I made the mistake (several times) of making the bad decision of choosing to hold fast to the pursuit of a short term goal rather than changing my short term goal activities to achieve my long term goal. For example, I turned down a kitchen job at United Airlines while in school to finish my courses with better grades and attendance than I would have gotten if I had taken the job. Since getting out of school, United won't even consider me. The long term goal of school was to get on with a airline. I blew that one.
Starting Job: atm technician, Preparedness: C-, Reputation: F
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