So there!

The intern resigned today. I was rather surprised but yet, not. Hard to explain without having to go into details about the business itself.

At what point does someone decide that they just can not see doing something they committed to? Each time I have committed myself to completing something, anything, from marriage to a simple favor, I give it my all until it is done or the other person pulled the plug. The Baby with the bathwater, so to speak. I am sitting here trying to come up with something of importance that I just walked away from. Really thinking...

I understand the maturity of looking at a project or position and knowing that you can not offer up what needs to be. I understand looking at the long term goal and questioning whether or not you have what it takes to achieve such a goal. It is good to think things through. To stand back and analyze every possible out-come, question or problem. But is it ok to make that definite decision, only to back out when it gets down to the wire, after much effort has been given, to say that "It just isn't a good fit." ? It doesn't sit well with me. I understand his position on leaving. But I think his reasons should have been considered before he went this far. Just my personal opinion there.

Anyway, one of my clients asked me today if I get tired of dealing with some of the things I do and that I must get frustrated having to spend so much time on "problems". (I would like to go into what I did for her and the awesome way I quoted Oregon State Code, House Bills passed in 2004 and that it was against the law to do what they were doing to my client, to the person I dealt with on her behalf, but that would be crossing the line of Client privacy. Drives me nuts. :P) I did answer her question about my getting weary of the issues. I said "Yes, I sometimes do. But even though my business carries a certain amount of negative stigma, helping people that otherwise could not, for various reasons, is very rewarding and far outweighs any time I may have lost dealing with the issue at hand, or hearing the labels of those that will not/can not see the value in what I do."