Good luck (you'll need it)

The following blurb is oh, so sad.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A bored Canadian bureaucrat fed up with office drudgery is seeking C$1 million ($860,000) in donations so he can quit his job and "do something that makes a difference in my life and the lives of others."

On the surface, it sounds noble really, right? Wrong.

Firstly, each of us can "do something that makes a difference" each and every moment of every day. It is a choice to remain inert. Money will not change this.

Secondly, if a man wishes to raise the capital to move himself out of a career and into another - or out of all such financially remunerating careers - he can and should do so on his own, through the talents, skills, and diligence he has at his disposal. Having others provide largesse will not teach a man what he needs to learn in order to manage his life in profitable ways.

Thirdly, woe to his current employer. No one is ordering the man to work by force, even in near-socialist Canada. Were I his employer, I'd fire him posthaste. Who wants such dead weight on his staff?

Additionally, a job is to some of us a blessing. It's hard to see this when the boss is again doing "her thing" (whatever yours' is), but overall, a job is a blessing.

"Retirement will free up my time for volunteer activities such as tutoring children and counseling people who are going through rough patches in their life. On a daily basis I will be a much more pleasant person to be around," he adds.

Noble goal, buddy. Now work your ass off and save your income so you can make it happen. Oh, and do try to be a "pleasant person" along the way. No one's going to buy your "I don't have enough money to be pleasant" angle.

Not to worry; it would seem most of us are smart enough to deny the man his ill-won gains:

As of Wednesday morning, five sympathetic souls had sent in a total of just C$59.26.

What do you want to bet that whenever this fellow is "retired" he is not "tutoring children and counseling people..."?