hashtagNotmetoo wrote:
Not Me wrote:
In 1985, I left the Army after my 8 year commitment. I went to the unemployment office looking for a job. They were hell bent on just giving me money, not helping me find a job. I KNEW that if I took that money, it would be like crack and I would be addicted.
I walked out disgusted. I got a job as a night security guard. During the day, I went on the job hunt. A week later, I got an entry level job at an organization that employed over 7,000 people. 23 years later, I was the #4 ranking member of that organization. A couple of years ago, I retired from them and moved across the country to accept the too job in a 200 member organization.
Over the years, I have often wondered how worse off I would have been if I just took that check instead of insisting on working.
The personality trait that prevented you from taking that 'free' money is the same one that enabled you to ascend to the top of a 7K person organization. Very few people have that trait. For most of us, what you did is just not possible.
It is also the personality trait that often prevents people from enjoying any of their success.