Fat Ninja

I don’t recall when exactly I wrote this one. I know it was back when I worked at Sitel, and I can tell you that it stemmed from my utter despair at being locked into that miserable excuse for a career. Although, I have to say that despite the soul-crushing experience that my period of employment there proved to be, I realize that it really played a big role in getting me and my family to where we are now.

Not only did my time at Sitel make it possible for me to support my family and get a firm foothold after a risky move to the West Coast, it acquainted me with many of the people that I now consider to be close friends of mine. Not only that, I don’t think I would have landed the job with Yahoo! had I not been at Sitel when I was.

In the end, it was terribly unfulfilling. However, in the twilight of my days with Sitel, I had the privilege of working with one of the best supervisors I’ve had the pleasure of reporting to. Really, there were (still are) some great people there, many of whom still are awaiting the final days of employment, as the site is closing its doors. My thoughts go out to them.

At any rate, this poem is my tribute to unfulfilling career paths and my rally cry against the 9-5 grind. I was struggling to find a good pic to accompany the blog entry, but the more I thought about it, I felt the poem described things vividly enough to paint its own picture. Perhaps that’s presumptuous of me. Anyway, enjoy. Or despise, if that’s the way you choose to go.

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