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Why are so many geocachers losing their jobs? Is there something about the personality or work ethics of geocachers that makes them less likely to succeed in the business world? Does geocaching impede career success? (Perhaps geocachers spend so much time looking for caches that they fail to put maximum effort into their jobs).

I don't think it's geocachers losing their jobs. I do think that many geocachers come out of the tech, engineering, and IT areas, all of which are in particularly dire employment straits, particularly here in Arizona.

I just came home less than an hour ago from a reunion of former colleagues. At one time we all worked together for what was literally the hottest software company in the country (#1 performing stock on NASDAQ in 1996). I spent 11 years there and hoped to retire from the company. It cratered, got bought for next to nothing, and most of us got laid off or quit. I would estimate that of the 30-40 people who showed up this evening, fully half were either unemployed or have found jobs after being unemployed for six months or more. So far as I know, I was the only cacher there.

I'm looking for a new job because I am not happy at my current employment, but since I am working for a government agency, it is hard to fire me unless I really screw up badly or commit an act of gross misconduct. However, I've been submitting my resume to several organizations, and I have an interview scheduled at a Stantec Consulting next week and with the Town of Gilbert (at a office near Gilbert Historical Museum) in two weeks. Hopefully I can move on to more interesting work at a better place for me.