Christina Gusek

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Christina Gusek

Christina Gusek
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birthday
December 20
Title
Artist/Trouble Maker
Company
www.threesouls.net
Bio
I am an underground artist who creates colorful, inviting images that when viewed for long periods of time might leave you feeling unsure about what you have seen or why you have looked at it for so long.

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JULY 23, 2009 9:38AM

Welcome to the Rat Race

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Ever realize what a bunch of crap your job is…I mean really?

Unless you are in an industry to make a difference, there really is no point, or significance to what it is that you do.

How many of you are really happy? Is the career you are in what you always dreamed it would be? I bet not.

I bet that most people are more in love with the money they earn, then how they go about earning it.

And why not? Living in a nation of debt, I am sure there are mortgages, car loans, credit cards, plus many more things that you have to pay.

And what about that elaborate vacation that you just took? A year’s worth of worthless, tireless work just to go lay on the beach for one whole week, and maybe two if you are really lucky?

Then you come back to the monotony of life. And it passes by, day in and day out.

No one ever prepares you in college about the cubicle cell that you will be slowly dying in for the next 45 – 50 years. Or about how what really matters is being happy, not the GPA you got, the promotion you want, or the fortune 500 company you will sign your life away to.

So shut off the alarm, get ready for work, go sit in that office, then start all over again tomorrow. Just remember that this is your life, and this is the only chance you had to make a difference.

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I did a comic strip years ago titled "Kill Your Boss".

It might not be the total solution, but it's a start. So...kill your boss. Why not? He's killing you.
Skip Williamson
July 23, 2009 09:52 AM
Thanks now I can eat a heaping helping of molten lead served from the business end of a .357 Magnum. BANG!
Trudge164
July 23, 2009 09:52 AM
or you could make major changes in your life....
Christina Gusek
July 23, 2009 09:58 AM
Kill you boss? I think your getting somewhere Skip. :)
Christina Gusek
July 23, 2009 10:00 AM
Excellent. Skip directed me here. You are SO right - and I don't mind at all that I was just laid off. I am very happy about it, in fact.
Umbrellakinesis
July 23, 2009 07:56 PM
Umbrellakinesis, Thank you, I love your post as well. Best wishes to you...I have a feeling you are going to do JUST great. :)
Christina Gusek
July 24, 2009 07:32 AM
I remember feeling like that, then I got old enough (wise enough) to not give a shit.

If you don't handle your life, life will handle you.
BuffyW
August 03, 2009 05:59 PM
capitalism==soul crushing. esp lately, in a near-2-year recession. somehow adam smith didnt cover that part.
vzn
August 14, 2009 01:59 PM
Why is "in an industry to make a difference" the test? The migrant building workers around me in Bangalore don't make a difference individually — the same buildings, pretty much, would be built if somebody else was hired — but their children are with them 24/7, living on site, and loved 24/7 in a way that commuters cannot. They are in a job that lets them make a difference to people (not to the industry). I'd like to see them get better pay, health care, etc., but I'd choose their existing lifestyle over middle management, any time.

I like it that my own occupation _is_ about making a difference (to students, to a company I helped start, etc.), but I don't see that as the sole path to happiness, any more than originality is the sole path to beauty.
Tim Poston
October 21, 2009 11:00 AM
Well said, Tim.
The environment in which I was raised was to believe that going to college and getting a good paying job was the best route to go. Many young people follow this same path, and lack the maturity to see the overall big picture, until they grow older (some still never see it).
I agree it is not just "an industry" that creates a difference, it is individual and the overall basic quality of life.

But it is unfortunate for many that one’s career and/or the money that comes from it can drive someone to continue in an industry for all the wrong reasons.
Christina Gusek
October 21, 2009 12:49 PM
"50 weeks on- 2 weeks off!" whispered my sarcastic friend in reference to the pasty people before us ...

Aloha Kakou
Oahusurfer
October 21, 2009 12:56 PM
Well. This is a bit of an "on your high horse" post. It's all well and good to do what you love and be proud of what you do, but sometimes it's just more important to do what you have to. Like Buffy said, don't let the bastards grind you down and you'll be fine.
AshKW
October 21, 2009 01:17 PM
It could just be that that which you love and and are proud of is exactly what you have to do, what you need to do and what you should do. I mean, why follow the path of least resistance? Why not tear up the road and ignore the posted warnings? It could lead to Glory. Or it might lead to twisted steel and carnage. But at least it's your mess, and not that of some heartless corporate unit. Full speed ahead! Damn the torpedos! Commence firing!

Ride that high horse, baby. And, while you're at it, toke deep yourself.
Skip Williamson
October 21, 2009 03:01 PM