lacajun
Electrical
- Apr 2, 2007
- 1,678
I may have to make that decision again soon.
I've been working my own company for about five months now. I've made some good connections and continue to through surprising avenues. It's been fun and interesting.
I see the challenges of small business. I'm attending a monthly small business meeting to listen and learn from more experienced owners. It's a challenge and at times seems awfully daunting. Most of them wouldn't do anything else.
I keep hearing the rewards, financial and freedom, of running your own business eclipse working at a job. I get the freedom part and am working on the financial part. ;-)
When I think my path is set, a job with a company rolls around. This one has orbited around me for some time. I declined any contact in the past thinking I wouldn't qualify. In addition, the recruiter that contacted me was exceptionally offensive, which cast a bad light on the company, too. A different recruiter called this time and I responded. So, I'm going to have to decide how far to go with different paths. Nothing is firm so it may be a pointless post.
I am unsure that I fit into Corporate America any longer. My values don't seem reflected there.
As I progressed from job to job, the effort to perform increased more dramatically than the pay. Indeed, the pay increases were more infrequent and much smaller. Promotions were accompanied by much smaller pay increases than during the first ten years of my career. I've heard business owners say that was one of many key reasons for starting their own business. I didn't bring it up; they did. They were on higher rungs of the ladder than I was and had a higher, broader view. Their words make me think long and hard about this decision, if it does materialize.
Life is never dull!
Prayer is always required.
I've been working my own company for about five months now. I've made some good connections and continue to through surprising avenues. It's been fun and interesting.
I see the challenges of small business. I'm attending a monthly small business meeting to listen and learn from more experienced owners. It's a challenge and at times seems awfully daunting. Most of them wouldn't do anything else.
I keep hearing the rewards, financial and freedom, of running your own business eclipse working at a job. I get the freedom part and am working on the financial part. ;-)
When I think my path is set, a job with a company rolls around. This one has orbited around me for some time. I declined any contact in the past thinking I wouldn't qualify. In addition, the recruiter that contacted me was exceptionally offensive, which cast a bad light on the company, too. A different recruiter called this time and I responded. So, I'm going to have to decide how far to go with different paths. Nothing is firm so it may be a pointless post.
I am unsure that I fit into Corporate America any longer. My values don't seem reflected there.
As I progressed from job to job, the effort to perform increased more dramatically than the pay. Indeed, the pay increases were more infrequent and much smaller. Promotions were accompanied by much smaller pay increases than during the first ten years of my career. I've heard business owners say that was one of many key reasons for starting their own business. I didn't bring it up; they did. They were on higher rungs of the ladder than I was and had a higher, broader view. Their words make me think long and hard about this decision, if it does materialize.
Life is never dull!
Prayer is always required. 
