Employment and Snow

Employment Haiku:

I work at my job
give the answers they ask for
they send a paycheck

That pretty much sums up my perspective on working for a company that I don't direct. It pays the bills and every year they give me a little pay raise. Every once in a while I produce something of which I am proud--something that took a lot of hard work and has the potential to improve the business for the sake of the customers and business owners. Something truly innovative.

But this leaves a bit of a void, to be honest. I innovate and the company either takes the idea and runs with it (this rarely happens in my current job) or they say, "Nice work Dean--you're really a great analyst." And then, the idea dies out as they direct me to move on to other projects. In my current job, the latter is the most common case. This is partly my fault and partly theirs. Partly it is an issue based on the fact that I work remotely.

In any case, these circumstances have lit an almost overwhelming desire in me to start my own business--something I can manage along with one or two other people that does something worthwhile for society. A couple of my friends and I are working on a business to reduce junk mail. Another friend and I are developing a niche job posting board. And a couple of my siblings and I have some other web business ideas brewing, too. Oh, and of course I have my book.

Speaking of my book, I spent most of last week in the east for work and made some decent progress on the book in the evenings. I've always wanted to experience writing a book. It's a little tricky getting all the ideas out of my brain and into the manuscript in a coherent sort of way. My outline helps, of course, but I'm pretty convinced that I've got a sizable editing job ahead of me. I'm also trying to figure out how to fund the recording equipment I'd like to get to record interviews with people that have built custom homes in the past. It's all a lot of fun and I'm certain I'll learn many lessons along the way.

And what's this about snow? We have snow here. We have lots of snow. I hope that EV gets a sled for Christmas. I hope the sled can hold at least two people. Now visualize EV, Mrs. D, and I playing with a sled somewhere out here:

Comments

[marne]

They make a little thingie for your iPod that is capable of recording. Make that iPod work for you!

The haiku is brilliant.

I am visualizing you on a sled :o)

[Sijbrich]

I have a fun little recorder that I used for interviews in Guatemala. However, you're probably thinking of something a little more advanced.:-) Maybe EV could get a 5 person sled for Christmas, then Mr. P and I could come and visit and we could all have lots o' fun. I hope all of your ideas work out. I know what you mean about not being so satisfied with a job where the biggest reward is just the paycheck.

[CJ3]

I had no idea that you were a poet. that is hands down the most genius haiku I've ever heard, I actually laughed audibly, or as we say I LOLed.