I worked 1 job for 14 years, rode my bike.
I've not had a regular job for 3 years now...
I'm my own boss... take it or leave it...
Careers as they are, are harder and harder to delve into, management is more and more difficult
the whole of the "job scene" is pretty much a muck
however, since I'm a bike guy
and I call my own shots
life is a lot different vs my previous method of "occupation"
in the last 3 years my grandfather told me, "the only people who ride bikes are illegals that can't afford cars" (Ventura, Ca)
and on that tangent
i was amazed to learn how many people are driving cars without insurance, on suspended licenses, or simply without any I.D. citizenship, etc...
I moved back to Ventura to help out my dad who died of bladder cancer, and help my grandfather and grandma.
they simply could not believe that I'd go out and ride for fun, and that riding a bike was part of my daily "practice"
that I need to ride every day, every week, and that I like to go out on tours, camp, etc... on a bike.
none the less that when I started making friends thru the local cycling community that many are professionals, MD's, engineers, etc...