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April 18, 2005
30 Years - Why Am I Still Here?
Hi, my name's Joe and I'm a condo addict.
April marks my 30th anniversary in the community association industry. I graduated from college with a degree in History and planned to be a teacher, right at the time schools were no longer hiring. I had a maintenance background from my Navy days and answered an ad for an on-site (actually resident) manager's position at a nearby condo. I got the job and my life changed forever.
Looking back over the years, one of the things that still continues to amaze and bewilder me is the number of people, like myself, that once bitten by the condo bug, remain infected. No matter how often we threaten to leave, or change positions, or completely re-locate with the intent of starting fresh, we always seem to find ourselves drawn back into the web. When I tried a new career with a computer store, I found myself building systems for condo attorneys and managers. When I decided the I wanted to create a future in the internet, guess who the first people who came calling for web sites were.
There is something about this industry that keeps us coming back for more. Maybe because its still new enough that everyone thinks they can make a difference. We haven't yet reached that "regulated-to-death" stage yet and so we're relatively free to try new ideas in a growing market. Or maybe I'm just nuts.
Posted by joewest at April 18, 2005 4:15 AM