Don't get me started about corporate america. I can't say much about non-profit, but corporate america is the worst. My boyfriend and I talk about how awful it is everyday. We both make great money but sometimes it just doesn't seem worth it. For me more than him. I am an accountant and I hate it. I used to be an auditor and I'd be lucky if I didn't work 55-60 hours a week or more or be out of town at the snap of someone's finger literally. People in corporate america definitely look at one another as machines and not human beings.
When I was an auditor out on a client, my sister, back in Illinois (I'm in Georgia), had been rushed to the hospital for an illness she had had for a couple of years and it was pratically life or death. So I tell my senior on that client that my boyfriend and I would be driving back to Illinois the next day and why. He had the nerve to say, "you sure you have to go? You can't stay another day". I thought I was going to drop kick him right there at the client site. Needless to say, I left that job a few weeks later.
Here's my take: whether you're 20, 30, or 70, you're not promised to be here another day. So enjoy each day while you can. And I certainly couldn't do that at my previous job. Well, I barely can at this job either but at least I have a lot more freedom. Praise God for that!!
Sorry for rambling on but I told you don't get me started on corporate america. Honestly I might just start writing a book right here on Greekchat if you're not careful
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