that other guy’s thoughts

I managed to survive a 3rd round of layoffs. However, for reasons passing my understanding, I’ve been temporarily traded to Field Service Engineering (for a 240 gallons of Jet-A, 3 boxes of graph paper, and a-player-to-be-named-later, I think). I don’t know if the new job will be better or worse, I don’t even know what my day-to-day responsibilities will be. What I do know is that it’s a budget/manpower thing, and completely out of my control. Right now, I’m choosing not to worry too much about the hows and whys of the source of my paycheck, and more about making sure I get one every 2 weeks.

It’s tough to see so many colleagues lose their jobs because of things 100% out of their control. But as long as the economy is in the crapper, and bashing business jets is the populist fad du jour, even making the best airplanes in the world won’t help.

That leaves us in the same place we’ve always been; attempting to follow TOG’s 2 immutable life rules:

1. Don’t die.
2. Don’t be dumb.

Everything else is just gravy. You know…in these economic times.