Comments on: Life After School http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Scott Jackson http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-222 Scott Jackson Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:07:01 +0000 http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-222 Fair enough. Fair enough.

]]> By: Mike http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-221 Mike Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:55:51 +0000 http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-221 Scott, You have to remember the nature of this blog. It isn't a place for people who are happy with their jobs to come and joyfully talk about how wonderful their days are. Quite the opposite - it's meant to be a support for those who aren't happy. I'm fully aware that not everyone hates their jobs (I can think of quite a few who are happy) but there are also a huge number of people out there who do not. Secondly, some of my comments are more "tongue in cheek" - when I say the "9 to 5" world is an awful place, for example. It is, for a lot of us (and many who would read my entries) - and I am speaking from my experiences in many cases, which I make pretty clear. That said, I have always liked your commentary on my blog and welcome criticism too... even if I don't always agree :) Scott,

You have to remember the nature of this blog. It isn’t a place for people who are happy with their jobs to come and joyfully talk about how wonderful their days are. Quite the opposite - it’s meant to be a support for those who aren’t happy.

I’m fully aware that not everyone hates their jobs (I can think of quite a few who are happy) but there are also a huge number of people out there who do not.

Secondly, some of my comments are more “tongue in cheek” - when I say the “9 to 5″ world is an awful place, for example. It is, for a lot of us (and many who would read my entries) - and I am speaking from my experiences in many cases, which I make pretty clear.

That said, I have always liked your commentary on my blog and welcome criticism too… even if I don’t always agree :)

]]> By: Scott Jackson http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-220 Scott Jackson Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:35:12 +0000 http://thegreatofficeescape.com/life-after-school/#comment-220 I think you are really exaggerating how bad "regular" work is. Everyone I know at work has a social life. And to say it's not a social life "as you know it" is redundant. Obviously things will not be how you knew them since your environment has changed. I think your attacks on "regular" jobs as awful is incredibly slanted by whatever experiences you yourself have had. Not everyone else has those experiences. I for one do not think my job is awful. There are good times and bad times like with anything, but I've never said to myself "this is awful." Working in fast food is awful. Or a mine. Or a factory. What I do is certainly not. I think you are really exaggerating how bad “regular” work is. Everyone I know at work has a social life. And to say it’s not a social life “as you know it” is redundant. Obviously things will not be how you knew them since your environment has changed. I think your attacks on “regular” jobs as awful is incredibly slanted by whatever experiences you yourself have had. Not everyone else has those experiences. I for one do not think my job is awful. There are good times and bad times like with anything, but I’ve never said to myself “this is awful.” Working in fast food is awful. Or a mine. Or a factory. What I do is certainly not.

]]>