10 Things that you can �Do� as an Entrepreneur and �Want� to do as an Employee

Monday, August 13, 2007 at 03:32pm by David Askaripour in Life

There are just some things that you can do as an entrepreneur and can’t do as an employee. It sucks, I know. But that’s life.

When you lose a client as an entrepreneur you learn from your mistakes, tweak your methods, and get better. When you lose enough clients as an employee, you get fired.
When you crash the server as an entrepreneur, you find out what caused the problem, take preventative measures for it not to happen again, and you survive. When you crash the server as an employee, your boss stands behind you breathing firing down your back, screaming at the top of his lungs.
When you feel that something you are doing is wrong and inefficient as an entrepreneur, you work out a more efficient solution. When you feel that something is being done improperly as an employee, you are told to shut up and get back to work (doing it the same old way.)
When you want to take an hour break to chill and clear your head as an entrepreneur, you are free to go outside for a walk and do whatever you have to do to relax. As an employee, you are kept on a tight leash and usually have to wait for permission to take a break.
When you are angry at one of your partners as an entrepreneur, you can freely speak your mind and come to a resolution. When you are angry at your boss for something, you must censor your words and bite your tongue.
When you have a gut feeling or epiphany about something and want to implement it right away as an entrepreneur, you can do that! As an employee, you have to climb the bureaucratic ladder and get approval from a million people in order to proceed.
When you want to stare out of the window for some inspiration as an entrepreneur you are free to do that. As an employee, the only thing that you�re starting at is the cubicle wall 2 feet in front of you.
When you want to try and fix your relationship with your girlfriend who dumped you last night by speaking to her on the phone for a few hours, you can do that as an entrepreneur. As an employee — sorry… — no time to chat on the phone and get her back. She�s gone off with some other dude!
When you want to take a 20-minute nap because you were up all night working on your business as an entrepreneur, you can go right ahead. As an employee, there is no such thing as a sleep break.
When you want to break your partnership with your partner because he�s been slacking and slowing you down, you can do that as an entrepreneur. When you want to get rid of your co-worker, well, I guess you�ll just have to take him out (wink..wink� if you know what I mean) after work, because he�s not going anywhere!

*** If you’re an employee and you can do everything listed above — then power to you! (where do you work..? hehe…)

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