When I graduated from UW I had several offers but since I had done a Summer Intership with Weyerhaeuser Instrumentation R&D, I felt good about taking the Weyerhaeuser Professional Intership position. It wasn’t the highest offer, could’ve gone with Silicon Valley but starting around home felt safe. I met a lot of folks that summer and many family friends were at Weyerhaeuser. After buying a brand new Toyota SR-5 long bed pickup, Dad said I had to buy a house. For $49,950 I got a 1000 sqft, 3 bed, 1 bath Cracker Jack box that would’ve been paid off by now and goes for $450k now!?! I thought a $350/month mortgage was a lot then. How does anyone starting off these days afford anything? I think the HONDA Systems time was the most fun, chaotic, multitasking time of my life and there were no user manuals, FAQs or help desk. We just made it up as we went! Moores law lives on and the pace of technology change keeps accelerating. Change is the only constant.
There have been many changes indeed. Structural. Societal. Mentalities. Values. Acceptance/Rejection.
Interestingly, the people I sit with are either in their 20s or the 40s-60s. The nuances I get to witness in the many ways to live life are fascinating (and give me a job).
One behavioral difference over the years is patience. Modems. Call waiting. Pigeon mail. The levers and pulleys driving change got some areas "right," while ethicists should be debating the cost of "progress," "achievement," and many other measurements. I often stuck to happy or comfortable/safe, which is as loaded as any other.
When I graduated from UW I had several offers but since I had done a Summer Intership with Weyerhaeuser Instrumentation R&D, I felt good about taking the Weyerhaeuser Professional Intership position. It wasn’t the highest offer, could’ve gone with Silicon Valley but starting around home felt safe. I met a lot of folks that summer and many family friends were at Weyerhaeuser. After buying a brand new Toyota SR-5 long bed pickup, Dad said I had to buy a house. For $49,950 I got a 1000 sqft, 3 bed, 1 bath Cracker Jack box that would’ve been paid off by now and goes for $450k now!?! I thought a $350/month mortgage was a lot then. How does anyone starting off these days afford anything? I think the HONDA Systems time was the most fun, chaotic, multitasking time of my life and there were no user manuals, FAQs or help desk. We just made it up as we went! Moores law lives on and the pace of technology change keeps accelerating. Change is the only constant.
There have been many changes indeed. Structural. Societal. Mentalities. Values. Acceptance/Rejection.
Interestingly, the people I sit with are either in their 20s or the 40s-60s. The nuances I get to witness in the many ways to live life are fascinating (and give me a job).
One behavioral difference over the years is patience. Modems. Call waiting. Pigeon mail. The levers and pulleys driving change got some areas "right," while ethicists should be debating the cost of "progress," "achievement," and many other measurements. I often stuck to happy or comfortable/safe, which is as loaded as any other.