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On Sun, 7 Jul 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 21:12:31 +0200, D wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/07/2024 01:55, Borax Man wrote:
>>>> I'm not buying these lies anymore.  I have a "good job", that I worked
>>>> damn hard to achieve, a managerial position, yet am worse off, while I
>>>> watch rent-seekers get everything.  I never took benefits, I did
>>>> everything right.  Screw that.
>>>
>>> I was like that till I ended up running my own businesses.
>>>
>>> There is only one person worth working hard for, and that is yourself
>>
>> This is the truth! I encourage everyone competent I know to at least try
>> to start their own business. If you succeed, it is well worth the
>> effort.
>
> I did but I didn't have much interest in the 'business' part. Between the
> bookkeeping and having to go out and sell myself to find new contracts it
> got old. I did okay with several core clients but I decided to 'retire'.
> That was fun for a while.
>

Well, you tried, and for me, that's the important thing. I'm sure you also 
learned some valuable skills. =)