Fear in a Suit

November 1, 2005 by Dane | 5 Comments
In Entrepreneurial Lifestyle

Fear in a suit walked into my office the other day.

This fifty something sat in front of me and tried to sell me… I can’t remember.

I remember being filled with a horrible fear of that being me in thirty something years.

Spending my time pandering to kids half my age dressed in jeans and a t-shirt.

Working desperately to make someone else a buck and hoping I’ll eventually get thrown a bone.

Screw that.

I’ll create my own money, thank you.

Comments

PPL-4Ever on November 1st, 2005 at 10:22 am

I saw him the other day at the Dr.’s office. It was pretty sad to see him have to pitch some product to a Dr. that was half his age and have to walk out empty handed.

I wanted to catch him before he left the parking lot so I could share a better opportunity with him (residual income and all), but I was hung up with the parting paperwork too long.

Sad thing, really…
Steve Suh on November 1st, 2005 at 4:25 pm

I once interviewed someone that was twice my age once for a programming position. I realized after that interview that programming is not something I would want to do at fiftysomething.
duh on November 1st, 2005 at 7:52 pm

Dane, you should have one made that says “asshole”
Brian on November 1st, 2005 at 7:54 pm

That makes me wonder if I will be valuable in my field in a decade. The burnout age for a graphic designer, as I see it, must be around 40 before you pigeonhole yourself as appealing to the Reader’s Digest crowd
Steve on November 1st, 2005 at 7:55 pm

What will be really sad is that you may some day make that old guy look like a champ.