[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by hope2soon

whew, thank you all. I think I may be overly sensitive because in my job I interact with a lot of people "our" age and older who are miserable and take it out on those of us who service them. The negativity is not only depressing but is affecting my health. It is one of the reason's I'm running numbers to see if I can retire next May. I had heard that people in TV worked hard all their lives, like I have, and now want to enjoy themselves, as I do, and are generally positive people and don't blow up over ever perceived slight or inconvenience. Am I being too Pollyannish?

I agree with pooh that your not being Pollyannish at all! I hope your numbers work out for you.

I was in a stressful job working with the public and I'll tell you, I couldn't wait to get away from it. Towards the end it was getting very difficult not to give it back to the nastys that I had to deal with. That was 10 years ago and I retired ASAP when reaching our retirement age. I haven't looked back and I haven't regretted it... not for a nano-second!

So, in light of what you're dealing with currently, TV should be a walk in the park for you. I know it was for me!