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Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
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 Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: I don't see myself in the corporate world |
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| I don't think I'd ever like to be in that contemporary world of business: the tall skyscraper, the boss and the elevator, the whole office thing. It just isn't me. I'm no artist as well, though I'd like to do abstract art as a hobby someday. I think I'm the academic type who's more in pursuit of knowledge than money. |
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Pugly
Man-child diligently becoming a Dude, man
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Yeah, unless I had some friend that could help me through it... I don't think the corporate life is for me.
I am much more interested into getting into education or some sort of creative pursuit. Something that I can look back and say, now I've done something...
But really I am just addicted to knowledge so some sort of life-time student thing seems intriguing or just being a Professor.
Wealth would be useful, but low stress plus interesting work has more worth.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| Exactly, I would take a $40K (for example) a year academic position doing something of which I have full control, than make $125K and be yelled at by boss(es), have manipulating coworkers and have constant fears of losing my job. |
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curiouslittleboy
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Very well put.  |
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calandale
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:31 am Post subject: |
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Lucky if you have that choice.
Sounds like you need a PhD.
Even so, there's a lot more
pressure than there once was. |
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Redrocket
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| From reading about the corporate world, knowing a few people who work in the corporate world including people who use to work in the corporate world and observing how things are changing in the corporate world I don't think I can ever work in the corporate world. There might some advantages but for me there are more disadvantages than advantages. It's just not for me. |
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Logan5
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Just a brief word of caution about academia. In academia, your ability to focus on your interest(s) often depends a lot on your ability to get funding (either public or private), which in turn depends on how much grant money is available to conduct research in that area.
There are a lot of other problems associated with academia, which I don't have time to go into. In short, academia works well for some people, but not for others. And yes, I do write from experience. |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, then there's that to worry about too. It's always about money. 
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kornik
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: Formality |
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I have worked in business throughout my career and, for me, its the type of culture that prevails which is key.
Though I have worked for two big corporations for exactly five years, they were within small, intimate departments where there was an informal atmosphere. I think that this is key.
I once worked for a big book publisher on a short term contract which was ended prematurely. It was the most staid, rigid and formalised environment I have ever encountered and made me very anxious.
Whether the culture that prevails is positive or negative/aggressive is also hugely important, as is, I think, working towards a cause that is "worthwhile" and not just profit generating for the sake of it.
If an environment is positive, stable and ones superiors and co-workers are collegiate, supportive and positive in outlook (the latter often relates to intelligence) then i think that people with Asperger can survive and thrive in the corporate world.
Identifying the above criteria though is crucial.
| qqqqssss wrote: | | Exactly, I would take a $40K (for example) a year academic position doing something of which I have full control, than make $125K and be yelled at by boss(es), have manipulating coworkers and have constant fears of losing my job. |
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Come to think of it kornik, you made me remember the last summer job I had (last year).
The work itself was by no means interesting (invoice data entry), but the people had an informal touch. It was an open office of about 12 people. You could talk as much or talk as little as you wanted. Nobody picked on you for talking too much or too little. It was as though everyone inherited positive traits from both NTs and AS. It was the dream summer job. I would have not done it elsewhere for double the pay and half the friendliness.
When September came around and had to go back to school, I was very sad to leave.
So you're right, you really could have a job doing what you like but a lot of it's really the atmosphere coworkers decide to instill.
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Pandora
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I agree with the idea that it's not the amount of pay that's important; it's how good a working atmosphere there is. It's a bit like the old saying "lean liberty is better than fat slavery".
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