Peace brother!
as i said, things have got to get better.

enjoy life.

> You wrote a poignant and solid post. I really liked it. I admit, I
> was one of those arrogant.comers and guilty of helping develop
> software to throw a few out of work. Thats why Im now an unemployed
> software engineer.

> I got what I deserved, Ive learned my lesson, and Im willing to
> fight against the big greedy multinationals. Yes, the very ones that
> I helped shipped my job to Bangalore, India. Am I a loser? NO! You
> are right that things are beyond bad in the economy, thanks to
> rampant corruption from Enron to WorldCom to little ol Martha
> Stewart in the house for a few months.

> Yes, I didnt want to teach ESL but I had to. But, Im beginning to
> enjoy most of it, even though its not my talent. According to a
> survey by my school of my 120 weekly students, Im batting above 80%
> for being liked and delivering good lessons. For an ex-engineer and
> science grad, I guess thats not too shabby.

> Though, I dont plan to do this long, I hope, I have gained
> invaluable experience. In fact, I might want to teach science or
> mathematics in the future. Im not far from that career path. So, ESL
> teaching isnt ONLY English, its about knowing how to manage a
> classroom and organize the delivery of new knowledge. You know, to
> teach in a university, you only need a PhD or MS/MA. You dont need
> to know how to explain and deliver information. Thats why so many
> profs in university SUX. They have NO real teaching skills, only
> research skills. Ive learned more from this ESL stuff than many of
> my professors. Ill take this experience as a positive one and
> definitely NOT a negative one.

> So, it was the economy that drove me into this profession, but that
> was probably not so bad after all. Of course, I dont want to do this
> for more than a couple of years. For that, I hope the economy
> changes. If not, I see a revolution on the horizon because
> multinationals have gone too far too long. Anyway, yes I plan to
> change my career, yet again. I also Im going back to school, again.
> But thank goodness Im from a Western society that will allow me to
> enter back into the workforce at middle age. Asia would just send me
> to the streets!!! So at least ageism isnt rampant in North America.

> Anyway, good post.thanks