Mind of my Stroked Brain

When I started working, the first time I can remember having surplus money was sometime in early 1999. Most of the time earlier I didn't have money or barely lasted till month end. In late 1998, I was sent to another country on work for a few months. Since it was not a long term posting, we were not getting salary there but a daily allowance (referred to as per diem).  It was the first time I received money money in a stronger currency and better purchasing power and realised the potential of saving it.  So, I did not live there mostly. Everything was converted to my home currency and my eyes would bulge. At the same time, if the same amount was saved, it was a big deal of money to bring back to my home country and live with it later. Almost everything was seen through this lens and either not bought, not spent, not experienced. Everything including the food I allowed myself to eat, the condition of places we chose to live, the groceries I bought etc. Basically tightened the belt t

When I joined my job, it was a very fast growing industry and there were shortages everywhere. Most importantly resources/ manpower/ people for everything. Naturally we became experts in "winging it". Basically not experts in much but a very versatile in picking up anything very fast and "on the job". "High Learnability" was the term coined for it. Recently, a few of my ex-colleagues (very good friends now) had caught up and discussing many of these gory but exciting battle stories. Needless to say, I am seasoned at this and identifying "Learnability" in people. Our industry has decelerated quite a bit. Its still expanding - but has decelerated quite a bit. All the "fresh" folks now have 2-3 decades under their belts and they are going nowhere soon! Another industry that is going through the same expansion is in healthcare (disease care as somebody has said).  There are approximately 400,000 arrivals everyday and only 185,000 departures