tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878927.post3889645364819064766..comments2008-02-08T10:09:53.979-05:00JtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104698531910848783joethepeacock@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878927.post-56934201753897918742008-02-08T10:09:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:09:00.000-05:00Haha, ok, then we're even CallieMo :)<BR/><BR/>Obviously, this post isn't direct at every single person, everywhere. I think that there are definitely people who are happy - truly happy - doing what they do, and they happen to get paid 2x a month and work 9-5 (or 8-10 in some cases :P). <BR/><BR/>My post is directed at the miserable, angry, tired person who has this "other thing" they want to do, this "feeling" of wanting to do it, and this "utter and complete paralyzing fear of losing the sure thing" playing against them. <BR/><BR/>As far as nightmare clients... Yeah. They SUCK. It took me years to learn how to fire a client, and then another set of years to learn how to recognize that type and avoid them... And I still get nailed from time to time. Still, the ability to say "fine, i'm walking. Later!" is the key.JtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104698531910848783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878927.post-22093235471225427662008-02-08T01:07:00.000-05:002008-02-08T01:07:00.000-05:00Damn it. There I go leaving an extraneous word in my post picking on you for a typo. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?CallieMonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878927.post-6395154966723088602008-02-08T01:05:00.000-05:002008-02-08T01:05:00.000-05:00<I>Mangers!</I> Damn I hate those. There's always some virgin traveling with her husband sticking who goes putting her newborn spawn into it. What a hassle. Don't even get me started on the mess the camels with those Wise Men make!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, while it's all well and good for some people, working for yourself isn't feasible for everyone. Do you have health insurance through your wife's job or are you shelling out the big bucks for a policy on your own (or worse, taking the gamble that you won't need the insurance "because I'm young")? <BR/><BR/>Sir Geek did web consulting for like 7 years or so as a side business. The headaches of moron clients who insist they want "thing A" when they want "thing B" and you point out to them that they probably meant "thing B", which they deny wanting...until you give them "thing A" and they realize that it WAS "thing B" they wanted in the first place are really not any better than the headache of the 9-5 world. Sure, you can tell the client to go stuff it, but you've got to eat, pay the mortgage, etc. somehow.<BR/><BR/>There is no "perfect" profession. They all have their share of headaches. It's just a matter of what kind of headaches you can deal with and how risk-averse you are.<BR/><BR/>Besides, you DO still have a lord and master. Her name is Andrea. ;PCallieMonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878927.post-72807154040515156202008-02-07T23:27:00.000-05:002008-02-07T23:27:00.000-05:00That's all nice, but what about when you want to do a job that you have to go in everyday, such as working in a laboratory?Teratohmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173696963549586896noreply@blogger.com