tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14929700.post8119491503102929548..comments2023-10-24T03:49:09.863-07:00Comments on Notes from Davy Jones's locker: Must be getting older...Alasdairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15289004474066548692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14929700.post-72192598150616854982006-12-10T10:55:00.000-08:002006-12-10T10:55:00.000-08:00Ugh, no kidding.
You know, I have never been to ...Ugh, no kidding. <br /><br />You know, I have never been to the doctor's office and had an interaction with a nurse that left me thinking, "Man, she's just in it for the money."<br /><br />So I think our industries' pay has more to do with cheapskate voters and avaricious shareholders (or are those the same thing?) than with the vow of poverty = great work.<br /><br />That said, many big papers pay a hell of a lot of money. I suspect the same is true for private schools and those in certain well-heeled districts. <br /><br />For me (and you, too?) I prefer to be where I am because I can see the difference I make on a daily basis, both for readers (who frequently call me and talk to me in the street) and for my staff (who kick butt).<br /><br />I wouldn't be inclined to trade in my job for the same gig at a mega-paper (unless the butterfly lady migrates to a large city. Even then, I'd try to hire on with an alternative weekly or something).<br /><br />I know big papers do important work, but I would still feel like a sellout, kind of like the Eagles, still milking the outsider cred with "Desperado."Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289004474066548692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14929700.post-12949546978045992282006-12-10T08:11:00.000-08:002006-12-10T08:11:00.000-08:00I've heard that reasoning about teachers as well.I've heard that reasoning about teachers as well.luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468418041443316689noreply@blogger.com