Po's Peek at the Past By Dave Potchak

The employment ad in the newspaper caught my eye immediately. And, after a particularly nerve-wracking week trying to teach middle school science kids, I thought, "What the heck, I'm going to give this a try."

The ad concerned an opening for a pharmaceutical sales position in the Altoona Mirror, and having a biological science and chemistry background, I thought it might be a good fit.

My view of life

Throughout my teaching career, the employment grass always looked greener to me elsewhere, even though I'm red-green color blind. So, this is another example where I didn't want to pass up an opp...