Karen Funk Blocher said: Somehow I missed checking this out earlier in the week. Sorry about that! Your good advice sounds more universal than YMMV. And actually, I'm hard pressed to think of many situations when "Hang in there" would be the right advice to follow. I'll have to think about that one. Stupid cable connection has been up and (mostly) down for hours. Let's see whether this posts! Date: 5/30/2008 6:55:59 AM kiva said: Right on. I think your "good" advice applies to everyone. As for your "bad" advice, it's true. If your gut says, this is not good, go with it. Hangin' in there is sometimes the worst thing you could do. Have a wonderful vacation. Date: 5/31/2008 11:32:32 AM Arachne Jericho said: The professional attitude is great advice. I have problems with self-esteem, too---and needing to be confident, or at least project it, is important both on the job and in the hobbies I care about. I'm learning that slowly... As for "hang in there"... if your gut says to go, and it says this on a constant basis for days on end, it's probably right. But if you're going to depart, you need to think about where you're going to. Otherwise you might have been better hanging in there. (Personal experience, bleagh.) Date: 6/1/2008 4:40:15 PM Karen Funk Blocher said: Somehow I missed checking this out earlier in the week. Sorry about that! Your good advice sounds more universal than YMMV. And actually, I'm hard pressed to think of many situations when "Hang in there" would be the right advice to follow. I'll have to think about that one. Stupid cable connection has been up and (mostly) down for hours. Let's see whether this posts! Date: 5/30/2008 6:55:59 AM kiva said: Right on. I think your "good" advice applies to everyone. As for your "bad" advice, it's true. If your gut says, this is not good, go with it. Hangin' in there is sometimes the worst thing you could do. Have a wonderful vacation. Date: 5/31/2008 11:32:32 AM Arachne Jericho said: The professional attitude is great advice. I have problems with self-esteem, too---and needing to be confident, or at least project it, is important both on the job and in the hobbies I care about. I'm learning that slowly... As for "hang in there"... if your gut says to go, and it says this on a constant basis for days on end, it's probably right. But if you're going to depart, you need to think about where you're going to. Otherwise you might have been better hanging in there. (Personal experience, bleagh.) Date: 6/1/2008 4:40:15 PM

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