A few months ago I helped an acquaintance in one of my interests who was working in a mechanic's shop. I basically did a couple hours' work as a favor to the acquaintance but I sold the shop a couple of small parts and the owner asked if he could trade me something in lieu of cash, pleading tight expenses. I held my ground and he paid me the $30.
The business cycle is kicking in due to summer; I have increased demand for my work as my own entity although it is entirely unpredictable when it comes to a steady cash flow. This particular shop is also experiencing an uptick in customers and long story short, the owner called me and wants me to come bail him out so he can focus on his gig. Between then and now I spoke with the acquaintance and he is long gone from there. None of my business how that came about but I have an idea.
Anyway at the minimum I'm looking at putting at least a couple of weeks in if I go almost every day. I'm trying not to speculate but I have the feeling he expects me to be a 9 to 5-er and I SAH know I do not want to fall down that rabbit hole again, I've still never fully recovered from losing the gig I had for 5 years in 2009 and I've risen this far up from the ashes on my own, building my customer base. I love the idea of having a predictable workday and the income to match but when I think of the environment I'd be in and the type of people I'd be around I get fearful of having MDs. Oh yeah and he wants me to bring my tools in on Monday. I only have a rough outline on stating terms, but I've been advised to get something in writing
Any decision I make ultimately, I'm more concerned about those people's bikes. Who else is going to care about them the same way?
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Let's go on out and take a moped ride, and all your friends will thing your brain is fried, but you can't live your life too dirty, 'cause in the the end you're born to go 30
15 Jul 2012, 2:54 am
