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This is horribly confusing "current job" with "lifetime earnings". I took 2 months off last year to go skiing in Colorado with some of my friends who were ski
by krschultz 16y ago
This is horribly confusing "current job" with "lifetime earnings".
I took 2 months off last year to go skiing in Colorado with some of my friends who were ski bums. One in particular was about 26, was a web developer with a CS degree, and had been a ski bum for 3 years.
During that time he had been a janitor/house cleaner. Was that using his degree? Obvously not. Did it pay the bills and allow him to ski every single day while working in the late afternoon/evening? It sure did.
This year he moved back and is going to graduate school and consulting on the side (why he cleaned toilets instead of consulting the whole time still escapes me). He is back on his "real" career after taking that time to do what he wanted to do with his life.
Honestly, I don't think it is a bad thing.
- vinhboy 16y ago"why he cleaned toilets instead of consulting the whole time still escapes me" -- either you've never done consulting, or never cleaned a toilet. From experience, I can tell you I rather clean a toilet. =) But alas, cleaning toilets can't pay my mortgage. =(
- krschultz 16y agoHa true. There were some perks of it, since he worked for the mountain he got a free season pass which was about $500, and when your monthly expenses are barely $500 that is signficant.
- xyzzyb 16y agoIf it was anything like the menial jobs I've taken, he was also part of a fantastic culture of camaraderie.
- matwood 16y agoI used to know a guy just like this. He had a PhD in physics, but was a bartender for a couple years while he did his own thing. Now he's part of some research group.