Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and become a plumber?

Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by JKCalhoun on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:44PM (#30324327)

I know, but I think for most people in this thread, there is an upward path for that.

I often wonder why the other painters working for him don't go off and start their own painting companies. Perhaps a few will. But I suspect many of them would not enjoy or be comfortable with spread sheets, business taxes, work insurance and some of the other things that go along with owning the company.

I suspect my neighbor, like many of us, fond those things to be fairly un-intimidating and so he owns.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by redisman on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:02PM (#30324511)

But then you’re a business owner and a manager. It’s mostly not golf. As I’m sure anyone who has had a business here already knows very well.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by maccard on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:34PM (#30324804)

> I often wonder why the other painters working for him don't go off and start their own painting companies

I've got a very good friend who worked as a painter, did the 8-3 5 days a week gig for probably 8 years or so. He had no interest in running a business, managing clients, dealing with costing, estimates, etc. He just wanted to show up, paint and leave at 3.

> and some of the other things that go along with owning the company.

One of the big differences is what happens if there's no work, or if someone stiffs you or if the work required is substantially more than the estimate? In all three of those cases a business owner is in trouble, but the painter doesn't care.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by sjg007 on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:57PM (#30324448)

Same thing for software engineers and companies.

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