Work and feeling Owned

[Pete]

Originally Posted by seabass

After over twenty years of work, I've come to several realizations.
1) You are replaceable, no matter what you think, the company is not going to end without you.
2) You are only worth a percentage of what you made them.
3) The only person who gives a sh@t about you is you, they only care about what you made them
4) If it's not MY time,then it's their time, and they have to pay, no free extras.
5) If you don't ask, they wont offer, and if they do you're getting really screwed.
6) No job is worth more than my family, I don't care how much money, time with my wife and kids is priceless.
7) I was looking for a job when I took this one, I'm not afraid to look again.
8) a hundred problems solved today, a hundred new ones tomorrow. Give a 100% everyday, thats all anyone can ask.
9) Most important, when you leave work, leave the job there, don't bring it home, it will still be thier when you get back.
10) You spend more time at work then with your wife, do something you love, and have funn doing it!!!!!!!!!!

Right on!!

Pete

[mrmacey]

If you have some capital I will offer you a chance to be your own boss I am looking to partner up with someone. I need a New limo come April and I am looking for someone that wants to be an owner and have a financial stake with this company to help make it work I know what Im doing! the work is here! I just need someone committed to being an owner I am tired of workers who do whatever they feel like doing because of no financial responsibility put your money where your mouths are. oppurtunity is knocking are you ready to open the door and step out into ownership if not get back to work!!!!!

[Jimbo]

Guess I fall in with the kids, mortgage, orthodontics, car payments, miscellaneous expenses crowd. The man owns me bigtime. I've survived 21 years where I am including a handful of layoffs, I don't make a huge salary, if I were laid off today I would never be hired by another company doing what I do now because I don't have anywhere near the background, it was all learn as you go. I find work is a trade off. I don't necessarily like what I'm doing now and the pace in communications technology is killer, with unreasonable deadlines and often more unreasonable co-workers, which makes it even less appealing, but I have good benefits, sick days, personal days, over a month's vacation a year, the occasional bonus, and probably most importantly to survivalat worek, a good sense of humor. I shake off the day on the drive home and walk in the door to the three reasons I put up with it everyday- - -my great wife and two girls (and a cold, cold beer or two).

[Jigman]

Vic, find something that you like doing and go with that. If you like what you do, find another place to work that is more to your liking. Every job has its bad points (thats why its called work ), but overall, should have more good points. Yeah, there are times that I am down on my job, but still enjoy what I do.

Jigman