romex jockey
Senior Member
- Location
- Vermont
- Occupation
- electrician
My advice?
don't do what i did
decades ago ,i approached my employer to inform him I had passed my masters ,
his response was ' a master don't mean nuthin' to me'
My response was 'I does to me, and i'm out the door, see ya"
Only to learn a tradesman does not a biz man make , the hard way
Fast forward ,now in the back 9 of my career looking back , i ate a LOT of crow , it's just not a meritocracy , contracting is akin to spending your time in a shark tank of smiley toothed sorts who target fresh meat, litigation is always a palpable presence, dealing with the public daily is condusive to misanthropy , and don't get me started on our lovely Infernal Revenue service.....
Cultivate advice, experience, and all biz tools you will, but above all consider the mindset of a biz stature ,and it will be your suit of armor
Good luck out there
~RJ~
don't do what i did
decades ago ,i approached my employer to inform him I had passed my masters ,
his response was ' a master don't mean nuthin' to me'
My response was 'I does to me, and i'm out the door, see ya"
Only to learn a tradesman does not a biz man make , the hard way
Fast forward ,now in the back 9 of my career looking back , i ate a LOT of crow , it's just not a meritocracy , contracting is akin to spending your time in a shark tank of smiley toothed sorts who target fresh meat, litigation is always a palpable presence, dealing with the public daily is condusive to misanthropy , and don't get me started on our lovely Infernal Revenue service.....
Cultivate advice, experience, and all biz tools you will, but above all consider the mindset of a biz stature ,and it will be your suit of armor
Good luck out there
~RJ~