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From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years  "Some years ago when I worked at the libertarian Cato Institute, we used to label any new hire who had not yet read "Atlas Shrugged" a "virgin." Being conversant in Ayn Rand's classic novel about the economic carnage caused by big government run amok was practically a job requirement.. " Read More The article published on The Wall Street Journal last week, I took a lot of pleasure reading it mainly because 1) Ayn Rand has been my favorite female philosopher since The Virtue of Selfishness, and 2) her story is a true example that willingness and value are the main drivers of success -- Neither your name, nor the people you know will get you to places and sustain your high horse seat. To move away from the subject; I don't remember the last time I was in a group of utterly welcoming and equally helpful professionals who say "you're welcome to walk into our office and ask your questions any time" and actually meant it. The last time I experienced that was during my CFA prep course a few years ago, and ever since moving into the operations unit I haven't felt that genuinely once -- until yesterday, that is. Aerospace is far less sexy than Media, that I cannot argue. And as an industry, it's less 'sensible' than Telecom or Logistics (both of which I was part of in a previous life), but one thing I've learned: The industry has very little to do with how happy, or unhappy you are in a workplace, it's the people that make the difference -- and people here are simply delightful. It probably is too early to make a judgement; hence, I'll draw the period to this post now. Related links: + Atlas Shrugged movie starring Angelina Jolie + Atlas Shrugged book Labels: Books, Personal Philosophy $6 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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