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07-06-2007, 07:12 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Franklin, TN
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| ever feel like walking away??? from your job? bear with me while i vent for a bit. some of my friends hate when I talk about this stuff because they all think I have it made. I work for myself, rarely have to worry about money...on a personal level, seem to do whatever I want and don't really "want" for anything. But you know...it's hard. I own my own business and there are soooooooooo many days that I just wonder if it is all worth it. I find myself in tears many times. Stressed to the max. I think to myself that it just isn't what I want to be doing. I started this business to help my husband and his investors out. This is a little history....if you have a minute I was working at an apartment complex, leasing and serving as somewhat of an assistant manager for over 400 apartment homes. My husband started a company building homes with his ex-best friend. yeah...I said ex. that's another show... His biggest investor owns a very successful property management company in Texas and he was wanting to buy some rental property in Tn. My husband asked if I would help him manage a few homes if he invested here. I agreed because I knew he would be a great guy to do business with and I felt I could handle a few extra rental homes. Well, a month later I found myself quitting my job of 7 years to manage single family homes for this guy. We made it legit and started a full swing management company with me being the only one doing any of the work. I was a one man team, so to say. We went from starting with 3 properties in May '06 to over 100 in May '07. Not only managing property for this one investor, but for several of his friends as well that wanted to invest in rental property here. I am still doing it all by myself. I have off loaded most of the maintenance, painting, cleaning type of work to my ex who has a company doing all of that kind of stuff. he is great at it and gives me great rates So, most of that aspect of the job is handled by someone other than me. But all of the bookeeping, leasing, marketing, and basic management of the properties is done by me alone. Some people think my job consist of collecting rent checks. um...NO. i am on the phone ALL DAY. talking to prospects, tenants, vendors, owners....tons of people all day long. I have no office, I do it all from home. I do not have a land line phone, I do it all from a cell phone. I have purchased a very expensive software program that I HATE!!! but after dumping $1400 into the program, I feel as tho I am obligated to use it. There are some days that go so smoothly that I can actually appreciate this line of work. Then there are days like today, that seem to happen more and more often, where I just want to run away. Vandalism at some of the units, tenants bouncing checks and causing the bank account to go hay wire, builders that won't do their part in fixing flooding issues...so I get to deal with pissed off tenants because the drainage behind their home is horrible and they are flooded...again. Brand new homes, mind you. and the builder just says "it's not my problem". I really don't know why I let it get this far. I was under the impression I would be managing a few homes for one guy. I had no idea it would get like this. My dream job is working with animals. I want so badly to open up a doggie spa and boutique. VERY badly. but I feel like that dream is so out of reach because now I am locked into this company for WHO KNOWS how long and I find myself working 60+ hours a week doing something that I really don't want to do anymore. Sorry this is so long, I just needed to vent. I just want to follow my dreams. Maybe I can find someone to manage the properties and me just enjoy the ownership of the company?? I have thought about that more times than I can tell you. But reality kicks in..I just can't afford to hire someone right now. it really sucks. does anyone else ever feel like they are at the end of their rope???? I'm here to tell you, sometimes working for yourself is not all it is cracked up to be. especially when you technically work for wealthy, arrogant, and extremely needy investors.
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07-06-2007, 07:19 PM | #2 |
Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana
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| I hear you. I understand. I wish I could start a doggy daycare and boarding and also have a greenhouse in the summer. But I'm single and the capital to start any kind of business is not there. I'm very unhappy with my job but I make decent money and have to make my house payment. I too feel kind of "stuck". "The grass is always greener on the other side" isn't it? I'm sorry your having a rough time. Hang in there, I hope you have more smooth days than rough!
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07-06-2007, 07:26 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: none
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| I'm sorry you're feeling this way. Things seemed to have snowballed for you. I remember hearing that besides adequate income a person needs job satisfaction. One thing I like to remember is that we only have one life, we should live it the way WE want to. I have never met a person who WISHES they would have worked more instead of doing the things they love or spending time with their family. http://ezinearticles.com/?Job-Satisf...Play&id=356079 That is a site that might help you out. I hope that you're able to change some things for the better. Maybe you could think about moving the business to an office or hiring a secretary to help with some paperwork. Oh, and if you don't like the program you're working with, complain to the company! Depending on the software, the company might have some templates or addins that can help you out. good luck. |
07-06-2007, 07:41 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa
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| I actually did just that, only once. I was working for a small company. The HR person was a good friend of the owner. My boss was also a good friend of the owner. He was from Iran. He did not think much of women. As I excelled, he began to feel threatened and started harassing me. I finally just could not take it anymore. I felt I had no where to turn. I called in sick on a Friday. I remembered the words of a former boss whom I respected. She said "The day you wake up dreading coming in to work is the day you should move on." I came in early on that next Saturday morning, cleaned out my desk and left a resignation letter on the boss's desk. Then I left. No notice. I refused to take calls from the boss who ended up coming in that same Saturday. He arrived no more than an hour after I left. The next morning, on Sunday, I woke at 3 am in a total panic, not sure what I had done or what I was going to do. I was single with a mortgage payment due. By 5:00 that evening, I was in business for myself. I ended up consulting for all of the clients that I worked for at the old company, despite the non-compete contract. That was 11 years ago. And I still have my own consulting business. I have been back and forth to corporate America. I love having a piece of my work life be my own, even if I do have to deal with some real jerks sometimes. It's a whole lot better than working for a boss from he--. I can totally relate. Go with your heart. Find a day job you can tolerate and that feeds your stomach, and a side job that feeds your soul.
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