[paul9290]

Bootstrapping my start-ups while working 9 to 5 on site consulting jobs has proved frustrating!

All those who brought me on knew explicitly of my start-ups and yet my consulting gigs never lasted more then a year. Which has been frustrating because my bosses and I befriend each other during the course of the year, but end up turning on me due to office politics. Sigh!

Well im starting a remote consulting gig, which is great, as I will turn in solid work and be far away from office politics.

[aggieben]

> be far away from office politics.

heh. it may actually be worse, because being remote adds a new dynamic to all the politics.

Good luck.

[paul9290]

It's a work as many hours as I like and need to and they don't own or have rights to my start-up companies nor can later profit from them.

I made it clear to them I am working towards raising money for my start-up and will be able to work a few days a week (weekends included).

My focus is turn in solid/perfect work and rinse and repeat. Not try and worry about trying to create friendships/getting the right people to like me.

I am likable and have a good amount of friends, but when your doing more then just the 9 to 5 and getting visible attention for it, it seems to effect people negatively towards me. So goodbye office politics and thankfully their office is 4 hours away from home.