tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post7753288445240829926..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: NegativityJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-54043013963432315302012-11-13T01:59:42.718-06:002012-11-13T01:59:42.718-06:00Still considering this. The people who were incred...Still considering this. The people who were incredibly negative when I was in graduate school were the ones, students and faculty, from the Ivies and to some extent Michigan.<br /><br />Much later on in my VAP life, I worked at two fancy places. In one, again, the people who were negative and thought they were above it were from the Ivies and I am telling you, we were at a nice place. In the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-21949448876115344612012-11-11T19:09:57.306-06:002012-11-11T19:09:57.306-06:00Yes, it was the post I sd I was happy that seemed ...Yes, it was the post I sd I was happy that seemed negative to my friend. He is an attorney. Perhaps he is responding to comments about my divorce and salary. <br /><br />I think people do give away more than they have to. I know I did at certain times of my life. <br /><br />I can't know if negativity extends beyond the humanities, to the same extent at least. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-68408364189918148332012-11-11T18:14:16.822-06:002012-11-11T18:14:16.822-06:00Hm. The first post said you were happy with your j...Hm. The first post said you were happy with your job and did not feel you had made inordinate sacrifices to have it.<br /><br />The second post suggested academia *is* disappointing. I wonder. Medicine, you have more mobility, but in a lot of ways you are just a technician, and there are bad jobs. Law, there are basements full of bar members reading legal documents at top speed for $17 an hour --Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com