One of my roommates in college was also an engineering student, but not a very good student. Later he attributed his success in life to his poor GPA. He couldn't land a regular engineering design job (didn't help there was a recession on), so he settled for a job as an applications engineer or sales engineer. Within a few years he had his own company. Probably the most successful of any in our group.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmtjones From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:58 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query In gym class I was never an early draft. Usually near the last. I did play on local soccer and football leagues, but never stood out. I did it because everyone else did it, and the parents said I had to do something extracurricular. This is a bit of an embarrassing story, but when I joined the local Pop Warner football team I didn't know any of the rules to football. Soccer was simple to muddle through --kick towards the other goal, don't use hands. Football has a lot of rules. The coaches never explained how to actually play and I never asked. I just sort of tried to emulate the kids around me to get through the games. I never figured out what a "down" was until I was in high school. I haven't stayed in touch with any of the school athletes so I couldn't say how they're doing in life. On 3/29/2020 1:07 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Since we are all successful techno nerds here, I am wondering: Back in the day, when you lined up and a couple of troglodytes were assigned the task of picking people for their teams, how near the front were you picked? I was frequently next to last. Better than being last. The troglodytes that I know have not really had great lives. Multiple spouses, menial jobs etc. Who won?
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