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Just whining, nothing to see here.
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Just whining, nothing to see here.

Just whining, nothing to see here.

(OP)
I gots stuff on my mind (corporate, not safety).  Never navigated these shoals before.  And pretty much all of my rather generous supply of mentors are in a position to use the info to financial advantage if I talk to them about it.  Would they?  Some might.  I need to grow up and realize that they're businessmen first and my informal career advisors about 53rd.

So I need serious career advice and everyone who knows my career well enough to talk to me about it meaningfully is also too connected to my tightly knit industry for me to talk to them about the situation.

Whine.  Sniffle.

Hg
 

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RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

And "the situation" is?  

Sounds like you are hesitant about sharing it even here...

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto:  KISS
Motivation:  Don't ask

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

... and Hg is by no means anonymous!

- Steve

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

(OP)
If I can't tell my mentors, I can't tell a public forum.  

Like I said, just whining.

Hg

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RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Whatever it is, I trust you will find your solution.  Good luck.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto:  KISS
Motivation:  Don't ask

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

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It's a big world, but it moves in small circles.  "Lonely at the bottom" time.

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Sounds like it's weighing heavy on your mind. Maybe you could talk to your priest/preacher?

Good luck,
Latexman

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Create a new identity, change all the names, locations, and industries, and post an innocuous question that gets to part of the answer you are looking for.  Then have HgTX give the new identity stars.  It could work.

David

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

I DON'T know you...but here is a kleenex.  I hope it helps, as that is all I am qualified to do for you.  :)

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

HgTX:

I'd be glad to help.

So...what was the question again?

Seriously, from the OP, it "sounds like" you have an idea that might be worth money, but you think that sharing that idea might result in others taking your idea and profiting while you get nothing.  It might be either a business opportunity or a patent-able idea.

I am in a situation somewhat like that.  I deal with it this way: I have lots of ideas, and some of them come to me at work.  I don't necessarily share all of my ideas with my employer - the ones I choose not to share, I don't "work on" at work.  If it's important enough to me, I take those ideas off line for further "investigation".

Regards,

SNORGY.

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Use a handle with the word "cutie" in it and see how many responses you get.

My brother used to tell me that if I wanted to find sympathy, it was in the dictionary between shingles and syphilis.

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

... and don't forget to somehow infer that you have cleavage if the responses slow down.wink  

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
 

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

I tried "SnorgyCutie" and "CutieSnorgy".

Neither worked especially well for me.

Perhaps, in retrospect, I might have uploaded a JPG image.

Regards,

SNORGY.

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

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If I gain any more weight I'm changing my handle to Deadly Double D's.  Just kidding.  Suffice it to say that unemployment is NOT good for the diet plan.

Hg, I can't guess what the problem is, but for what it's worth, there is no one out there who will protect you better than yourself.  And most will gladly step on your neck to get a leg up before they stick their own neck out to help. Trust no one and act sooner rather than later.

OK, that should be enough of a day brightener.  Stay away from sharp objects and high places.

"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

If you can't keep your head above water, at least figure out who's going down with you.

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

(OP)
Heh.

Thanks for the various forms of support from various quarters.  I've decided to let the situation marinate a while longer.

Hg

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RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

In the words of a former boss (before he got canned): "A problem postponed is a problem half solved."

- Steve

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(OP)
So in the end I decided not to navigate those waters.  Thanks for y'all's support.

Meanwhile, for peripherally related reasons, I find myself once again in a situation that I would really like to talk over with someone, but everyone who's close enough to the situation to know what (and, more importantly, who) I'm talking about is probably someone the abovementioned "who" doesn't want me talking to.

Is this just part of being a grownup, or am I just going through a phase of stumbling into tetchy situations?

Hg

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RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Hg, I find myself there a lot this past year since my Daddy died.  I could talk with him about most anything and he usually had a good thought or two on it.  One thing I learned through losing him was that there are other people I can talk to, but usually not one person who can do it all.

How about asking an old professor?  I've called mine several times, to get their professional thoughts.

Good luck!

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Hi HgTX, at 42 I passed several of those situations - average is one in 2 or 3 years. See, after a bit of whine (try wine, once, can't you?) I quite often found that it just provokes some PUSH to get to my own solution. That then is some firm ground to stand upon, and not being dependent on communication to trapdoor people. So, not that I'm begging for it, but second times it's EASIER to face it / her / them.
Best wishes

Roland

RE: Just whining, nothing to see here.

Er, yes... whine (wine) with moderation, of course.

R

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you can only eat the elephant one bite at a time

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What would Henry Ford Do?  (WWHFD?)

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