Health insurance would quickly vaporize the remaining Terry. I am still youngun with going on 58 in September. To much time to carry the load I am afraid.
The good news is the kid I hired I think is going to do real good and allow me to offload some stuff. Yesterday he found some things done a certain way, questioned it, researched it, and came up with a possible change on on his own, without being told. It was something that I had done even. Of course I had good answers for the what and why but this is what I told him:
It is good to question what is done, why it is done, etc. It is quite probable that taking a fresh look at something will yield new information, new directions to persue, etc. So continue to not be bashful!
It is refreshing to work with someone who is not afraid to learn someting new and dive in head first. I had some of that at iDevices and those kids were very educated with multiple higher level degrees, doctorates, etc. but not much practical knowledge nor work ethic to go above and beyond what was asked.
The funny thing that I am having to explain is to some of others why the new kid is going to be doing the complicated and tricky system level work and they are going to be doing the more mundane work. Unfortunately they have had +20 years of working with me have had multiple opportunities to show what they can do since I have come back and it just is not working out.
