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 indymike on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:18PM (#30324653)

> Well, yes, owning things is definitely the best job, regardless of what industry you're in.

Unpopular opinion: being an owner is hard. You think it's easy until $80k doesn't come in on time and you have to make payroll by mortgaging your house, or you have to wake up at 2 am because a developer got arrested by INS (even though they were a US citizen), or you have to deal with a $150K medical bill that your insurance wouldn't cover... etc... Or an employee tries to make a copy of your code and launch a competing business...

Life is hard.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by taxcoder on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:23PM (#30325257)

I wish I remembered where I read this: "The definition of business is problems. The people who are the most successful are the ones who have the most fun solving them."

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by hgomersall on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:52PM (#30325568)

Ownership != Control. Most outright owners are in control, but it doesn't necessarily follow. I mean, if you're not in control, you still have to rely on those that are not to mess it up, and there may come a time when you have to do the dirty work to make sure they don't.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by indymike on Sunday February 13, 2022 @07:19PM (#30327055)

Even when you are in control, you really are counting on others to get things done. Putting your name on the paycheck only gets you so far :-)

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