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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (133757)3/27/2001 11:00:28 PM
From: Thehammer  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
Kevin,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I never said that it would be easy. I also was a manager and always tried to counsel my employees on their career options.For example, our firm hires junior programmers internally if they pass several college level programming classes. We then put them through our own training classes. BTW the firm picks up 75% of the tuition. In any event, if they have an aptitude, I tried to get many of them to take the required classes.
I estimate that a third of them took my advice. Several have launched very successful careers. Many that did not try, (or say they will when they get the time) have situations less imposing than the lady in your story. My impression that for some it is just not that high a priority.("Will i have to give up softball?") Others have family or spouses that constantly berate them with their worthlessness ("My husband won't let me."). Others have a profound fear of failure or change ("What if I don't like it?" or "Will you take me back if it doesn't work?")
Some of these folks do not remain in the "inertia" state forever. I have seen and taken great joy in watching some employees advance from a state of low self esteem to a position they decided to take control and responsibility for their own lives. For some a cathartic life experience turns them around. For others it is a slow and gradual building over time. I never cease to be amazed by the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
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