No matter what field your kids go into, however technical, there is a
point somewhere on the promotion path between Exploited Intern and
Senior VP where most of the job becomes reading and writing: once they
have responsibility for projects and coworkers (i.e. they're no longer
at the bottom of the food chain), they will have to write performance
reviews, proposals, project plans, press releases, RFPs, annual
reports, progress reports, funding requests, and all kinds of other
things. If they know how to write clearly and communicate
efficiently, they will be able to keep moving up; otherwise, they
might end up angry and bitter, stuck near the entry level forever.

Precisely!

And, in Mary's less emotional moments, she will admit that this is true.
But she still likes the fact that her B.S. has always provided a steady
income, while my B.A. has provided stellar periods of success separated by
mid-length periods of hardship.

You'd think after starting three businesses, she'd be used to that by now...

--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"