Comments:

Erin/metonym - 2006-07-21 19:21:46
That was interesting.
-------------------------------
manduca - 2006-07-22 16:14:46
I agree with this: "But I don�t think it�s stay-at-home moms who are to blame. It�s people in general. And it�s not really that they�re boring, but that you are bored because there is not enough of a connection." It's certainly been true in my scores of jobs that were not callings, where I wasn't inherently interested in the subject of my work. In each type of job I was thrown in with a different group. Each type of job skewed a certain way. With lawyers and people work work at law firms, I often had one set of things in common; with construction workers, another. As you suggest, unless we had something in common that we both cared about, the interactions tended toward the insipid. Of course, if you ask someone something provocative (outside of strollers, billable hours or subcontractors), sometimes you find something of interest you didn't know you cared about. The construction workers were, as a rule, more fun and more interesting than the law firm people. Of course, the construction folks were also better people, but that doesn't say anything in particular about construction workers. I know lawyer-bashing is an easy bandwagon to jump on, but I have lots of experience with it, so I'm confident in my assessment. i'm a little surprised to see this rant come pouring out of my keyboard, but there it is. you were my first read this morning (yup, 1:15 and i just got up), and i guess this comment is the first surge of awakeness.
-------------------------------

add your comment:

back to the entry - Diaryland