Good-bye Corporate World!

Decided to abandon life in the corporate world once and for all. Thought to self, "There must be more to life than commuting, phones, office gossip, taking orders from demanding people who can barely tie their own shoelaces, not being acknowledged for a good idea, long hours, kissing-up and brown-nosing. There's got to be something suited to my type-B personality that I'm not thinking of; something completely different (cue Monty Python's Flying Circus "...and now for something completely different!"). I need to think outside the box.

Perhaps I should try my hand at acting; that's way outside my box! Nah, I'm not a good liar and acting, to me, is like lying as a profession. Also, I don't want to compete for parts. Truth be told, I'm not competitive at all; I can't even pretend to be competitive. On top of that, Julia Roberts and George Clooney have nothing to worry about once they get a good look at me. Quite laughable, actually, (not that that's always a bad thing in the acting world, I guess).

They say-- If you do what you like, you'll never work a day in your life. So, the question is: What do I like?...

I like animals! So, I thought about training dogs to find other lost dogs. Interesting idea. I don't know if it's ever been done yet. I'll put that one on hold for now.

I like walking for exercise! So, I thought of becoming a world-renowned "Walking Guru" and making CDs of different pace-levels of walking tunes. Kind of like a Richard Simmons or Jane Fonda for the walking world. Another one to put on the back burner of my brain.

I like yard-work! But, as a born-and-raised U.S. citizen, can I even compete in that world? Can I make above minimum wage? Never-mind, I don't speak a foreign language.

I like working alone! I'm a very capable person with an independent mind and I don't need anyone telling me what to do or how or when to do it because I already know; I'm just that smart!

So, I went on-line for inspiration. (I love technology; it is SO COOL! I honestly don't know how civilization got even this far without the internet! "Thank you, Al Gore. I love you man!") I fiddled around a bit and something led my brain to run a search on "Estate Management".

Some great websites to find Estate Management positions are:

• www.caretaker.org
• www.heartlandcaregivers.com
• www.housecarers.com
• www.distinguisheddomestics.com
• www.homestaffingnetwork.com
• www.caretaker-jobs.com
• www.homedetailsinc.com
• www.in-housestaffing.com

So anyway--
I logged-in to some and paid a small fee for another and answered my very first non-corporate ads for...

WANTED:
Personal Slave to do all grunt work
that we don't want to do ourselves
because we are filthy stinkin' rich
and extremely conceited.
We will pay you in peanuts
because we don't respect you
or your educational background,
and because we can.

...with much success!!!

The vast majority of the ads were for the rich and famous, rich and snobbish, rich and elderly, and just plain rich. However, some were for ranch hands or property-sitting. The latter two looked especially appealing, however, I have absolutely no experience with horses and the property sitting positions didn't pay as much as I'd like.

But I figured, "I'm qualified; I'm not stupid; I can lift a finger; in fact, I actually LOVE to work; I just don't like the corporate world.

I applied for a few positions that met my qualifications and, surprise of all surprises, unlike most newspaper want-ads, I actually heard back from most of them, and in a short period of time, to boot!

I'm delighted, to say the least!

Stay tuned.