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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Hortlund on May 14, 2003, 02:39:33 AM
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Today I quit my job.
I thought I'd spend the summer together with the kids before looking for another job. I've been working 10-14 hour days for too long, so it will be a nice change of pace. And living in a socialistic country has its benefits, the government does take care of you if you are unemployed and especially if you have kids...not to mention if you are unemployed with TWO kids.
So anyway... if any of you characters still doubt what I work with, this is your last opportunity to do an IP check. ;)
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I wish you best of luck Stephan !
Children should allways be the top priority
(and btw we poor BBS user cannot do any IP check ;))
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I know how you feel!
I had had a good job as a manager for a computer repair company but I had to travel to all 20 locations every month to visit all the Techs so I was gone from 6am till 9pm every night.
It got so bad that I wouldn't see my kids till the weekend.
I took a job at my local school corp as their first computer tech and took a $10k cut in pay but it's been worth it. I now can see my kids anytime I want and I'm only 5 minutes from home.
That was 10 years ago and I haven't regretted 1 day of it.
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brave man hort.......:cool:
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Oh geeezzzzzz. Going from a job being a responsible judge to being an out of work lawyer. How low can you possibly go!!!!!!
Take care of the family bud. They get to choose what old folks home you live in in your old age! :)
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WTG Hortlund,
Too many people in this day & age put their jobs and careers ahead of their family. Glad to see you have your priorities in order. :)
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Does that mean you're going to stop being so judge-mental? :)
Sorry - couldn't resist. Good luck with the future.
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I'm picturing the Grinch's heart growing 3 sizes..... :D
good luck Steve.
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I was looking through some pics of my children when they were little the other night with my wife. All I could feel was regret.
I told her that should I be blessed enough to live another ten years, I was afraid that I would look back to the current and feel the same.
Just not sure how to change and still feed everyone.
The best life is a simple and humble life....when money and possessions hold no value to you, I believe we should all make the necessary changes while we can.
God willing, I will make that change someday before it's too late.
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Good luck Steve.
Just outta curiousity, I think I remember reading somewhere that you were 28 or 29... Do I have that right?
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Originally posted by Rude
I was looking through some pics of my children when they were little the other night with my wife. All I could feel was regret.
I told her that should I be blessed enough to live another ten years, I was afraid that I would look back to the current and feel the same.
Just not sure how to change and still feed everyone.
The best life is a simple and humble life....when money and possessions hold no value to you, I believe we should all make the necessary changes while we can.
God willing, I will make that change someday before it's too late.
I hear ya, Rude. One of the biggest fears I have as a parent is that my kids will one day say after they graduate high school, "Where were you?"
Consequently, I have made it a priority to have enough balance between work and family and gaming so that I can keep everyone happy. It's harder than it sounds.
Fortunately, IBM is a great company to work for, and a sane balance between work and family is company policy!
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good luck to you Steve.
We might not see eye on eye on everything, heck most things :) but i hope all things turn out well, profesionally and family wise.
What next for you ? What are you going to do ? Private practice ?
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Parasite.
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Originally posted by Seeker
Parasite.
LOL! I was waiting to see how long it would take for that word to appear. :D
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If my state would support me I wouldnt work a single day.
YURIP HERE I COME!!!!! ARGHHHHH!!!!!
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And living in a socialistic country has its benefits, the government does take care of you if you are unemployed and especially if you have kids...not to mention if you are unemployed with TWO kids.
Here in the US I don't think you can collect from the gov't if you quit your job. But if you are layed off you can collect, but not very much, and not for long.
ra
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Originally posted by banana
WTG Hortlund,
Too many people in this day & age put their jobs and careers ahead of their family. Glad to see you have your priorities in order. :)
I was talking to my friend and her soon to be husband one evening and this came up. They live in an area near a lot of Silicon Valley execs and employees live. They said people brag about how many hours they work per week - 80 hrs, 90 hrs, etc. and also frown upon government workers. But we agreed how that's not for us... family is more important, and work stays at work. It's wonderful that you're spending more time with your kids... it's a great "investment" almost sure to get great returns... Good luck Hortlund!
mauser
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I was divorced about 13 years ago. I was one of those unusual cases where the father actually won custody. My daughters at the time were 3 and 8.
Even though I made an effort to be home every night, to coach soccer, to visit the school whenever open houses or teacher confrences came up, time still flashed by and kids grow too fast.
I'm sure I would be monetarily much wealthier if I had taken the easy way out and dumped them on the egg donor, but I wouldn't trade these last 13 years for anything in the world.
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Parasite? Nah, they pay 70% in taxes out of their check, its just back-pay is all! ;)
Steve!
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I'm sure I would be monetarily much wealthier if I had taken the easy way out and dumped them on the egg donor
:eek:
So, I take it the divorce was amicable and you're best buds with your ex-wife?
Ok, maybe not!
:D
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Originally posted by banana
:eek:
So, I take it the divorce was amicable and you're best buds with your ex-wife?
Ok, maybe not!
:D
I can hear it now, the two of them sitting in the same cafe' with respective friends, one is saying "There is my ex-sperm donar of my children..." The other is saying "There is my ex-egg donar of my children..." ;)
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I can hear it now, the two of them sitting in the same cafe' with respective friends, one is saying "There is my ex-sperm donar of my children..."
Well, it's better than "There is the guy who's raising the mailman's kids..."
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I wouldn't be in the same cafe'.
She is a low life no account piece-o-crap two bit skanky ..... did I say low life? ....
And I call her the egg-donor because she sure ain't no mother!
I have been the Father to all of my kids including my 2 step sons.
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That's great Hortlund. Like Midnight, I have my son everynight but he stays with his mother after school for a couple of hours every day.
She left home when he was about 9 months and I took him full time. I was in the Air Force at the time and worked 30 miles away in D.C. It was tough and I ended up sacrificing promotions because of it, but it was more than worth it.
Kids are everything.
Good Luck >S<
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WTG Steve!! And how wonderful you live in such an enlightened and progressive country like Sweden so the Government will still take care of your needs. One can only hope here in America us liberals set up the same welfare system you have in Sweden and we too can offer more social services.
It's nice to see you finally agree:)