I am reading this article on CNNmoney, which is about the record number of CEOs being removed from their positions in 2008, either through resignation or being fired.
There's a particularly eye-opening paragraph about the new generation of CEOs taking their place:
What is even scarier is that fact that their replacements -- at least so far -- don't seem much better qualified to navigate these rough seas. In part, that's a function of age: No one currently in the work force was of working age during the Depression; no one has first hand experience with a truly global meltdown. But it's also because the executives who are still around seem to have fallen into a type of paralysis that prevents many of them from making the tough decisions that they need to make -- perhaps because they, too, fear getting canned or forced out.
Since I am relatively young, I take a lot of the things that exist around me for granted. For the most part, things like global warming, recycling, internet, (advanced) automobiles, spacecraft -- anything and everything that defines a "modern world" have always existed in my lifetime. And to me, there's a sense and feeling that "we've arrived," "we've maxed out," "there's nowhere else to go." Of course, I know that's not true and I see news being made every day, but we all know that mankind and our science has made great strides in a short amount of time.
We all know that economy has evolved into a global entity, but now it's not just limited to how everyone needs oil from the Middle East. We've all learned about, seen, heard, and experienced times of recession and boom, but NOBODY has ever seen it on such a scale so NOBODY can know how to fix it.
With the passage of time and the "refreshing" of generations, humans as a species have started anew in trying to solve this recession/depression problem. We're living through history right now as it unfolds and will eventually rebuild. And like all of life's tough obstacles, we're going to experience the bumps and bruises and broken limbs, but we'll have a great story to tell later generations.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
2009...Hajimaruyo!
Okay, so 2009 started almost a week ago. I'm slow with these blog posts now that I've gotten regular blogging out of my system.
Usually, people do resolutions for the New Years, but I've never really been one to jump on that bandwagon. I try sometimes, but I usually only come up with a bunch of things that are vague, intangible, and difficult to judge. "Be a better human being." "Be a better son." "Be a better student." Usually something along those lines. There's no way for me to real fail at any of that, right? I hope not. Now I can add "Become a better engineer." to the list also. Yippee!
I wonder what's in store for me in 2009? Work's going alright. A bit stressful lately, but I'm learning how to deal. It's not a backbone-breaking kind of stress - the kind that you hear about where so-and-so hates their job, hates their coworkers, and can't wait to get the hell out of there. My stress is more manageable and dare I say...promotes growth in abilities? I guess that's pretty ideal. But I do wish I had more free time. I mean truly free time...not the "I'm off on Saturday but I still check my emails 3-4 times a day" free time.
I think for now, my plan is to work through 2009. Maybe around the summer 2010, I'll look into going back to school. What should I study? I want to do something relatively easier than engineer like study language. Chinese? Japanese? Both? Something that can supplement my engineering background. I think further studying engineering is out of the question. I've never been really good at the super technical stuff (who the hell would ever want to get a PhD in something like tribology?!)
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Anyways, something new for 2009 - I'm going to try to run through some of my old Xanga entries. I want to do this because I love my old Xanga and all the fun stories and awesome entries that I posted in it. I still like the old Xanga format that I had, but it was quite a bit of work creating a new picture for it. It required more and more time that I didn't have and not to mention I came across less and less art that I found worth putting up. Either way, this project is going to be legen-wait for it...DARY.
Usually, people do resolutions for the New Years, but I've never really been one to jump on that bandwagon. I try sometimes, but I usually only come up with a bunch of things that are vague, intangible, and difficult to judge. "Be a better human being." "Be a better son." "Be a better student." Usually something along those lines. There's no way for me to real fail at any of that, right? I hope not. Now I can add "Become a better engineer." to the list also. Yippee!
I wonder what's in store for me in 2009? Work's going alright. A bit stressful lately, but I'm learning how to deal. It's not a backbone-breaking kind of stress - the kind that you hear about where so-and-so hates their job, hates their coworkers, and can't wait to get the hell out of there. My stress is more manageable and dare I say...promotes growth in abilities? I guess that's pretty ideal. But I do wish I had more free time. I mean truly free time...not the "I'm off on Saturday but I still check my emails 3-4 times a day" free time.
I think for now, my plan is to work through 2009. Maybe around the summer 2010, I'll look into going back to school. What should I study? I want to do something relatively easier than engineer like study language. Chinese? Japanese? Both? Something that can supplement my engineering background. I think further studying engineering is out of the question. I've never been really good at the super technical stuff (who the hell would ever want to get a PhD in something like tribology?!)
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Anyways, something new for 2009 - I'm going to try to run through some of my old Xanga entries. I want to do this because I love my old Xanga and all the fun stories and awesome entries that I posted in it. I still like the old Xanga format that I had, but it was quite a bit of work creating a new picture for it. It required more and more time that I didn't have and not to mention I came across less and less art that I found worth putting up. Either way, this project is going to be legen-wait for it...DARY.
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