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Quote from: mikectanker on January 05, 2017, 01:28:14 AMProfit on a bike! I did that once In 20 years!Being self employed or owning your own business is a real bitch sometimes. After 10 years I don't think I could go to work for someone else. There's more work but the added freedom and control of decisions is something I can't ever give up. And when it's busy enough to be stressful, that means I'm making good money instead of the same hourly wage. When it's slow I play with dirtbikes and my kids and I don't stress over it.I agree, I could never go back to working for someone else. When you work for someone else and your boss is an idiot, it's a lot harder to deal with. If I make a bad decision, I learn and move on. There are days I wish my business wasn't in retail. People are just nuts sometimes. And whoever said, "The customer is always right." never worked in retail.
Profit on a bike! I did that once In 20 years!Being self employed or owning your own business is a real bitch sometimes. After 10 years I don't think I could go to work for someone else. There's more work but the added freedom and control of decisions is something I can't ever give up. And when it's busy enough to be stressful, that means I'm making good money instead of the same hourly wage. When it's slow I play with dirtbikes and my kids and I don't stress over it.
Quote from: umberto on January 05, 2017, 02:38:19 AMQuote from: mikectanker on January 05, 2017, 01:28:14 AMProfit on a bike! I did that once In 20 years!Being self employed or owning your own business is a real bitch sometimes. After 10 years I don't think I could go to work for someone else. There's more work but the added freedom and control of decisions is something I can't ever give up. And when it's busy enough to be stressful, that means I'm making good money instead of the same hourly wage. When it's slow I play with dirtbikes and my kids and I don't stress over it.I agree, I could never go back to working for someone else. When you work for someone else and your boss is an idiot, it's a lot harder to deal with. If I make a bad decision, I learn and move on. There are days I wish my business wasn't in retail. People are just nuts sometimes. And whoever said, "The customer is always right." never worked in retail. Glad to see the bike found a good home and you made some money. Win win there!I will second "The customer is always right" Just finishing up the last 6 weeks in retail I thing people get more idiotic each year or my tolerance level is just not where it used to be! It can be shocking sometimes.