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6 Reasons Working For Others Sucks.
We've all worked for "The Man", or at a least a man (or woman, or faceless mega-corp) at some point in our lives. And, in working for that "Man" we have all experienced the negatives of spending all your time and energy working to make someone else a profit. In case you need a refresher, here are 6 reasons working for someone else sucks.
- You're making money for someone else. Money isn't the key to happiness, and many things are more important than having a lot of it. But, working long hours when you're salaried to help get through a busy time is not fun, especially with the knowledge that you're busting your tail to make someone else an extra dollar.
- You have to adhere to their schedule, their requirements. One of my least favorite things working in the corporate world was requesting time off.... and being denied. The reasons for the denial varied, but my fury was the same. The fact that a person (with little concern for your personal well-being) outside of yourself can determine when you do and don't have to report in never sat well with me.
- There's too little personal attention, or too much. How many employees are in your company? 50? 100? How many people in positions of power? 3? 5? OR 15? 20? Rarely do companies actually manage their managers correctly. You either don't see your boss at all and have no personal relationship with them, or you have 9 bosses and see all of them every day. Either fate is not one I would enjoy.
- There is little loyalty. When you hear the word "corporation", the farthest thought from you mind is loyalty. Far closer to your mind are "bottom line", "profit margin", "overhead", and "layoffs". None of these are overtly warm nor cosy.
- You have to have your head on swivel. The first rule of business: You will be sued. The second rule of business: You're moving up or you're moving out. These two combine to giving you a consistent headache throughout your entire career in the business world.
- You may get fired. In fact, at some point, I almost guarantee you will. In the business world, everyone is expendable. Here is a great example of this harsh reality:
"This was the old Springs plant," says Larry Kissell, pointing up a street formerly known as Mill Hill to a sprawling, low-slung series of connected buildings showing no sign of life. "It had, in its heyday, seven, eight hundred people." That's almost half the town's population. "People weren't getting rich, but there were good jobs. Good benefits. And of course it's gone. Just the heart and soul of Biscoe. This is one of those mills, they'd blow the whistle at 7 and 12 and 3--you always knew what time it was, based on the mill whistle."
Source: http://www.thenation.com/