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Originally Posted by Valley Guy  I have an upcoming 10 yr hs reuinion and just wanted thoughts (seriously). I don't know if any of you have had this come up as I will soon. I was a pretty popular kid in hs and had my pick of the ladies, football jock, and just well-liked by everyone. Now comes the problem. I somewhat feel that I have underachieved by working at ERAC and although currently a mgr at a sizeable branch will look like a lackey or something. Ever since I took this job everyone said "are u gonna' wash cars all your life" "you guys sure ruin your clothes," i am sure you've heard them all. How do you deal with the expectations from fellow old friends that are now atty's, dr's, and even a pro football player that have achieved great success but look at me (and all of you) and all we can say is that we can rent the hell out of a 15-packer. I am really being serious as I feel that I am a "possible loser" as are the rest of us who couldn't hack it in the "real world". Any thoughts appreciated? |
To the original poster. Go to your reunion. You could possibly use it to network. I graduated HS, joined the Army for 3 yrs and after that college. I was a little older than most typical ERAC hires. ERAC said it gave me an added advantage of "maturity & credibility" when I was hired. They just needed a body. I made AM but only stayed 8 mos because I saw the BS immediately. Another poster said it's not all about the money. Yeah, lots of folks are hung up on that but it takes a lot more than $$ to make the world go around. Don't let these other posters discourage you-because there is always a lot of folks who are a lot worse off than you.