Mean Bosses

I just ran across an article from "Fast Company" suggesting that "Being A Meaner Boss Will Help Your Company--And Make Your Employees Happy". What kind of weirdo would think that?

Here's the link to this depressing article: http://www.fastcompany.com/1830539/why-being-a-meaner-boss-will-help-your-company-and-make-employees-happy?partner=gnews&google_editors_picks=true

There was part of it that rang true, and that was the research concluding that disagreeable people attained greater success in the workplace (success meaning mainly that they make more money- not my definition of success, but many people in our society equate money and material things with success.)

Early Retirement

I worked for a major telecommunications company for 20 years, was offered an early retirement buyout and took it. So there I was, officially retired at 41. Yippee!

My goal was to never, ever take another soul-sucking corporate job for as long as I lived. Whether I could actually make that work was another question.