Katy, you have no mercy for an antisocial geek. I really had to train
myself to have what few social skills I do have. Looking people in the
eye is something I never did naturally and so had to force myself to
do. My wife tells me she can discern volumes about a person by their
eyes but I see nothing at all. My relationships with women were always
a disaster for this reason, thank God my wife is understanding.
Lawyers are overpaid because they have a monopoly. They make the laws
too. I know very few unemployed engineers. Most physicists and
engineers I have known having trouble finding jobs never even gave a
thought to starting their own business. I did not start mine by choice
but simply because it beat unemployment. I am the worlds worst manager
and if my employees cannot manage themselves they better go somewhere
else. I dont care when they work as long as they get stuff done and if
they say they work 40 hours I believe them but would never keep track.
Self motivated people seem to be able to find work.
OTOH, my wife is a teacher(Masters in Special ed Masters in counseling)
with years of experience and she puts up with the BS from the system.
I used to tell her she should start her own educational service but she
has no desire to work for herself. It baffles me but she seems happy.
The idea of becoming a lawyer always impressed me as an excercise in
mediocrity done by sorta smart people who simply couldnt think of
anything else to do. I'd call it a lack of imagination. My brother
became a lawyer which was no surprise to me as he has no imagination
but when my youngest and smartest sister (I have seven sisters) became
a lawyer I told her it was a waste of a good mind and was very
disappointed. About half of my friends are lawyers and their careers
seem really dull.
I stand corrected about the lack of scientists in TV and movies. My
ignorance is due to having almost no contact with TV or movies.
Katy, seeing what nurses do, I have no problem paying them well.