misterp Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Well this is my last day working in the family business; after today I'm unemployed, homeless, and got the state all over my back for child support. I've been working with my father since 1986, 22-years; I think that's long enough for lots of reasons. I am very, very happy for the first time in a long, long time. Other than money troubles everything else in my life is looking up. Mr. P. Quote
Hankg42 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Steve, you know we all wish you good luck, and all the best in the future! Quote
CoolBlueSS Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Any ideas as to where you'd like to work? Quote
misterp Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) Steve, you know we all wish you good luck, and all the best in the future! I feel like the end of Terminator 2, when the lines on the pavement dissappear into the unwritten future... Any ideas as to where you'd like to work? Collin county (Plano). Reality dictates that I must have a 6-figure job to make all my obligations so there's no escaping getting back to work. I want to be my own boss/investor though and I've got a couple dreams I'd like to pursue, one of which is bringing a ZigBee product to reality but would mean I gotta go back to night school for electronics/wireless engineering. It's all a dream, the trick is bringing the dream to reality. And I gotta finish the truck project first. Mr. P. Edited September 19, 2008 by Mr. P. (see edit history) Quote
FireRescueSS Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Must be alittle scary for you. So... what are you going to do? Quote
F1SSS Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 I wish you the best luck Mr. P, you have to make sure you are happy as a person or else stress will tear you down. Just hope the truck keeps a big smile on ya face, I know it has for me as my health has taken a rollercoaster the past 2 years and I have been having money issues also since I am unable to work...Just started working again for a freind this month and things are looking up for me, I wish the same to you budd. Quote
JF-03-SS Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) For some reason I think you will do just fine for yourself Steve. Sounds like you will be allot happy now anyways. Sometimes piece of mind is worth way more. Edited September 19, 2008 by JF-03-SS (see edit history) Quote
benjaminh2 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 i worked for my dad for 2yrs, so i can relate . and in 2 weeks i'll be going out on my own, no more dealership after 10yrs. so i too am excited/nervous about what the near future holds. chin up, i'm sure good things will come. Quote
Fireman31 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 For some reason I think you will do just fine for yourself Steve. Sounds like you will be allot happy now anyways. Sometimes piece of mind is worth way more. best of luck to you Steve, you can always call me if you need to talk Quote
brobradh77 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Steve you are a very driven person..you will do fine.. Quote
scooter3 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Hang in there man. It always gets worse, before it gets better. Best of luck! Quote
BigTsBadSS Posted September 19, 2008 Report Posted September 19, 2008 Don't worry bro you will be fine...I worked for my old man doing Iorn Works for 10 years with 2 of my brothers and I hated it so much. Don't get me wrong they make great money but money is not everything. I left 8 years ago and it was the best move I made in my life. Good luck I am sure you will be fine. Quote
misterp Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Posted September 19, 2008 ... Don't get me wrong they make great money but money is not everything... Money is a big part of the problem, or maybe said differently a big illustration of the problem. And a large part of my bitterness. You hit the nail on the head saying "they make great money", key word there being "they". I worked an entire career with my father, 20+ years and today I don't have retirement, pension, benefits, *nothing* but bad eyes and tendonitis. We have created a $50M business, and I built all the infrastructure & software, all of it. Trust me my father is doing fine, and I did the heavy lifting. I mis-assumed that my father would treat me equitably, my mistake. I was never treated well by him in childhood, in fact our relationship suddenly materialized when he discovered one day I like to write code; I mistook this business situation as a "relationship" but in fact I've just been used these last 20-years for my talents. So be it, lesson learned; I'm restarting my life. And from what I've heard of others this is like a lot of other father-son businesses, the father does well and the son doesn't get shit. I can tell you this though, it would NEVER enter my mind to treat my own kids like this. But I've realized not to take it all that personally, because my father has done this to every family person in his life, I (nor my sister or mother) are anything special to him in that regard. I'm ok, I've got far better people in my life now, ones that will work for the win-win relationship. Mr. P. Quote
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