The guy I know was an electrician wiring houses, became a lineman and now owns the high voltage company. Union shop with probably 150 employees and hundreds of pieces of equipment.
Fair enough. It sounds like he has some assets to fall back on now so cruising with what he has can also work out. Do you see where I’m coming from? It’s one thing to sit on a mountain and say I won’t do this for that. Meanwhile the folks at the bottom will do anything to get half way up the mountain.
I’ll be the contrarian to some of that.
If I were to be reincarnated as an animal I’d want to be a triple crown winning thoroughbred that’s been put out to stud.
I think this is an often overlooked piece of the puzzle. “What do you want to do?”
Exactly!
I always tell her I’m never scared to gamble on myself.
Cheers brother! You get it!Exactly!
My wife tells me I’m never satisfied always looking for the next best thing. She’s right, but that’s also why we have got to where we are at. She thinks I’m nuts.
Honestly that’s the only thing I complain about. I do everything i can to be a good employee and go above and beyond. If choosing between my job and my family comes up in going to choose my family. Asking for time off to see a game is a real thing though. It’s not a laughing matter but some of these posts nailed itThis.
My brain never stops thinking about what else I could do because I get burned out on the grind of being self employed. I’m not sure I could ever clock in and clock out though. I’d be fired the first time you told me I couldn’t go home to make my kid’s baseball game. We may work more hours than most being self employed but the freedom it gives you when you want it to be involved with your kids is priceless.
Maybe adjust what you do and how you do it.I wish I had the answers but I’m 37and still trying to figure it out myself. it’s clear I haven’t because it’s 2am and I’m still working
not something I make a habit of but what’s the saying? Better to ask for forgiveness or some shit
They use artificial insemination these days. You'll be stuck in a stall standing in your own shit and hooked up to a machine that sucks the life out of you.If I were to be reincarnated as an animal I’d want to be a triple crown winning thoroughbred that’s been put out to stud.
What a job
Negative ghost rider, thoroughbreds are live insemination and you don’t pay the stud fee until you have a live foal. Top producers are fetching $300k a shot three times a day.They use artificial insemination these days. You'll be stuck in a stall standing in your own shit and hooked up to a machine that sucks the life out of you.
I can second this. I’m at electrical mechanic supervisor and it’s a great gig. Lots of pros and cons compared to running your own business but it’s been good to me.@hallett21
Try to get it with LADWP as an Electrical Mechanic. You could be doing underground pipe, new construction, in-house mechanic at one of our power plants, etc. You’re good, so you’ll work your way up to supervisor and beyond.
They just negotiated a fat ass raise with our last contract too. You have to go through their apprenticeship but journey level pay (after apprenticeship) is at 140k and the OT is always there. I believe starting pay for newbies is around 112k. Pass the written exam and pass a practical and they take from the top of the list.
I’m a Controls Mechanic at the power plant but we have in-house Electrical Mechanics so I work with them all the time. It’s a good gig.
PM if you want more info
https://personnel.lacity.gov/doc.cfm?get=ClassSpec3841
You mean I can't chill on the couch drinking beer every weekend and then catch a jet to an island with my friend for the hell of it?I think this is an often overlooked piece of the puzzle. “What do you want to do?”
If you want to chill at home on the weekends and drink beer and watch football in your 2000sqft home there is a broad Set of jobs that will allow that and you won’t need to make many sacrifices or take undue risks.
However, if you want to fly your jet to your yacht twice a month with your family and friends there is a different set of risks and sacrifices you are going to have to make for that to become a reality.
Neither is right or wrong but defining what you want and how you’ll get there is a great exercise to go through and makes the decisions easier (after the pain of trying to truly define “What Do You Want”).
My wife’s grandmother in into show horses and all are artificial insemination. No one wants to risk issues to both stud and mare trying to mount for what theses horses are worth.Negative ghost rider, thoroughbreds are live insemination and you don’t pay the stud fee until you have a live foal. Top producers are fetching $300k a shot three times a day.
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Horse racing has its own play book, in theory the bloodlines should be passed by natural process to insure fittest of the species thrives, the reality is it’s much more profitable to keep your product scarce
it’s all about breeding programs, however you have to run the horse, win the right races and keep it sound before you can get that big stud money. On the bottom end it’s about $35k to breed a horse and get it to the track as a two year old, that’s without any medical bills or premium stud fees. The idea is to get a good colt and get in on and off the track as fast as possible and put it to stud. It’s a tough business, you’re competing against all the money in the world. The champion stud horses have amazing lives, no expense spared, live better than 95% of the humans on the planet LOL
I guess the short answer is my mental health. I’m not throwing the baby out with the bath water yet. But this thread, the PMs and texts I’ve received have been very enlightening. A lot of different perspectives
Your good days will exceed the bad. Lawsuits are nothing but a challenge to make you stronger. You’ll learn what you need to correct the deficiency in your contracts. Stick with it. You’re going to be fine.I guess the short answer is my mental health. I’m not throwing the baby out with the bath water yet. But this thread, the PMs and texts I’ve received have been very enlightening. A lot of different perspectives
Sad part about it is the guy that has the jet and mega yacht barely enjoys his toys because he is so busy working and the only thing he cares about is making more $$$...lolI think this is an often overlooked piece of the puzzle. “What do you want to do?”
If you want to chill at home on the weekends and drink beer and watch football in your 2000sqft home there is a broad Set of jobs that will allow that and you won’t need to make many sacrifices or take undue risks.
However, if you want to fly your jet to your yacht twice a month with your family and friends there is a different set of risks and sacrifices you are going to have to make for that to become a reality.
Neither is right or wrong but defining what you want and how you’ll get there is a great exercise to go through and makes the decisions easier (after the pain of trying to truly define “What Do You Want”).
or even worse... has the means to comfortably have a jet, a yacht etc... and never does because all they do is work and make more money
In some cases, the current business owner may have not been the one that started the business and feels like an employee/slave to the business, even though they are the current owner.
