KathyK's Little Dilemma--Sorry to bug you all

[Cindy C.]

Hi, 

Kathy wrote:


>I just needed to vent for a couple minutes, if you'll indulge me.  

Sure, that's what we're here for!  :-D


<snip story of successful completion of degree and suffering through
unsatisfying jobs> 

> Many years ago I promised myself that I would never, ever, *ever* 
> work in the same place that my mother does.  

Boy, I wish I could count the number of times I said "Never!" and went
 on to do whatever it was anyway . . . 

I'll *never* stay home and raise kids.

I'll *never* drive a station wagon full of aforementioned kids.

I'll *never* get trapped in some dull legal specialty.

I'll *never* put on too much weight.  ;-)


Hey, it sounds like you've got a great opportunity to use this new job
to launch yourself far away from Connecticut.  So long as you're not
doing the work of El Diablo himself, I wouldn't sweat it.  If you do
an honest day's work for an honest day's pay cranking out widgets, I
don't think you've violated your personal code of ethics all that
much.  And it's only temporary.

> Additionally, I also vowed many years ago that if it could be 
> helped, I would never work for some gigantic corporation.  

I wouldn't worry about that either.  Really, lots of good job are with
large companies, so sometimes you have little choice in the matter. 
Some large companies are pure evil, and others are OK.  If you keep
right on patronizing locally owned establishments and responsible
businesses as much as you can, you'll be doing far more social good
than most folks manage, IMHO.

> KathyK (feeling like she's gone over to the dark side)

Just tell me it's not a *tobacco* company!  ;-)

Cindy -- wishing KathyK luck, wondering what the secret destination
is, and guessing San Francisco