[BGCarrera32]

I interviewed for a mechanical engineering position last fall with an outfit that is owned by one guy and he has around 8 or 9 employees. He has been in business since 1993. For reasons I won't get into (and some that leave me scratching my head) I had a super interview but it never went anywhere. I got a call from him last week and he still wants to hire me (8 months later?)- evidently he never did move on anyone at the time. He indicated he had 4 or 5 guys he wanted to interview of which I was the first, and he stopped interviewing after me.

One of my big worries is that I am an 8 or 8:30 to 5 kinda guy with small kids, and I do night school online, often up til midnight. I can't do over a 45 hour work week and make things work. I am leery of the "one owner" kind of business where I am in 5 or 10 minutes late one day and I've got the guy watching over my shoulder all day regardless of how good the work I do is.

Have you worked for a small business owner before? Pros-cons-good-bad, I'd like to hear your thoughts.