Hi! I'm new here obviously...
This article is a breath of fresh air for me. I don't see it as working at a job vs. entrepreneurship, but as doing what you love and create value, no matter what the medium is. I think many people take it as a zero sum game because so many people hate their jobs and feel strapped for cash despite these jobs.
For me personally, I'm a corporate drone. I like what I do (taxes), but I dislike this particular company. I was actually going to go full out and quit, but luckily, before I did that, my company announced it's leaving the state and I'm getting laid off. Many people around me are panicking. I'm cool because the severance is just what I need
. It's like they are paying me to leave.
I walked out on my first job after college too (I'm only 4 years out). I didn't like what they were doing, so I (respectfully) resigned and decided to move to another part of the state. They ended up getting me another job in that part of the state. I liked my little desk job they gave me, but I had to move because of family reasons and that's how I ended up with the job I have now.
What will I do now? Well, I always had a little side business(es) running, which always helped me through the hard times (especially since my first job only paid me once a month
). I will probably turn that up and take maybe 6 months or so off until I decide what I want to do next.
My family worries about it, and even ventures to call me "lazy". But, generally, working for someone else or myself, I do what works for me. I never worried about losing my job or housing or lifestyle. Even right now, I'm comfortable saving, eating out, buying clothes I like, etc., with a family a three and I'm the only one working (my husband got laid off last year).
re
raxis. Being a tax and accounting person, profit is really a manufactured term. My company (big old corporation) has had "losses" for the past 10 years or so
. Still they manage to pay salaries and do whatever they want to do (like moving their headquarters to another state
)
People are still buying luxury goods in this recession, which is a sign that things aren't all that bad. Otherwise Sony, Microsoft, and Apple would all be bankrupt now. People are just cutting back, and retailers (the last man on the supply chain before customers) are getting the short end of the stick. But if you are a producer, or higher up the supply chain towards the producer, then it looks much better. But I digress because I don't want to get into supply chain theory.
Sorry for such a long first post, I had a lot on my chest.
