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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I worked for myself for 3 years. I made very good money, but my quality of life sucked. The office was always "on". Every vacation was spent pushing work forward, there was nobody to cover.
After 3 yrs my wife told me to find a new job or a new family. I was a horrible and grumpy #######.
Now 5 years down the road I have a great life/work balance. Work does suck at times, but it sucked when I worked for myself.
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You bit off more than you could chew, no?
IMO, sometimes, maintaining good business means you have to turn away business. Maybe you have a pain in the butt customer who can literally affect your ability to service other customers. Those customers are not worth keeping long term. They don't appreciate the work you do for them. In the same vein, sometimes you do business where you lose money for good business.
Sometimes I think business owners forget that they have the right to say no as well. The customer isn't always right. If you can't handle their job due to your business capacity or they're a waste of your time, let someone else take it.