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after some deliberaton....

13K views 115 replies 42 participants last post by  A&E Exteriors 
#1 ·
I've decided to say **** it and get a damn job where I can just show up and work. Tired of dealing with employees, insurance companies, other people making a liar out of me, being stabbed in the back, working for my guys, being responsible for their **** ups,etc, etc, etc.

I have a few commitments to take care of first, but I feel some relief already.
 
#78 ·
Some people are just not cut out for it. Good luck with the new grind. We all think about it from time to time, but for most of us here, we could not function as a regular employee.
True, most of us (incl me) are misfits. We do not do well being an employee.

Many contractors have ADD and are very creative. Working for the man slowly kills us.

Is work that bad in Grand Rapids (my old hometown years ago) or just not worth dealing with the daily grind dealing with all the business BS?

Real World
 
#8 ·
I don't know if it's gonna stick or not, all I really know is I need a serious break, I'm gonna do something I'll regret if I don't take it, like break someones face next time they take 45 minutes to lay 2 bundles, then say they thought things were going pretty well.
 
#13 ·
I realize it's not for everyone, however, i am not "unable" just tired of it.
I have another buisness, that while it doesn't make me as much, I can get by with it if I have too. I have been in the roofing buisness for 2 years on my own as a sub,and it's been 1 thing after another for the past few months. I had to let someone else jump on a gravy roof for me today because I canned my crew Friday.
We'll see if I still feel the same next week. Probably will.
 
#16 ·
Wow. Only as a sub?

Wait until you have to do MORE than just SHOW UP. Pay your employees by the square. Production will increase. If quality decreases, fire them.

I have thought about this a lot in the past two years but boy, it was cold and snowy today and I was glad my truck has a nice heater and that I got to spend time with my daughter.
 
#19 ·
You gotta do what you gotta do man. I'd say go for the repairs gig while you do your other business. If that doesn't work out, go get yourself a job. Either way, if you're not happy, time to change things up until you are. Best of luck to you. :thumbsup:
 
#23 ·
Sometimes it takes the bad days to realize the good ones.

Before you throw in the towel think back when you decide to go into business for yourself and why. You my inspire yourself to stick with it and build of your lessons you learned.:rolleyes:

To be a better company we all strive to be day in day out.
 
#24 ·
I vote for the downsize option. Be your own boss (clients notwithstanding) and just bring the best you've got to your own job on your own. It is a pretty nice way to work. Been the lead, been the boss, been the GC, being very happy to have only me to account for and am no worse off for the new way of doing business. Just a thought :thumbsup:.
 
#25 ·
I also have to vote for the downsizing option. Less headaches the less people you have to manage. Also, a lot of people see that the money that they make doesn't change much even though they have a smaller company. I just couldn't give up the time freedom that comes with being my own boss.
 
#28 ·
I posted a thread a while back about the possibility of going to work for my primary contractor next spring.

I told him this morning I was tired of running a buisness and no longer found it worth it in the end as of late and that I have every intention of finishing my commitments first.

Well, long story short, he said give him a few days, that he really wants to keep me around and will put together a job offer for me.
 
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