Become A Contractor And Say Goodbye To Your Desk
Saw this great post about how to become a contractor, and really got me thinking about how relatively easy it is to start a business in this country, which of course can lead to eventually dumping the desk/corporate job and actually working for yourself in a tangible way.
You know everybody says when you’re growing up that you know you’ve made it when you’ve got a cushy office job but I think most of us now know that it’s not what it’s cracked up to be. Sure, you get to wear the suit and tie and maybe even have your own secretary and a reserved spot in the parking lot but at the end of the day you’re trading your time for dollars and working for “the man”, which usually amounts to “the shareholders”. Your salary will never advance beyond a certain level and based on how the economy is going or the stupid decisions your superiors might make you could get a pink slip at any given time. Loyalty to employees is a thing of the past, as we’re all now seeing.
Guess I’d rather have my own contracting or service business where I have an opportunity to grow the company and see a direct impact in my bank account, even if it means people look down on me for doing “blue-collar” work. Blue collar or white collar, all I care about is earning good money for myself and my family and having a stake in what’s going on. You can sell a business for a nice chunk of change when you get bored with it - but how do you cash out when you get bored with or fired from the desk job?