Too Much Too Soon?

[Angus MacSpey]

Reggie,

Jobs can be replaced, work can usually be had, new jobs can be created by you. However the help mate that you mentioned, remember that wives are keepers.

This is, of course, keeping in mind that the female mentality is more geared toward security. Women are not nearly as willing as men to take risks that can result in greater reward. Probably 99.9 per cent of wives out there would rather their husbands slog off to the same drudgery every day of their lives for a small but consistent paycheck, than to support him in a venture that could result in a much higher standard of living for her. She would sooner keep what she has than take the risk.

(And don't hassle me about making generalizations here. I've seen it too much.)

To take a slightly different tack, I would submit that since the very dawn of civilization there have been bosses and slaves. If you work for a paycheck, if your boss tells you when to show up, when to go home, when to take lunch, when to go to the bathroom, when to take a smoke break, what to wear, etc., then you are a slave. If you are the one setting the rules, you are a boss.

So, if you value the security of a consistent paycheck (although in today's economy there really is no job security), then you must submit to the rules of your employer. If I was your boss and you pushed me too far, I'd get a more obedient slave. Just be glad you're only fired and not flogged for your insolence.

If you want to make your own rules, then you become a boss.

Admittedly, this is a rather extreme way to paint this conflict, but hopefully should serve well to illustrate my point.

(I would suggest to any young and single men out there - if you have ambitions of owning your own business, do it before you get married - lest you wind up a slave to The Man AND The Wife.)

[Yaish]

If you think you are your own boss, try ignoring the rules set forth by government, of not paying your taxes.

[davedove]

If you think you are your own boss, try ignoring the rules set forth by government, of not paying your taxes.

So true. No matter what you do for a living, there is always somebody telling you what you have to do, either a boss, your customers, or the ultimate rule setter the government.

[macgreggor]

You could be self-employed (yup, I are!). Then you could be both master AND slave!

macG

[arrogcow]

You could be self-employed (yup, I are!). Then you could be both master AND slave!

macG

I'm self employed and I don't know weather I should quit because the bastard doesn't pay me enough, or just fire my employee because he is so lazy.

Adam