[Publib] Monday thoughts on Sunday

[brad thomas]

I'm not sure where i fit in with this whole scenario - I grew up in a blue collar family, and before I decided (at 28) to go to college, I cleaned state park bathrooms, worked at a dairy plant producing buttermilk, bartended and also worked as a trail guide for a short period of time. Now as a manager of Outreach Services, I have a CDL and spend a lot of time trying to figure out why my generator doesn't run on the bookmobile. 

 

Afraid to get my hands dirty? I don't think so. 
 


From: nbhilyard at zblibrary.org
To: publib at webjunction.org
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:11:17 -0500
Subject: RE: [Publib] Monday thoughts on Sunday





The most versatile/eclectic combination of career choices I’ve come across were those of the woman who was my hairstylist when I lived in Fargo.  Misty did hair; trained horses and taught riding; gave piano lessons;  and was getting a degree in graphic design.  (And her boyfriend was a commercial pilot.)
 
Nann
@ZBPL
 

From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Steve Benson
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 8:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [Publib] Monday thoughts on Sunday
 

In your commentary I read the same disdain for white collar workers as they are accused of expressing towards blue collar work.  I believe that white collar work generally offers greater potential for financial success and what parent wouldn't want that opportunity for their children and wouldn't encourage them in that direction.  As an example, I don't see any prejudice within myself.  In fact some of my best friends are tradesmen and women. ;-)   The lack of desire to do a particular type of work has nothing to do with an aversion to work in general.

 

 

Myself, I don't have a single career interest so if I could wave a magic wand and assume the skills that would qualify me for other types of work, sure I might go for it on a lark - landscape architect, architect, attorney, mapmaker, professional athlete.  But I do love what I'm doing now.
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Steve Benson
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