[GH85Carrera]

Morning all.

People that are self employed or at least own a chunk of the profits seem to work way more than 40 hours per week and they are the ones making the most money. Working on a project on a weekend or late at night is just fine if you know it will keep a major client happy and want to use your services again. It is indeed different when you are just the employee and getting a big client to bring another big job just means a lot more work for you for the same pay.

The owner at the last company was always wanting us to go find new clients. Only so he could make more money. He did not share any of it with an incentive or bonus. And sometimes it is not just more money, to pay for lunch or show some genuine appreciation for the efforts goes a long way.

The company was started in 1947 by a great guy. He was wonderful to work for. In his words he took "early retirement" at age 92 because he could not get insurance to fly an airplane and take pictures from any company on the planet. He took his last flight as pilot in command on his 92nd birthday and walked away form a perfect record of flying. He started in the Army Air Corps during WW2 and never once had an inflight emergency, or an incident that damaged the aircraft. None.

My partner and I simply did not have the resources to buy the company back then. The new owner was great and sunk some cash into it. He died of cancer and now his son runs it. He is not a businessman at all, but he is running his dad's company.

I bet he will be out of business in just a few more years.