RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...

Alright, now it's getting personal! :)~

FYI, I just got rid of the last girl, and I'm enjoying the lull. The eZine 
focuses on music, so I find myself at a lot of concerts. I enjoy reading and 
attending Shakespearean events. I'm a fan of independent films. I'm a member of 
the Porsche club. I enjoy fishing. I watch football. I drink beer. I do get out.

I neither attempt to get, nor care if I get, any "thank$" from my employer. I 
got all the thanks I needed when I received the job offer. It doesn't satisfy 
my craving to learn and explore, so I continue that on my own time. Doing that 
is what got me this job and the ones before it. I've been a workaholic, but it 
is paying off. Who knows when I'll be in the market for a new job. I want my 
skills sharp. And strangely enough, it honestly is "fun" to me.

And just imagine the look you get in an interview when you start talking about 
the AS/400 you have at home and all the things you've done with it.

Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Bull [mailto:Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:47 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...
> 
> 
> Zak, you need to get out more, meet girls (I'm assuming you 
> are male), drink
> beer, play football; AS/400s are WORK.  I can understand if 
> you use one for
> self education, to a point.  You will get no thank$ from your 
> employer for
> these activities.  When I go home I enjoy cooking, 
> woodworking.  My PC is
> normally quite cold except at month end when I do my accounts.  I stop
> thinking os/400 when I climb into my car to go home.  My 
> father, Ernie Bull
> the Wise, had a saying (knowing him, stolen from someone 
> else) - "all work
> and no play, makes Zak a dull boy".


> P.S. I like the look of your website.

Thank you!