Cab 83

Today the cab driver was a known gentleman. Driving me to office for I guess the 4th or the 5th time. Another interesting personality!

He was in Air Force. After completing his tenure, he joined Nationwide as a Project Manager. Got laid off in 2008. Did have a PMP then, used to attend PMI workshops etc. After being laid off, he started delivering Pizza, which he still does in the nights. While from Mon-Wed, he drives the cab. His source of income, all his previous and current jobs. 

According to him, he likes his present situation as this is being more active rather than sitting on a desk job all the time. 

I compare the same kind of thing back in India and feel that we have drawn barriers in the society. As in which class does what kind of people. What age, you are supposed to stop working and start praying. What experience, should make you a manager, etc. I guess it's all a cultural issue. We have build the society thus. 

But, what strikes me about this gentleman is that he still has the "Go", the spark to carry on and do something and not sit idle. As I understand he's pretty well off, but he needs some thing to keep himself busy, so he does it.

We have had some wonderful chats. Some have been around the language, some have been around project management, some have been around culture, and some have been just random. 

I can just sum it all to "It's all a learning experience for me". I just can't stop learning :)