I worked at my family's roofing company. It was kind of a home office, though a completely detached building which was almost entirely office/supply room. I do need more space away from my family (seeing them every day got old fast) and also need a career so I had to move and go back to school. But I do miss specific things.
-We had an espresso maker. I made awesome drinks. I MISS FREE MOCHAS. Free eggnog mochas. And vanilla lattes. We were within driving distance of a Business Costco. If anyone hasn't heard of these, they are amazing. You must have a business membership, and they don't have nonsense like seasonal, or clothes, or hot food. They sold syrups for drinks at a great price.
-If we had a slow week, I'd be called off. But I was salary, so it didn't matter. Yeah, when it was busy I worked longer, and ran errands, but the call off days were like tiny vacations.
-I didn't have to take as much crap. I'd just transfer it to one of the guys, and they'd take care of it. *sigh* If we didn't want a job, the boss turned it down. Just "I'm sorry, we are booked solid and will not be able to bid this job." They did that with the wackado who had multiple cameras set up to monitor the roofers. How did we know about the cameras? A local contractor called and warned us. Yeah, it was a small town.
It wasn't a perfect job, and was pretty much dead end, but it was a laid back few years.
-We had an espresso maker. I made awesome drinks. I MISS FREE MOCHAS. Free eggnog mochas. And vanilla lattes. We were within driving distance of a Business Costco. If anyone hasn't heard of these, they are amazing. You must have a business membership, and they don't have nonsense like seasonal, or clothes, or hot food. They sold syrups for drinks at a great price.
-If we had a slow week, I'd be called off. But I was salary, so it didn't matter. Yeah, when it was busy I worked longer, and ran errands, but the call off days were like tiny vacations.
-I didn't have to take as much crap. I'd just transfer it to one of the guys, and they'd take care of it. *sigh* If we didn't want a job, the boss turned it down. Just "I'm sorry, we are booked solid and will not be able to bid this job." They did that with the wackado who had multiple cameras set up to monitor the roofers. How did we know about the cameras? A local contractor called and warned us. Yeah, it was a small town.
It wasn't a perfect job, and was pretty much dead end, but it was a laid back few years.
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