Originally Posted by
bryris
I get so tired of the "behind the desk" statement that people use. Your job is only exciting if it challenges you, pushes you up against obstacles and presents problems that need to be solved on a routine basis. The presence of a desk or not has little to do with it.
I could paint gauges all over a desk and come awfully close to the environment of a pilot (still sitting in a seat staring at CRTs) - yet still get to enjoy career progression, professional mobility, and ability to branch out and run my own business.
ok. But could you surf Waikiki, eat chowder at the Purple Shamrock in Boston, and ride a p.o.s. rental bike through Venice Beach all in the same 4 day work period? Or how about drive to work once per week instead of dealing with that traffic M-F? I have to say this job is pretty sweet. Sometimes hard to deal with from the perspective of what it used to be, but still pretty sweet.
