the list goes on...

I am not sure if i am going to keep up with Charlie on the blog for the next month cause i actually still have a job and need to finish things up and need to do them well since i am taking a leave of absence and want to make sure they still like me enough to bring me back if I need to come back. Not gonna get too into my current job as most everyone who might read this knows how i feel about oracle and my job...Anyhow, it's extremely hard to concentrate on work when there is so much to plan and do before we take off, plus consoling charlie - he's had a hard time leaving everything behind and taking off for a year. I completely understand his concerns. The software industry is going to shit and who knows what's gonna happen in a year? My stand is that he really hasn't found the consulting work he's been doing satisfying. And true, as my dad tried to explain to me, that in a economy like this, one should try to stay alive, get work when and where there is work...here's an excerpt from the email he sent just the other day:

"In the highly competitive environment, you just cannot stand still. Gone are the days when the market was flooded with jobs (and money) for one to choose and
pick. You may argue that since the market is so quiet, you may as well
"take a break" and come back when it hopefully gets better.

Well, you maybe right about the market. But our opinion is that it will
be quite a long while before the economy gets better. Terrorism,
corporate accounting scandal and potential war with Iraq are the key
negatives that would extend the period of recession in the US (and the
rest of the world).

So it is very likely after a year or so, that you come back to a worse
job market, not better. And there would be younger folks, equally
competent, but asking for less money for the jobs you would like to
get.

But of course, Mom and I came up from a very insecure environment. We
work hard so as to build up reserve for rainy days. Never would we
think of taking a break in between for fear of losing what we have got. No
doubt we are talking about a different generation. But there are
similarities.

Enough said. You and Charlie must have given it a lot of thought.
Obviously optimism of the future prevails."

Posted by Karen at August 07, 2002 10:28 PM