Business in Nashville
As this blog has yet to have a unified theme, I will put forward another completely unrelated topic to perhaps define this space. On an unrelated note, please be kind to X...she doesn't quite know how to make links...she's learning.
X and I both have jobs. That is we both work a lot of hours all year to make money for someone else who in turn will pay us a paycheck every so often to keep us happy. This works out well in certain aspects: it is fairly certain and safe. We get paid the same out every couple of weeks. It doesn't really depend on how well we worked all week, so we don't have any business risk. If the business fails, our personal wealth is not directly affected.
On the other hand, there are some definate downsides, which we have recently experienced. When you are an employee, you never receive enough of what you put into your job, assuming you actually work hard. Your superiors will never recognize the amount of your hard work, and you will never receive as much of the benefit of your hard work as the owners of the business will.
This should lead any rational person to one of two conclusions: you should either take the "Office Space" approach and only work hard enough to not get fired or you should do something where you are the boss.
The first approach definately has benefits, but I think for my personality and hers, this won't work because neither of us can really live our lives in mediocrity. I can't just go half throttle all the time. I would be too depressed.
X and I have been talking about starting a business recently as we have both had something of bad experiences at work. If it was just a problem with our respective employers, I think either of us would just change employers, but I believe our problems are just the realization of the drudgery of being in the rat race. This is not a problem with the company, but of the corporate "career" bullshit culture. We are thinking of picking the lock on the cage and getting out.
X and I have decided to spend this next year to brainstorm and try to find a business that could work. There is no pressure as we would both still have our jobs, but we will be thinking about it all year. I will brainstorm some ideas on here and will be open to any feedback readers have. Hopefully, it will be something that Nashville will like.
X and I both have jobs. That is we both work a lot of hours all year to make money for someone else who in turn will pay us a paycheck every so often to keep us happy. This works out well in certain aspects: it is fairly certain and safe. We get paid the same out every couple of weeks. It doesn't really depend on how well we worked all week, so we don't have any business risk. If the business fails, our personal wealth is not directly affected.
On the other hand, there are some definate downsides, which we have recently experienced. When you are an employee, you never receive enough of what you put into your job, assuming you actually work hard. Your superiors will never recognize the amount of your hard work, and you will never receive as much of the benefit of your hard work as the owners of the business will.
This should lead any rational person to one of two conclusions: you should either take the "Office Space" approach and only work hard enough to not get fired or you should do something where you are the boss.
The first approach definately has benefits, but I think for my personality and hers, this won't work because neither of us can really live our lives in mediocrity. I can't just go half throttle all the time. I would be too depressed.
X and I have been talking about starting a business recently as we have both had something of bad experiences at work. If it was just a problem with our respective employers, I think either of us would just change employers, but I believe our problems are just the realization of the drudgery of being in the rat race. This is not a problem with the company, but of the corporate "career" bullshit culture. We are thinking of picking the lock on the cage and getting out.
X and I have decided to spend this next year to brainstorm and try to find a business that could work. There is no pressure as we would both still have our jobs, but we will be thinking about it all year. I will brainstorm some ideas on here and will be open to any feedback readers have. Hopefully, it will be something that Nashville will like.
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