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what would you do when your job becomes a burden?
Gorotsuki:
I say way to go daywane.
World needs more people like you
who will stop taking crap.
CheffoJeffo:
FWIW, I typically hate hearing about folks bitching about their jobs because, from where I sit, working for someone else is a choice and people never seem to take responsibility for their choices. Sure, it may be the best choice or even seem like the only choice, but people invariably forget that it was a choice and that they made it.
Just after Y2K, the company I was working for (owned by a man I had worked for in various other roles for most of my adult life) ended up going under due to what was a totally understandable business decision by our major client. Pissed me off as an employee and I lost a ton of accumulated bonus as a result. From that point, I promised myself that I would never again work for somebody else.
It is 10 years later and I am the boss. I work much harder than I did then (and was typically 50-70 hours a week) and have way more stress because my employees count on me for their living.
Would I ever go back to working for somebody else ?
Not on your life.
The extra degree of control you have makes the hardships much more tolerable and, since you are ultimately responsible, you spend far less time bitching and far more time actually doing (which seems to result in fewer things to ---smurfette--- about)
So, I'm all for folks taking control of their destinies.
danny_galaga:
<---------- Practically an institution in my line of work ;D
pinballwizard79:
2nd time Ive given this advice today....weird.
Ok, just take a picture of yourself surrounded by assault rifles & whiskey. Then print it out real big & hang up that photo in your work area.
You will get a raise, young mistress & people ALWAYS make a new pot of coffee after taking the last cup :cheers:
Word
shmokes:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on March 22, 2010, 11:27:57 pm ---
working for someone else is a choice
It is 10 years later and I am the boss.
--- End quote ---
Not everybody has any skills suitable for this, or the intelligence or wherewithal to run a business even if they did have a skill that could be exploited that way. Have a little empathy. You do the best with what you got. You can't just get tired one day of not being a billionaire and up and go out and do what Bill Gates did. Different people have different capabilities, opportunities, and lucky breaks.
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