[AccessD] Burn-out

Right on, Doug. 

I have a few small clients who go back over 25 years... hardly big money
makers but every computer job they need, they call. I have kept their
business running for years. Now one son, who is starting his own business is
calling. 

Jim

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:21 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Burn-out

All my clients have ended up being small businesses as well.  I'd add
another point:  small businesses are so used to getting bad service from
contractors, that when they do find a contractor who is doing good work and
isn't ripping them off, they tend to keep the contractor forever.

Doug.

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:37 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote:

> I too am a one man show.  I have always focused on very small business, as
> in 100 person or less. What I find is that these small businesses are:
>
> 1) Hard to find
> 2) Easy to get into once found
> 3) Easy to work with
> 4) Pay well enough to make it worthwhile.
> 5) Won't even consider overseas IT.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
>
> Reality is what refuses to go away
> when you do not believe in it
>
>
> On 1/31/2012 9:55 AM, Mark Simms wrote:
>
>> Very profound Shamil...and your experience with the busted development
>> teams
>> is quite a tell with regards to the recent problems in the industry.
>> The Freedom aspect is interesting: in my current case, I've two
>> work-at-home-office contracts....which does provide for some
>> freedom....er at
>> least "flexibility" i.e. working at 3 am to spend time AM to work-out at
>> the
>> gym, etc.
>> When I was on remote contract, it really stunk: no flexibility, long
>> commute,
>> lots of stress, lowered my health...I put on 10 lbs ! Of course, I had
>> little
>> time to work-out....which I think is essential for this stressful
>> business.
>>
>> Lately, I'm been getting some ridiculous offers to work at remote
>> locations
>> several hundred miles away....with no compensation for travel or stay
over
>> night expenses. After expenses, I'd be making like $30/hr ! I guess
>> there's a
>> lot of desperate programmers out there.
>> The other development lately has been major corps forcing everyone into
W2
>> contracts instead of more favorable 1099 or corp-to-corp arrangements.
>> All of these are valid reasons to leave the industry.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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