If there's anything worse than listening to a boss who tells you it's a bad idea to start your own business, it's the employees who listen to that advice.
Now in my 40s, ive seen enough examples to understand that these type of people usually come with 1 or more of the following personalities…
Self Righteousness
If there's anything self destructive to your own life, it's this.
We all have seen the person who thinks they're better than you because they show up on time everyday , and never calls out sick.
They all come with the same unoriginal quotes.
Well I only get 2hrs sleep everyday , but I still make it to work in time.
Well congratulations to them, and if you take a deeper look into these people's lives, they are usually lacking friends in real life.
narcissism
This goes great with self righteousness like using gasoline as lighter fluid goes great with a BBQ.
you have to keep your problems at home
Really? You work for broke just to keep a roof over your head, your landlord is raising your rent, you wake up with pain everyday from an old injury, and your dog just died, but you're supposed to forget how shitty everything is so you can focus on pasting stickers to boxes for 10 hrs straight?
Again, look deeper into these people's lives and you will probably see they are usually divorced once or twice. Probably because they decided to put their job ahead of their relationship.
The Non-Risk taker
This is the most precise way to make sure you'll never end up rich.
Common quotes are usually…
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Start putting money in your 401K now, youre gonna need it
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Well, you have to start somewhere
Well… A 401K is a joke. You're basically banking on not being rich, and relying on a 401K 30 years down the line.
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You don't want to start your own business, it's a lot of work
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I wish I would've went to college
Look, you're going to be working anyway, might as well put in those hours to run your own business while you're still young. That's what I DiD. It's just starting to take off too. Tř
The only reason bosses don't want you to start your own business is because they don't what competition. T