit, and have never looked back.
I feel like I was very fortunate in finding good places to work, or being able to make it on my own. As long as you are your own bosses, you are way better off than most people.
RNJ
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