Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site potomac.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!trwrdc!rlgvax!bdmrrr!potomac!jsl From: jsl@potomac.UUCP (John Labovitz) Newsgroups: net.suicide Subject: Re: misc. ramblings Message-ID: <3047@potomac.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 13:17:30 EDT Article-I.D.: potomac.3047 Posted: Wed Sep 18 13:17:30 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 13:18:48 EDT References: <199@ikonas.UUCP> Organization: Potomac Scheduling Co., Bethesda MD Lines: 54 > I know at least a half-dozen > people in this area that could do my job as well or better than I can. So what? You're still doing it. If you enjoy it then it doesn't matter if someone can do it better. If you don't like your work, then quit and go somewhere where you do like it. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to enjoy a job. > I have no social life, because > I'm always fixing problems to stop customers from screaming. The customer > is screaming because some one else sat on the problem for months, and now > we're way over a deadline. Why don't you talk to someone and get things organized so that you don't *have* to fix the problems? This sounds like something wrong with the company, not anything wrong with you. > I gave up a social life long ago when I went > for 2 degrees in four years while working part time. You ``gave up'' a social life?? Why didn't you just temporarily suspend it? You can get back into a ``social life'' relatively easily (probably easier that getting a degree :-) [although I wouldn't know -- I don't have a degree :=)] > My social skills are > nill, and I doubt that anyone would really want to associate with someone > whose work is his total life. Someone called me a nerd at work today, > and I just realized it must be true. So do the obvious -- stop being a nerd. *Go out,* anywhere. Talk to people that look interesting. Talk to people that don't look interesting. I find it easier to talk to people that I don't know at all. The least that can happen is that the people won't talk to you. ``Social skill'' is bullshit. Is that something you learn in a class? [``Welcome to Social Skills 101.''] Talking about classes -- take some courses in things that you don't know anything about, or things you've always been interested in but never found time to do. Most places have night classes in random subjects. The main reason to take these is to learn about whatever it is (of course), but you also get to meet people who are interested in the same thing. > I've heard that someone who attempts suicide is really looking for attention. > If that is true, why have I planned my own suicide in great detail, such that > it would look like an accident or a murder? I don't want my suicide to > upset the few people that might care for me, whomever they are. Maybe you're bored. When I was in high school, I used to think about suicide (not too seriously, tho) mainly because it was interesting to think about, and relieved the boredom. The more organized/bizarre the suicide, the most interesting it was. -- John Labovitz ..!{rlgvax,seismo}!bdmrrr!potomac!jsl -- "The aspic -- it's sooooooo divine!" -- Dinner at Eight Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com