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Post No. 1,000 advice: Don't make this job your life

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by jps, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. Well said, jps. Thanks a million for the much-needed perspective.
     
  2. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    I'm all about Hebrew National. No, I'm not Jewish.
     
  3. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    And to restore a little legitimacy and what's left of my dignity (hah!), I'd like to share with you something a long ago friend once told me about my tenure as student government president.

    "It's not who you are, it's what you did."
     
  4. jps

    jps Active Member

    atta boy, f_t.

    thanks for that.

    (see? we can have meaningful threads on here!)
     
  5. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Great story, jps. Glad everything worked out.
     
  6. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Glad everything worked out, jps, and thanks for the post.
     
  7. Scouter

    Scouter Member

    As a kid fresh out of college and having just starting my first full-time gig, I'll be sure to heed your advice, jps. Thanks for the post.
     
  8. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Slam Dunk.

    Enjoy every hot dog, and take every personal day you have coming.

    Nobody goes to the grave wishing they had spent 8 more hours at work.
     
  9. jps

    jps Active Member

    unless you're a porn star, maybe.

    but thanks, starman.
     
  10. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    More advice: Make sure you have a life before you get into this job. Otherwise, you are screwed.
     
  11. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Pretty much.
     
  12. RossLT

    RossLT Guest

    I feel really bad that my 1,000th was probably something really pathetic.
     
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