My father always likes to tell me that in a single year, he got married to my mother, started his first job, and was commissioned in the Army. The only thing that’s changed in those ~30 years is that he’s no longer in the Army.
I like to think that I’m making up for his fidelity to a single employer, as for the third time in my working career, I am leaving a job. I’ll no longer be able to complain about my colleagues, managers or underlings, since they’ll all be the same person: me! Capitalizing on what the politicians call “America’s engine of economic growth” I’m embarking on my own small business adventure. Since this old dog isn’t yet ready to learn new tricks, I’m sticking to consulting for the time being, and landed my first contract last week. While there’s certainly some risk to eliminating the middleman, there’s also the rewards of choosing my own destiny, plus the savings that come from “going direct to the consumer,” just like they do on those late night infomercials. Not only do I do consulting, but I also leave your entire load of laundry smelling April Fresh!
I’ll keep everyone posted during the countdown to the first official check, and you can follow the progress of my company as we build out our website and other marketing material. Now if only I could fire that damn CEO…