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From: Tom Shelton on 10 Jul 2010 18:29 Mayayana wrote : >> My only career >> regrets are that so far, I've lacked the courage to strike out on my >> own and have remaind a wage slave (farily high paid though it maybe). >> It's hard to make that leap when you have 7 kids and a mortgage on a >> 105 year old farm house :) Still, I feel the day is comming in the not >> to distant future - I'm getting too old and cantankerous to deal with a >> boss for much longer :) >> > > I've been self-employed for most of my > adult life. And I've never really had a real > 9-5 job for any length of time. Good for you! (that should not be read sarcastically by the way) > I'd find that very hard to do. I can imagine... I've been telecommuting for the last 3 years, and I can hardly stand the idea of having to actually go to the office. I get fair amount of job offers and none have been able to pay me enough to go back to the daily commute :) > With my own business I have a direct relationship > with people and no one customer is important > enough to force my hand. It's difficult to avoid > uncomfortable compromise when the stakes are > one's entire livelihood. (Being forced to work too > many hours, do unethical things, etc.) Though I > have seen a lot of people for whom self-employment > was a disaster. It only works for people who are > self-motivated. > Sure... Just as telecommuting doesn't work for everyone. If you can't work without someone standing over your shoulder, then it's not for you :) >> You can actaully use word, excel, powerpoint, and one note web apps for >> free. >> > > Yes. But I thought you had to have the installed > version in order to do that. ? Nope. I don't have office 2010 on any of my machines - and I can use the web apps on ms live just fine. -- Tom Shelton |