After being in the family business for 34 years, we've found a buyer for it, and although the contracts haven't been signed yet, it looks like I'll be looking for a job sometime in the future. I've never worked at another place for long periods of time, as I think it was expected that i'd take the business over. Owning your own business has its rewards such as being your own boss, and making the decisions that affect what you do, rather then be told what to do. There are negatives though. I've worked on every holiday so the employees can be off. When the business isn't profitable, I don't get paid. for months. I get called at 2am when the business is broken into...
Anyway..I think I'm going to stay in the industry, but work for someone else.
I'll probably make more money.
I've never had to put together a resume, but now I will have to.
I've never been interviewed for a job, really..
I am a college grad, with an advanced degree..and I know my assets.
Still, life changes bring anxiety (no, not the type that live in chicago).
Reading many of your threads, I know that i have many blessings. my family and loved ones and friends are in relatively (no pun intended) good health, and have roofs over their heads. Still, I'm..I don't want to say scared, because scared wouldn't be the exact term of what I'm feeling...but I feel unsure of what tommorrow will bring. Not that anyone of us really know what tommorrow will bring...
Thanks for listening.
I feel better for having expressed the thoughts
Love,
Me

Does this mean you won't be able to waste your own dollars posting on the internet anymore?

jerseykrs said:

i don't consider it wasting dollars..it's investing for potential clients

PurpleRein said:

Ah.....how about gratuitous posting of my picture on threads? That helps me with potential clients too!

jerseykrs said:

gratuitious is such a dirty word. How about posting your picture because the ladies love it when I do?


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what do you do?

"Keep swimming! Just keep swimming!"

i am curious too ... as far as what type of business they owned ....

i know exactly what you are talking about ... as far as being self employed ! .... it can suck at times ..... like today ... memorial day ... and i am in the office all alone !!!

SnidelyWhiplash said:

its a retail business, Snidely

ohhh... that explains some of it ... when i got out of college .... i was in a retail business ---- hATED IT !!! .... (sorry i am sure there are some retail business that are good and /or interesting .... not what i was involved in ...)

of course - that one - was a larger discount store .... and i saw some of the pre-walmarting of america there ....

i ran away from retail ...

you said you had thought you would take over the business...
are you upset that that isn't going to happen?

Big changes are always a little scary and nerve-wracking. I'm sure whatever comes your way, you'll handle it wonderfully.

Everything will be fine

Im going through a time of change at the moment too. Well maybe not so much change, but Ive decided I want to make some changes and theyll probably be pretty big ones. And it is really scary, i agree Even though there are positives to the change its still scary to actually accomplish. I wish you well and Im sure you just need to ride it out, theres always a light at the end of the tunnel