Getting a pro contract makes all the difference to be successful at racing. Support means not having to worry about parts, getting in peak physical condition and fine-tuning every detail of preparation leading up to race day. But what sort of difference does it actually make on race day? Introducing a new series from Pinkbike - "The Privateer."
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working part time - that would be nice!!!!
and non-office kinda jobs are like ten level above
Says the guy with very little life experience himself..... based on your age.
Hahahaha! Of course you can have an opinion and we all do. Are the Austrians a wee bit insecure?
Different work is hard for different reasons. I also think a police officer's job is harder than my office job where I help implement change within organizations. My jobs in college (e.g. construction, alaskan tour guide, planting trees in the wilderness, snowboard instructor, custodial work) were all more difficult than my current job in certain ways. But damn, it can be hard AF to get anything done in organizations that are resistant to change.
I'm not familiar with corporate culture in Austria, but I'm guessing that like me, you know lots of office monkeys who work long days, way outside the 9-5, perhaps in stressful roles that you or I wouldn't want to pursue as we'd prefer to keep our sanity as well as preserve time to ride and be with family/friends. It's hard to compare the difficulty of an IT architect, supply chain analyst, or finance director to the jobs you listed. But it sounds like any of those roles is a lot more demanding than what you've experienced.
Anyway.... hey, i rode my bike this morning so i'm not grumpy today!
Also, who says I'm not exposed to heat? It gets hot AF in my office and i sweat my balls off! Also a surge protector melted a few months back and the office filled with smoke. I had to briskly walk to an exit and stand outside in the cold while the firemen checked it out and the smoke cleared. I'll probably die early due to inhaling the smoke. The office life is brutal.
zede, the consequences of messing up in school are minimal, that's the big difference. Typical students don't have responsibility for the well being of others. In the real world, both white collar and blue collar worker's actions have consequences that extend far beyond themselves, that affect people's health and livelihood. People count on you to do your job competently, they bet their ability to provide for their families on it.
Canadian engineers wear a ring to remind them of their responsibility to others: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
It wasn't possible to keep working once things really got going in my studies. I admit - a lot of people had jobs or didn't spend the time truly learning the material but none of those people are physicists now... On the other hand I learned what I needed to and continued on through my doctorate and now work as a scientist doing awesome shit, which wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't put down the groundwork during the early stages.
That said, I agree with you in that I personally probably would have flunked out at 18... Just like everything I guess it all depends where you want to go and the capacity of that market. Ain't too many physicist jobs floating around so you got to know your shit.
Anyway, Adam, hope you can demonstrate that you are worthy and take advantage of the opportunity that has been given to you, just in case, full gas always!!
PS: I envy you :-)
Um..... for science!
Then I saw the end of the video...umm...maybe he's not so lucky haha
Good job PB for doing this one.
He should have to ride in an all red/pink kit and have Pinkbike plastered everywhere. @pinkbike Is he blogging about his experiences anywhere?
"getting snug..... nice n tight..... oh sh*t guess i need new fork lowers now"
P.S thanks for the video credit Pinkbike
I'm 32, nowhere near fast enough to become a pro and still think about it every few months.