"When we judge people and find them coming up short, we then start to criticize and micromanage them. In the age of the sensitive knowledge-based worker, thats a self destructive cycle. It engenders nothing but resentment and push-back."Steve Chandler
The Hands off Manager
The Hands off Manager
When is it safe to quit your job? Does your dissatisfaction with your boss or work environment factor in? Maybe relocation plays a key. You could just want to try something new. I've been asking myself that alot over the last few months. Its getting harder juggling two jobs and working seven day weeks. Its not physically draining, its just hourly taxing. I'm working 60 hour weeks. Now I'm not retarded, I know most people in the employment field have it harder than me, but I still have to be truthful to myself. You must come first or life ain't worth living. I feel like my youth is passing me by. I don't go out as much with the fellas, I'm missing recent movies, falling behind on my novel reading etc. This strange fucking feeling just keeps bubbling in my stomach and fear and indecisiveness is messing with my thinking. I've been thinking of quiting my bar tending job altogether and just dedicating myself to the video store full time. It would restore me to my earlier, vigorous self. I would have new goals and priorities. It's a very stupid move financially but it could give me the initiative to push the store to new heights. Another option is to sell the store in December and continue bar tending full time, getting 2 bar gigs and working them for a couple of years and building a bigger nest egg. Money plays a large role in how I live my life so its always good to feel financially secure. Bartending does provide me with vast amounts of cash for little work. The future is unpredictable and you never know what life will throw at you so its always good to plan for a rainy day. I'm pretty torn about this. I know way too many people with financial turmoil to make my move now, but I could just be using that as a cover to hide my fear of failure if I was to move on and not make it. What do you guys think? Comment below.
3 comments:
You are almost 30 dude... you own your own biz, that has a good amount of potential to grow... you just have to find out how to take it to the NEXT level. Sure it sucks to work for a person who is (.....) But I think you would regret selling the store to give into working for someone else, and having options, (not that there is anything wrong with it) but I am sure you would not want to be a bartender forever... However giving up the bar would change your entire world. As you would most likely not be able to live in a huge place with such a sweet deal for rent/utilities, e.t.c. Tough choice. If you are trying to quit your job to go out more? you already know the answer to that... The ideal thing to do is stick it out for a little while longer think about it for an entire day... like that episode of Seinfeld (that ended with him running through the flock of pigeons on the boardwalk) then make your decision. (I, being rash with my decision making would focus on what I can gain from quitting my bar job... if you quit and don't take advantage of the time... you would be very disappointed, and regretful.
You've been looking forward to the day when you could run things at Galaxy for years and now it's yours. Look jedi, it comes down to this. Do you keep working both and come to hate everything because your torn and drained, or do you dedicate yourself to the one and give it your best shot so you don't have regrets in the end. I'm proud of what you've done with the store but let's face it, your still half assen it because your tired. Do you really want to keep working for guido's that question and second guess you when you've done nothing but look out for THEIR best interest?????? You beat me to opening a business but that doesn't mean I won't help if I can.
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you missed the excitement at the end of the trail!!!!!
Don't fool yourself, and to the people commenting don't play into this sorrowful post. The truth is, Franc's happy wondering. Ok maybe not happy, but definitely comfortable with where he is. What I mean is, Franc will NEVER quit the nightlife. Even though it hurts him, hurts his liver, hurts his longevity, hurts his ambition, stunts his growth to explore better possibilities, and there are better possibilities, Franc deep down either has no balls, or can't give up the VIP lifestyle. Which isn't bad, if that's what you want. I had to give it up, my bouncer gig just got me through school that's all. Doing both is cool if that's what you wanna do, but if it's not then it's all BS! I mean, didn't you want to be a director?
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