DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
RC, I got the shits with the Police in 85 and resigned. After a stint overseas at different jobs I returned and was offered a position, so rejoined the job ! No refresher course,just the fitness test and I was away.
Nothing like having to work for a living to realise what you had... Good luck with whatever it is .
You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
Good luck with getting the job.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
best of british and whatnot.
Good luck with whatever comes your way.
I admire people that give self-employment a go. Takes courage and commitment. Well done. I confess I have always been a salary man. Worse I work in the corporate world. Once you realise life is far easier if you just 'go with the flow' do what they ask and hey presto. Take home the fortnightly cheque and life is sweet. Lots of benefits having an employer as you mentioned. Get paid to be on holiday. Get paid if you are sick. I'm lucky that mine has an awesome Super scheme with employer matched + a bit contributions to keep us honest and loyal - that works for me. I used to get shocked when I discovered others such as self-employed buddies or those working for small businesses didn't have a Super fund.
At times you do get sick of the fact that you have to get up early Monday to Friday, because someone else expects you to turn up. I tell young staff that moan about work, that one day they will appreciate the times they held their tongue and just did as the company/boss wanted (unless you work for Harvey Weinstein of course),
Happiness is a means of travel, not a destination
So now there's a job opening at Dan Ornsby's eh? Maybe Cassina could step up to the challenge?
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
Pre-retirement, I worked in the corporate world for what was once an excellent employer. After being taken over by a corporate asset-stripper, the whole culture changed and as I'd paid into a really good company super scheme for many years, it was time to retire at 60. I was asked to consult back to the company for 9 months to run a project which I did with some reluctance but the money was good. I mainly worked from home and being that little bit removed, it was a quite a shock when visiting the company to find that some senior management behaviours I'd tolerated for some years were no longer acceptable as they directly impacted on the running of the project. A few words were exchanged... Once you step outside the system, serious shortcomings really stick out. Got offered more work but there were more enjoyable things to do.
There are plusses and minuses to both working for yourself and being in a big organisation. During my working life, I had some good managers as well as some truly terrible ones. However, in all that time; I only had two bosses who could be called genuine leaders - visionaries, approachable, truly inspirational. The sort of person you'd walk over broken glass for. True leaders are as rare as hen's teeth.
Best wishes Pete!
Indeed there is. https://www.facebook.com/pg/DanOrnsb...post_newsstand
Grow older but never grow up
Yup, I was offered some sage advice many years ago. Never turn what you love into a job, you will most likely just be left with a job you don't like.
I've had a couple of cracks at having my own business, made and then lost a lot of money first time round. Lost everything really, home, missus, confidence. Second time I just lost all my money, which wasn't much....
Such is life.
I'm happier now than I have ever been, I wish you the same good fortune.
Manopausal.
IMHO you've made the right decision. I was a self employed electrician for seven years in the 60's/70's and in that time I had TWO hot Christmas dinners.
People seem to have the idea that if you're self employed you're your own boss. WRONG! Everyone is your boss. Someone calls you out to a breakdown and you don't go, you've lost a client, one that, in all likelihood, you'll never see again. A one man and a boy business cannot sustain that.
"Statistics are used as a drunk uses lampposts - for support, not illumination."
Fair enough Rastus, hope it works out. I had a go at earning some additional on the side (not full self employment), didn't work out, did make me appreciate a paycheck, support teams, and business hours though.
Best of luck with the job.
Good luck.
Everybody deserves to enjoy themselves....
Even at work
Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has got one, but that doesn't mean you got to air it in public all the time....
Good on you for giving the "self-employed" a try.
Whatever is next, all the best and may you still be smiling on the way home each day.
Riding to/from work certainly helps set you up for a good day...
Snap... I took a break from truck driving where I was doing 70 hours a week and branched into photography and writing for couple years... Everyone always said my material was awesome... but getting people to buy stuff is a different art altogether. Infact if being self employed I think having the gift of the gab to sell the sizzle not the stake needs to be a primary attribute... Also forcing creativity out instead of doing it because you like it is different too.... Having two motorbikes and two mountain bikes in the shed didn't help on sunny days either.... On a good day I was earning $1000 day for magazine work... but the down time inbetween work is depressing... but your always chasing whats just around the corner....
Anyway three years ago I decided to go back to working for someone else in logistics industry, got a job at my first choice of employer who've been awesome and I've recently stepped up into big gear I'd thought I'd never get a chance at using, better money and work conditions than I've ever had plus bonuses and training/upskilling always....
I blame Rossi though... an ex girlfriend gave me his book "What if I never tried"....
Yeah the injury thing is a major, even I little thing like a dislocated toe at martial arts club, hobbling around on a job just doesn't look professional.... Now I have over 20 unused sick days, my work ethic means I turn up unless I'm literally dying lol....
Govt gives you nothing because it creates nothing - Javier Milei
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