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I am the company expert in my area so I broadly control myself, but as I've worked for myself and been a co-owner of a company I have totally controlled myself in the past so I thought I,d find it more difficult but my boss lets me do my thing and I drive what we do after been given overall business objectives, so have independence but some of the advantages of a big company too. However, I had to do an earn out having sold a company once and I found that quite difficult. At home it's my missus, as you know mick.
I have no corporate ambition in me. I think my bosses job stinks as do most of the top jobs in big companies, too much politics, too many ambitious reports, too much work interrupted by too many meetings, too much pressure. But I may well do my own thing again, but probably just me, not building a company again.

A friend of mine recently had to show his building design to the pres of a big company. He ummed and aahed then said, 'Do you mind if my son takes a look?'


The son of the pres had a shufti then said, 'Do you mind if my son takes a look?' and out came an eight year-old.


Who chose the design he liked.

"peering over you all the time. Control freaks. Think they have a right to dictate what you are working on all of the time."


I just couldn't live with that.


Feb 2009 - July 2012 I was working on projects and more or less left totally to my own devises. This was great, I could work when I wanted so long as it was done, which meant I got to enjoy a lot of time with my new children, and could type reports after they were in bed.


Now I'm back working in a team, but the manager is very pleased to have me and my colleague because we are dealing with a big thorn in her side, so she pretty much lets us get on with it. Sometimes it's good to have someone to sit and talk things through with in supervision, but I couldn't be doing with someone breathing down my neck!

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