Avi
Jedi Council Member
Hi Gonzo,
I know what you mean when it comes to the sniping and pretense put-on by most government officials. The thing that drove me crazy the most was the pre-occupation with appearance, or image, at the sake of reality, or truth. But, it is what it is.
I have considered this line of work and my mentor in that past life was certified in this and we would talk about it when discussing our goals. We were both certified managers then he got the business continuity planning certification as well whereas I was working on certified emergency manager (95% complete) as well as certified PM.
I did consult for a bit too, started my own small business, which lasted about 9-months when big corporate design/engineering firm approached me and made an offer I could not refuse at the time, to buy my workload,
pay a sign-on bonus and come work for them. So I did and then 9-months later they let me go for not having enough work!
But that was OK because I went to another firm, was paid more, had better office, etc, etc, and in time came to manage very large project where this other firm was a sub to my oversight. 
However, an issue I have not mentioned though is that when I did leave that world there were some, well, fireworks. I burned my bridges in other words, which, in hindsight, I would NEVER recommend to anyone, though at the time I felt right (more like righteous anger) in writing the letter I wrote (exposing the fraud and corruption) for my previous employer was chargin overhead on government contract, a no-no, and within a week of discussing this with an accountant, was fired.
So, I told just about everyone I knew in my contacts list via email, six weeks later or so.
I tend to be stubborn though so based on principle I Find it hard to imagine going back to that line of work now. With that said, i do have resumes out there, some 200+ and even for positions like worked before, but hear nothing from no one. I think i am blackballed, and I Am serious about this, but that could be paranoia.
You raise an interesting question though, Gonzo, namely, could I find a way to make the money needed to survive, if not thrive, by working for myself in that god-aweful disaster managemengt industry again? Will have to meditate on it. :)
thanks for sharing your thoughts.
with kind regards,
Herakles
I know what you mean when it comes to the sniping and pretense put-on by most government officials. The thing that drove me crazy the most was the pre-occupation with appearance, or image, at the sake of reality, or truth. But, it is what it is.
I have considered this line of work and my mentor in that past life was certified in this and we would talk about it when discussing our goals. We were both certified managers then he got the business continuity planning certification as well whereas I was working on certified emergency manager (95% complete) as well as certified PM.
I did consult for a bit too, started my own small business, which lasted about 9-months when big corporate design/engineering firm approached me and made an offer I could not refuse at the time, to buy my workload,
pay a sign-on bonus and come work for them. So I did and then 9-months later they let me go for not having enough work!
But that was OK because I went to another firm, was paid more, had better office, etc, etc, and in time came to manage very large project where this other firm was a sub to my oversight. However, an issue I have not mentioned though is that when I did leave that world there were some, well, fireworks. I burned my bridges in other words, which, in hindsight, I would NEVER recommend to anyone, though at the time I felt right (more like righteous anger) in writing the letter I wrote (exposing the fraud and corruption) for my previous employer was chargin overhead on government contract, a no-no, and within a week of discussing this with an accountant, was fired.
So, I told just about everyone I knew in my contacts list via email, six weeks later or so.
I tend to be stubborn though so based on principle I Find it hard to imagine going back to that line of work now. With that said, i do have resumes out there, some 200+ and even for positions like worked before, but hear nothing from no one. I think i am blackballed, and I Am serious about this, but that could be paranoia.
You raise an interesting question though, Gonzo, namely, could I find a way to make the money needed to survive, if not thrive, by working for myself in that god-aweful disaster managemengt industry again? Will have to meditate on it. :)
thanks for sharing your thoughts.
with kind regards,
Herakles
Gonzo said:
