In the early '80s I interviewed a candidate for an Engineer position with another department in the company I was with. He had graduated from Berkeley in the 70's with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering but as he was unable to find a job, joined SFPD and worked several years as a cop. He was a good hire and when I ran into him twenty y…
In the early '80s I interviewed a candidate for an Engineer position with another department in the company I was with. He had graduated from Berkeley in the 70's with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering but as he was unable to find a job, joined SFPD and worked several years as a cop. He was a good hire and when I ran into him twenty years later, he had moved onward and upward.
I hope your son keeps his hand in with computers and now that he is in the "real world" he has a chance of seeing problems that need solving that are a match for his skills, either as an employee or an independent consultant.
Thank you for your kind words. There are folks who have hustle--and folks who do not. He can't stay idle, just like my father (and I'm definitely not a hammock and TV person, either). So important for our young people to understand nice things, a nice life, doesn't just show up--you need to make it. Feeling blessed my kids get that.
My son definitely keeps his hand in the field, and will keep applying and looking for a position that can provide him solid experience. Meanwhile, he does his side gigs--animating frames for a film (he developed a macro that allows him to do it with his computer), putting songs up on Spotify, and selling tee-shirts of his favorite bands on Etsy (launched today).
Best of luck to your son. Sounds like he won't stop until he succeeds. I have always tried to lead by example without saying too much but I do drive home the idea that it isn't so much how much money you make but rather what you can save. And if you don't have the money to buy something, don't buy it unless it is a necessary investment that will fuel future income. I don't know if they are listening LOL but they know that I don't shop. I don't buy stuff I don't need.
My parents lived through the Great Depression and WW2. I was condtioned to be frugal.
In the early '80s I interviewed a candidate for an Engineer position with another department in the company I was with. He had graduated from Berkeley in the 70's with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering but as he was unable to find a job, joined SFPD and worked several years as a cop. He was a good hire and when I ran into him twenty years later, he had moved onward and upward.
I hope your son keeps his hand in with computers and now that he is in the "real world" he has a chance of seeing problems that need solving that are a match for his skills, either as an employee or an independent consultant.
Thank you for your kind words. There are folks who have hustle--and folks who do not. He can't stay idle, just like my father (and I'm definitely not a hammock and TV person, either). So important for our young people to understand nice things, a nice life, doesn't just show up--you need to make it. Feeling blessed my kids get that.
My son definitely keeps his hand in the field, and will keep applying and looking for a position that can provide him solid experience. Meanwhile, he does his side gigs--animating frames for a film (he developed a macro that allows him to do it with his computer), putting songs up on Spotify, and selling tee-shirts of his favorite bands on Etsy (launched today).
Best of luck to your son. Sounds like he won't stop until he succeeds. I have always tried to lead by example without saying too much but I do drive home the idea that it isn't so much how much money you make but rather what you can save. And if you don't have the money to buy something, don't buy it unless it is a necessary investment that will fuel future income. I don't know if they are listening LOL but they know that I don't shop. I don't buy stuff I don't need.
My parents lived through the Great Depression and WW2. I was condtioned to be frugal.