Missed opportunities
I worked for many years in a small office. The place where I learned that the boss always has a more comfortable chair than the worker. Even though the boss was rarely there. But, my workplace was not dangerous. I say that after watching some more videos about people working in the fishery. Not fishing with a pole and line. The fishery. At sea trying to harvest from the bottom. Today I learn some more about scallops. Specifically that you spend an awful lot of time waiting for the tow to come in so that you can see whether or not you brought anything on board. In other words always a mystery. It gets worse because once you have some harvest you must clean it so that other humans can enjoy it. The amount of money you make is a consequence of that. And always the unknown of whether or not you will find anything on the ocean bottom. While you wait for the weather to change. That was the other part it seems that going to see is a constant battle with the elements. The water is cold, the winds are strong and you live waiting to see whether or not you will actually earn any money. It does not seem to matter how big a boat you have. And As for a chair? A bit like the office where the boss always has a better chair even though he is rarely there. I wonder whether or not I would want to work under conditions that are so close to nature period. The answer is simple. That’s why I chose to work in an office. Am I lazy? A little but I also fear for my life, every day. And while helping a secretary to sort out the word processor problems might have seemed challenging, it was always just a question of whether or not I could undo what had been done before I got there. Yes, I had other jobs that were more physical but that results are the reason why I spent so long in school. I figured out that the school years compensate for the physical. And schools on the whole are at least warm and dry. As I say I’ve been watching too many fishery videos and I realized I dodged a bullet.
