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Damn, where were you two weeks ago when I had to get down on my hands & knees and, scrub the off my ty ass tile floors???
Good luck to you, you'll do good!!!
As many of you know I hate the people around me, I hate the customers, I hate my job and I hate just about everything my day consists of. So basically it goes like this.
I snagged from the wife one of those vapor disk things you toss in a shower. Its like Vicks vapor in the shower. The hot water breaks up the disk to release the vapors. Anyway I thought it would be cool to possibly lay my peen on top of the vapor and well....any way bad idea it kinda burns.
At that very moment I had the epiphany I've been waiting for. I could either pursue my aspiration or something close to it (when I say aspiration I don't mean lubing up hot gals I mean self employment and really at any level) or relegate myself to living with regret by continuing to subject myself to the misery that is my job. At 32-33 I figure now is the right time to risk it all.
I took out a loan for 40k and purchased a 3/4 ton kidnapper cargo van and 20k in equipment. Renewed my certification in structural drying and water restoration/flood mitigation and dropped the rest on advertising in the phone book, radio and print.
I bought equipment to clean carpet, tile and grout and furniture. I also purchased enough equipment to handle 10,000 plus square feet of structural drying due to flooding. All this should work seamlessly with our existing janitorial business. Most of our customers sub this work out to others anyway.
I also tapped the surface of marble resurfacing and care along with wood floor refinishing. This will come a bit later but the foundation is set for me to do the work.
I'm tired of sitting at this desk or wandering this god forsaken lot with no purpose. I can no longer tolerate the annoying customer base or the even more irritating group of co-workers. I'm tired of fantasizing about a way out. I'm worthless and lazy 99% of the day and hacking away on the net is getting old...even the porn is uneventful. I live in a perpetual state of exhaustion and I can't stand the boredom any longer. If I fail it'll be on my own terms at my own hand. I refuse to feel trapped at this place any longer.
I'm probably going to stick around for another 2-3 months just to capitalize on the spring rush and then I'm out. I say that but none of friends or family members believe that I have it in my to stick around. We'll see. I won't disappear forever but my interneting days will essentially be done. I expect to be a first ballot entry but ultimately I'll leave that up to the media and my peers. I want to thank you all for everything you haven't done for me. I'll reward you with a solid final 2-3 months before my graceful exit while on top.
You guys are a real inspiration for not wanting to be a failure. Special shout out to Blake, Viva and Sommerset as I wake up everyday wanting to not become those guys. I'll miss you all.
Damn, where were you two weeks ago when I had to get down on my hands & knees and, scrub the off my ty ass tile floors???
Good luck to you, you'll do good!!!
Wish you the best man. I really mean that. Nothing beats having your own business and being happy with what you do.
Don't really know what you have against me, but I'd rather deal with hemmoroids than find out why.
You apparently also wake up everyday not wanting to be you.
I wake up everyday forgetting you exist until I log on to ST.
Obviously I was at your kitchen window peeping that hot ass bent over....you know...scrubbing.Damn, where were you two weeks ago when I had to get down on my hands & knees and, scrub the off my ty ass tile floors???
Good luck to you, you'll do good!!!
I'm wary of white janitors.
If you don't somehow say "fail" in this thread I may never be able to live with myself.You apparently also wake up everyday not wanting to be you.
I wake up everyday forgetting you exist until I log on to ST.
Oh I don't do the janitorials. I leave that to our Hispanic workers and my Hispanic wife. I do the professional type stuff. People like white people to do the professional type stuff.
Seriously though, shouldn't your goal to get your business thriving to the point that you can sit back and peruse the internet while ordering around others? Then you can complain about how others are doing their job instead of complaining about your own job. 'Tis the American transition.
You apparently already have trouble living with yourself without my pointing out your posting failures.
Good luck dude. Hope everything works out for ya. As someone who had to go back into a work enviroment I cannot stand.....I totally get why you are doing this and your choice makes me want to further try to work on some things to get myself outta here.
DO NOT FORGET TO SET ASIDE 28% OF YOUR NET INCOME FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT TAXES. (income, not revenue)
Take some accounting courses to get familiar with how to track costs and income.
Small businesses fail for two reasons: lack of knowledge about the business and lack of business knowledge.
There are two skill sets required to run any busines successfully: knowledge of what you are doing, and knowledge of how to make money at it.
Most people get the first ok, but a LOT of people suck at the second.
I would recommend getting with some sort of small business association, or the small business administration for some help/guidance.
Good luck.
I always enjoyed your stories...
Good luck man..and props for getting up and actually doing it.Most of us, with any kind of half ass ambition, just keep on accepting what we are given.
I think it is great that you are bravely venturing out and striving to acheive your own vision.
My prayers are with you and I know you will be a great success.
All the best to you.
And I will miss your threads.
This has the capacity to be another thread ruined by Blake's gotry. Good luck BTB.
Good luck man.
Its funny you posted this. I have been contemplating my life as well and I am needing a big change and not just in my workplace but in my career in general. I have been really thinking about going back to school and getting another degree and changing professions. I changed my major at least 6 times when I was in my early years. Im planning on starting back up in the summer so I have a month or so to figure out what I wanna do. I have been tossing around ideas and have even contemplated getting a History degree and maybe teaching. I have also thought about going with what my family wants and going for Border Patrol. Half of my relatives are in it and there is nothing like a little Mexican on Mexican hate lol. I would prob get fired for excessive violence or get shot. Anways either way man I hope the best for you. Keep me updated.
We currently run a business. We have an accountant on hand and always keep tight books. Never had any issues with taxes or how we do things. We're not a start up just an expansion that will allow me to leave my current full time job.
Thanks for the advice though.
I have a safety net in my father if I need him. He owns a wealth management business and is always offering up advice wanted and unwanted but always accepted.
I checked and the judges will accept this.
Sure, thanks to B2B trying to talk junk about me in post #1 and you trying to talk junk about me in this post.
Good luck to B2B waking up without thinking of me.
With your at ude toward your co-workers, and people in general, I'm betting you will have a ball with real consumers who expect 100%, especially when carpet cleaners are a dime a dozen.
Great! I wake up in the morning not wondering about it.
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Oh that's right. You were the head stroker in that failed posse thread.
I LOL'dedid.
Oh im sorry am I not allowed to think certain posts are funny? I would have laughed if your name wasnt in that post. I would have even laughed if I was named in that post. It would have been funny if someone not named b2b said it. Sorry he hurt your 4th grade feelings.
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