Tunneling to Freedom: Escaping a Thankless Job


	Tunneling to Freedom: Escaping a Thankless Job

onlinedesign

2-4-2009 9:22 AM

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employment, random, rants, bad boss, anxiety, humor

onlinedesign says:

Even in these critical economic times, I'd rather work for less money than re-enter a corporate employment situation where creativity is stifled and nervous diarrhea prevails.

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2-4-2009 8:20 PM

handleriii

Michael Lively is very entertaining. I've had a few jobs like that in my life. Life is too short for all the drama.

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