- I was talking to a friend of mine recently whose situation is exactly... >
I was talking to a friend of mine recently whose situation is exactly how I think I would have ended up if I hadn’t set up my own business. He was on my IT course and when he graduated he got a job with a big company. He’s very well paid and when he goes home at five o’clock in the evening he’s got nothing to worry about because he doesn’t have that much responsibility within the company.
At the same time though he feels as though what he does doesn’t really make that much of a difference, nor does he really like the people that he works with. He sees his job as being able to afford him a lifestyle where he can do what he wants evenings and weekends.
I’ve got a job that doesn’t afford me too much of a social life at the moment, but that’s because I have a huge amount of responsibility in my company. Also, I go into the office and everybody I work with I actually like as a person. We all work really well together because I work hard on putting together a great team. Whereas when you become employed you get thrown in with whoever you need to be with.
My friend hardly gets any job satisfaction but when something good happens for us we tend to get loads. I’m sometimes a bit envious of people in corporate jobs who’re getting a great wage, especially because I can’t afford to give myself a huge amount at this early stage. But most of the time I think, I’m glad I’m not them.
Pete HuntFresh Element Ltd.
