<p>Yeah. Larger business tends to crystallize stupid into zombies called managers.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 13, 2012 10:03 AM, "Charles Shapiro" <<a href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Gee, I am Having At It. Smaller businesses rule.<br>
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-- CHS<br>
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On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Jeff Hubbs <<a href="mailto:jhubbslist@att.net">jhubbslist@att.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> I can speak to that. When being proactive and conscientious is more<br>
> discouraged than not; when being able to predict future events is<br>
> treated with disdain; when being able to accomplish a given thing at a<br>
> tiny fraction of the cost it's being accomplished at to no avail; being<br>
> the first or only person to find grave vulnerabilities (i.e., security<br>
> or operational, like the power example) and finding you're the only one<br>
> who cares; when being the only person to investigate and fully<br>
> understand a critical process and you're still not valued; knowing you<br>
> can (and eventually will) be replaced by someone younger and cheaper<br>
> (especially if you can't distinguish yourself from same due to the<br>
> aforementioned points) - being good stopped mattering.<br>
><br>
> So if you're really good at it and are gaining in happiness and/or<br>
> income from it, have at - just watch out for the day when being good<br>
> doesn't matter anymore.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 10/12/12 2:42 PM, <a href="mailto:simontek@gmail.com">simontek@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
>> I can do other things, but why leave something I am really good at.<br>
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