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StacyT · 11-22-2009, 01:10 PM

How do you escape being a wage slave without perpetuating it (wage slavery) for other people? For example, I’d like to start a natural soap company that competes with larger brands in a big box environment. In order to do that, I will run the business side of things while workers in a manufacturing plant will be physically making the soap for my company – day in and day out. I also plan to streamline my side of the business so that I spend less time working and more time on non money-making activities (creative projects, travel, reading, cooking, family time, etc.).

So in essence I would be freeing up my time and creating more money for myself but now I will have people working in jobs for me so that I can be free.

There are a couple of thoughts I have about this:

1) Not everyone wants to be free from a job, so it’s ok. It would actually be beneficial to the economy to create more steady jobs within the United States. Some people are meant to be employees and others are meant to be employers and so I should feel happy that I am creating more jobs for people who want them (I can’t imagine anyone truly wanting a job so I’m having a hard time coming to terms with this).

2) I shouldn’t start a large, competitive company, but rather a small, handmade soap company where I do both the physical work and the business side of the work – thus creating less profit for myself and having a lot less free time. But at least I am not perpetuating wage slavery (this sounds 100% awful to me by the way!).

Does anyone have any ideas about coming to terms with creating a medium/large company while also being a conscious CEO? Should I get down in the trenches with the employees once a month and work alongside them? Ideas?

11-22-2009, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
StacyT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New England Posts: 839	Putting More People into the Rat Race to Support My Escape How do you escape being a wage slave without perpetuating it (wage slavery) for other people? For example, I’d like to start a natural soap company that competes with larger brands in a big box environment. In order to do that, I will run the business side of things while workers in a manufacturing plant will be physically making the soap for my company – day in and day out. I also plan to streamline my side of the business so that I spend less time working and more time on non money-making activities (creative projects, travel, reading, cooking, family time, etc.). So in essence I would be freeing up my time and creating more money for myself but now I will have people working in jobs for me so that I can be free. There are a couple of thoughts I have about this: 1) Not everyone wants to be free from a job, so it’s ok. It would actually be beneficial to the economy to create more steady jobs within the United States. Some people are meant to be employees and others are meant to be employers and so I should feel happy that I am creating more jobs for people who want them (I can’t imagine anyone truly wanting a job so I’m having a hard time coming to terms with this). 2) I shouldn’t start a large, competitive company, but rather a small, handmade soap company where I do both the physical work and the business side of the work – thus creating less profit for myself and having a lot less free time. But at least I am not perpetuating wage slavery (this sounds 100% awful to me by the way!). Does anyone have any ideas about coming to terms with creating a medium/large company while also being a conscious CEO? Should I get down in the trenches with the employees once a month and work alongside them? Ideas?