Yes it was the right thing to do.

[White Room]

I've been self employed since 1981 I tried working for company's I allway's end up with the muppet. Great advice pro

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Couldn't go back to having a boss and someone to answer too,get to take days off when I want to,spend more time with my little lad.

love it!

Good for you mate!

 

[Jameslloyd]

Well done Jimbob,

I'm just about to go into self employment myself when i finish my tiling course and i'm looking forward to all the obstacles along the way! I do have the same feelings you had, but i'm sure with all the helpful advice available, it'll all pan out nicely!

Good luck mate and keep up the good work!!

 

[faithhealer]

Nicely put Jimbob

 

[smokie899]

keep your work site clean and your standards high and you should always have work. in four years out on my own i have never had to advertise and am very proud of that. and take my hols when it suits me not someone else. tilers rock:8:

 

[NKtile]

Ne ver advertised? Now that is impressive.......
You must be a handsome man:8: !


But good luck to anyone starting out. THe one thing I would say is there will be times when you feel really really like you have made the wrong choice , and you feel the icy terror of looking into a poverty stricken future! but it passes, and the phone rings again. WE all get it. The same way you havea brief moment of desperation in a office job, the same can happen in our game. Just make sure dont take it to heart.

As an example....... started a big commercial job monday(as seen on previous post!) by wednesay morning i pulled the five guys i had in there out. Complete change of what was agreed on, ludicrous demands, 'expert ' advice from the foreman which was horse ****, halving the time frame for the job.So had to bite the bullet. You can imagine how much it cost me in wages.... did not get a penny for the job.. and worst of all....after dragging 50 bags of 20k bal rapid set down into basement and reverse the process and do so single handedly.:6:


so spent yesterday afternoon and today feeling sorry for myself, had a couple of sneaky beers, and now am planning next job for weekend..back on the horse!

moral of the story: nightmare week, but at least i could say:double ****: to my temporary 'boss'

(by the way, first job i ever walked from.Just had no choice. Had to cut my losses)

 

[bmcg78]

ALL THE BEST JIMBOB....GOOD LUCK...HOPE THE PHONE KEEPS RINGING AND WORD SPREADS OF YOUR GOOD WORK.
CHEERS
BRIAN