Trading 9 to 5 for a big 10-4

Cybergal · Sep 11, 2007

Trading 9 to 5 for a big 10-4

9/10/07
Globe and Mail, Canada

Hauling a trailer full of wooden spindles along a tedious stretch of Iowa cow-and-corn country, Birgit Johnston can't help but admire the view from her new office.
"I'm surrounded by windows and sunshine, looking at some of the most beautiful countryside in the world," says Ms. Johnston, who earned a trucker's licence in April and now drives for Challenger, one of Canada's biggest trucking firms. "What could be better?"
Less than a year ago, the 49-year-old Simcoe, Ont., resident was staring at cubicle walls and withering under fluorescent lights. As an engineering technician for Stelco, she worked in a windowless office for eight hours a day.
The last of her four grown children had recently left for college. After work, she'd bring a gloomy mixture of stress and tedium home to her husband. article continues......
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Jerryb · Sep 19, 2007

Hi Cybergal,

you post a lot of Canadian news, do you hail from Canada?:smt041

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