Taking the self employed plunge?

[sparkyphil1]

Hi I have been cards employed since qualified over 23 years now and am getting fed up of companys taking the pi@@ ie no wage rise,no price work, target work, tracker on van
I have worked in all sectors commercial, domestic, industrial and wonder at 42 could I go self employed would it be worth while?
Can I have your thoughts on this and what would I need to get going.
Cheers all

 

[Farmelectrics]

lets be nice people non of us are perfect were all still learning no matter how long weve been in the trade

 

[Midwest]

Hi I have been cards employed since qualified over 23 years now and am getting fed up of companys taking the pi@@ ie no wage rise,no price work, target work, tracker on van
I have worked in all sectors commercial, domestic, industrial and wonder at 42 could I go self employed would it be worth while?
Can I have your thoughts on this and what would I need to get going.
Cheers all

To go SE at the age of 42, is a big step, not knowing your family responsibilities? If you have the promise of work and can go subbying, is one thing. Getting a customer base , to do your own work, is another. It can be hard for the first few year. With your experience, I would look at working for another company. Doesn't seem as if your current employer, is paying JIB rates, unless that's not common these days?.

 

[sparkyphil1]

To go SE at the age of 42, is a big step, not knowing your family responsibilities? If you have the promise of work and can go subbying, is one thing. Getting a customer base , to do your own work, is another. It can be hard for the first few year. With your experience, I would look at working for another company. Doesn't seem as if your current employer, is paying JIB rates, unless that's not common these days?.

Hi thanks for input , I think poss look at another company and I background get a business plan and strategy together for future.
Shame these companies force there loyal workforce to jump ship rather than keep
Well trainined experienced staff.
Cheers

 

[PEG]

Sorry I but didnt remember posting the question `tell me about how great you are?'
Bored now with childish back chat
Yes rubbish rate but van fully expensed phone blah blah
Yes i should of looked around earlier but I was actually looking for positive feedback rather than a 'oh you should of done this etc'
So I thank all the previous qoutes for there helpful info
And take no notice of people who seem to think there clever. Ta

I apologise if you consider yourself hard-done to.

The last line of my post was genuine,and still stands.

If you post such an ask,on a public,anonymous forum,you should expect a variety of replies and opinions.

I,for one,did not intend to come across as either "great" or "clever".

....and it's "they're clever" :yesnod:

 

[Guest77]

I 'took the plunge' in May 2014 at the age of 50 and haven't had any shortage of work since, in fact I have to turn work away sometimes,it can be very hard going on occasions but generally it's great with massive job satisfaction - I had none of that at all for 20- odd years. :smiley2:

Fair play most of us if we can take early retirement at 50 lol

 

[Guest77]

Calm down,fella,i have highlighted that one word,because you do not know his family situation-and that is rude.

I,on the other hand,am shock-proof.

You can say what you want to me....teflon coated,i am...

WHY? ...because i HAVE,worked for myself,almost all of my life,from the age of 9,i have done paid work for customers,and much later on,for very large companies,here and abroad.

Two of the most pertinent skills,you will require,for absolute certain...are patience...and a sense of humour.

If your pin comes out after one forum reply,i would very much urge caution before throwing yourself to the dogs of trade!

Take a breath,and ask me anything you desire about the wonderful world of S/E :cyclist:

Okay you stink :rofl:

 

[Dave OCD]

Fair play most of us if we can take early retirement at 50 lol

I'll be like Tel on here, still working at the age of 92 lol. :biggrin5:

 

[7029 dave]

In all fairness to SparkyPhil, the other guy does not know his circumstances too.All very well saying you should of done this that etc, one thing I do know the younger generation no nothing about loyalty.!

 

[PEG]

Okay you stink :rofl:

...i disagree...but i will fight to the end,for your right to say it...hang on...just spent an afternoon setting up pumps on a combined waste sump,and,you're correct...i do :tounge_smile:

 

[YoungBart]

At the start of the year I embarked on my HNC through open learning, self funded and off my own back, when I informed the company that I'd worked for for 8 years that I couldn't commit to the 3 or 4 weeks working away at a time like I have done in previous years they got really nasty, and seemed to quickly forget the fact that in my time there I'd self funded my own 2391, 17th edition, 2396 etc as well as work hard and IMO too high standard, so when they gave me the attitude they did I walked out.
I then found work almost immediately for a local firm, looked very professional, logo' clothing, sign written vans, fancy website, but they're work was all very rough, and a bit bodge it. So I didn't last long there before again walking out.
After that I seriously considered going SE, it'd give me the flexibility to carry out my HNC, as well as the chance to create my own business and brand, The current Mrs Bart is in a steady job with a fairly good wage and I had a bit saved up, so in theory finances shouldn't have been a problem, but not everyone is that lucky. In the end a mixture of my own indecision and impatience meant I didn't follow that through, and ended up working with an agency, which was IMO terrible, I couldn't get my teeth into jobs, and was just being used effectively as labour.
In that time I'd managed to secure myself the job I wanted at a design consultancy, but I've taken a huge pay cut as I'm only classed as a junior, but I'm still where I want to be.
My advice would be have a serious look at the your own finances and personal situation, and if you can't see any reason why you shouldn't go SE and you believe you are a good enough spark to do so, Then take the plunge. You might regret it, But providing you handle it sensibly you even if things fail there should still be chance for you to find work elsewhere again.
But you might get exactly what you want out of it.