Bagtown- I was laid off in Dec of 2009, I was an IT professional. I hope to find a way to make my own way from now on. My wife works for the Dept of Homeland Security as a file clerk of sorts, so we have our insurance coverage.
Shortly after I was laid off, my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer needed to be put in a locked nursing home. It took me about 7 months to get all of the work done which entailed reworking of their trust and moving my then 94 year old father to our house, fixing and selling his house. At the same time my daughter and step son came to live with us and that necessitated my building two bedrooms and a bathroom in my basement.
I used to be self employed 20 years ago, so I'm trying to get back into that. I was a technician working on appliances and refrigeration.
I just think that going back into corporate life would eventually kill me. I'm an honest person to a fault, and the corporate world drives me crazy.
You sound like me.
I was laid off last September, been looking for work, but not sure I want to go back to that world. (I was managing a CNC machine shop)
I have unemployment benefits till sometime this summer and then? I don't know.
My wife and I own a cafe that she manages.
I seem to be having problems pulling the trigger and just going for it.
I have a few years carpentry experience and people like my work, but I seem to have a problem coming up with a price for a job when it's for a friend.
Too nice for my own good I guess.
I also have been experimenting with concrete countertops, etc.
Russ, I wish you the best…..I hope those overtaxed residents in Lee's Summit have money left to spend on a adarondack chair and get some genuine relaxation out of the deal. Good Luck
You have my best wishes for a successful business as well! Quality materials and craftsmanship always outsells low price and brings in more profit. It's easier to lower production costs than it is to raise prices. The last job I had was working for Earthlink. They closed the division I was working in back in 2001. So, I went sailing for about 10 years… Then I started woodworking… I was looking for something I could work at for no more than two days a week and go sailing the other 5. That estimate was so out of whack! Now I'm so busy I am considering running the sawmill anytime the weather is nice and carving gunstocks at night to get caught up.
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