Sunday, December 20, 2009

The Hardest Job in the World

You:

  • Can't go to school for it.
  • Take no test for it.
  • Have no formal training.
  • Celebrate no graduation.
  • Can't achieve an advanced degree.
  • Are never prepared for it.
  • Have no employer, but plenty of bosses.
  • Generally don't apply for it.
  • Sometimes get it by default.
  • Have no job description, yet it constantly changes.
  • Log long hours.
  • Accumulate no vacation time or comp time.
  • Don't get promoted.
  • Don't get paid.
  • Don't get a raise.
  • Can't be fired or apply for a transfer.
  • Attempt to use age old skills for high tech problems of endless variety and complexity.
  • Have no retirement or pension plan.
  • Can't quit [though some people run away].
  • Can do it as a partnership but not as a company.
  • Have unthinkable huge responsibility [life and death implications], yet the entity for which you're responsible doesn't come with an owner's manual.
  • Eventually realize that the rewards are immeasurable.
PARENTING!

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