Whoops. Another gem from today's referer page. heh. I guess that person was disappointed by the search results...

They were looking for "sexy golfer" and I'll bet they landed here, instead. Well, I guess if you're into that particular thing...

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Wow, another employment change for someone on my regular read list...

Craig courageously resists becoming another Peter Principle victim.

The answer, finally, was simple, it didn't feel right. The analysis of why it didn't feel right is far more complicated and I may never fully sort it out. But there is an important and resonating theme that has recently been bubbling up from my subconscious into my conscious being. I'm an artist/craftsman. I have spent most of my adult life making things with my hands for a living. I derive great pleasure and satisfaction from designing and building beautiful things. My job at Acme would have been that of a manager. My focus would have been on building and maintaining systems and business relationships. While there may be art in this kind of work, you can't touch it or feel it, it exists for me only on an abstract plane.

It can be very hard for many to make such an adjustment at work, and to leave behind the things that give them pleasure, and thus made them good at their work. In some ways, good managers are born, or view the world slightly differently.

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