Work Anniversary

[ndrosen]

I have now completed twenty-five years at the Patent Office, and have only fifteen more, or possibly even less, until I can retire. The work has been stressful at times, but that is likely to be true of any career. I haven’t grown fabulously rich, but I was able to pay off my student loans, pay the rent, buy groceries and books, and make donations to causes I consider worthy.

Comments

[warriorsavant]

Do you actually like the work?

[ndrosen]

It’s a job, not a day at the beach. The work can be of interest, but there are long stretches of searching through sheaves of prior patents or non-patent literature articles for something relevant, or writing page after page, while worrying about production for the quarter.

[ndrosen]

It’s a job, not a day at the beach. The work can be of interest, but there are long stretches of searching through sheaves of prior patents or non-patent literature articles for something relevant, or writing page after page, while worrying about production for the quarter.