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Date: 4 Apr 2025 00:03:14 GMT
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On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 17:12:53 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>   Note a significant SOCIAL shift in the USA as well.
>    By the 80s people stopped being so interested in "careers" - they'd
>    jump companies often, even jump job types.

I never went looking for a career. My eyes would glaze over when potential 
employers would start talking about pension plans and so forth. It was 
always about the next challenge. 

I slowed down in my 50s, found a place I wanted to stay, and was lucky 
enough to find a job that required frequent new interfaces and gave me the 
latitude for my skunk works projects. 

It's been interesting but I guess I'm not going to get a gold watch.