| I don’t know that I fully regret starting a business but boy does it suck like 90% of the time. I’m fortunate in that the business does really well, but…. I just can’t stand it anymore. The stress, the boring, the frustrating, the getting taken advantage of, the weekend hours…. I suppose I fell a little bit into the trap of someone wanting to open a cafe because they like being at a cafe… well I like programming, I like solving problems… but running a business (and a successful one at that) is tough. I can see why most CEOs are non-technical, because it’s a special type of sadistic person who would ask for this. I’ve tried steering the ship towards some goal or task that would maybe make things better but there’s no point. The business is on autopilot. The business is like it’s own person with its own wants, needs, desires… and they come first. They always come first. Bending over backwards to keep something running, get some bug fixed, satisfying some customer, putting out fires… takes higher priority than friends, family, personal time, etc… It has to. I can’t let the business suffer. People depend on its success, most of all my family. I can understand why the rich suffer so. |
I’ve been thinking of starting my own business and I hadn’t heard of this before. It sounds draining. If you’re comfortable, would you mind sharing an example of how people try to take advantage of you?