Glad to see you back on paper. You've been missed.
Just learning of the existence of DPOs alone was worth the price of entry, never mind the thumb-nail sketches of your fellow seafarers. As someone who clambered up the greasy pole a few times in my early life only to have (to use a Jason Bourne like analogy) my fingers stamped on by "borg-like host vessels of management engineering" how glad I am that from my mid thirties I charted my own course and never had to deal with those part human part corporate interpreters ever again.
Very interesting. I really like the window you give into your world.
Glad to see you back on paper. You've been missed.
Just learning of the existence of DPOs alone was worth the price of entry, never mind the thumb-nail sketches of your fellow seafarers. As someone who clambered up the greasy pole a few times in my early life only to have (to use a Jason Bourne like analogy) my fingers stamped on by "borg-like host vessels of management engineering" how glad I am that from my mid thirties I charted my own course and never had to deal with those part human part corporate interpreters ever again.
A really entertaining essay. Thank you.