Am I nieve?

[sparkydaryl]

Polo1 I think your assement of my current employment is pretty accurate. Although things aren't as good as they used to be and van trackers have started being checked etc, it's not a bad job.
I was thinking of a job with less hours etc but part time electrical work seems pretty rare. Fortunately the work my employer does is all big clients industrial type so I can quietly set up on the side rather than just jump straight in. Short term it's the opposite of what I'm trying to achieve but I'm thinking of the longer term.
Yeah all young kids, 4.5, 2.5, and one month. And wife would struggle I think to find a job that fitted perfectly with school hours I think which is where the flexibility of working for myself would pay off.

 

[sparkydaryl]

Vortigern yeah definitely a ballsy move, not sure if I have definitely got big enough to do it. But sometimes don't see my children more than 4 hours from Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon. And whilst that is the more extreme scenario it happens from time to time.
Plan A is my own business work whatever it turns out to be. Have quite large family and spread out network around me so should have a good few contacts to start off making a name.
Plan b is agency work for large dry spells or even just working more 6 months on 6 months off type arrangement is plan a really doesn't pan out.
Plan c is spend my savings then try get a job back on the books when they get low...
I reckon I could get back on where I am at some point if I'm patient, I think I'd be leaving on reasonable terms with some thinking highly of the work I've done here, a few people have left and come back a few years down the road.