why do i do this

[Sea Moose]

I fucking work my hands to the bone. Clients are slow to pay which streses me out. I am fucking booked for months which stresses me out. i am always in pain and always tired. I have to work 6 somtimes 7 days a week,

Ugh


Some days i think like is the worst practical joke every.


Fuck it

 

[pyonir]

With the unemployment rate as high as it is and people being fearful of being laid off...I wouldn't complain about having too much work. But that's just me.

 

[Rifter]

contract some of the work out, and then take a cut off the top over what you pay the contractor. That way you are making money and not doing the work. then you have complete control over how much you work because you can contract out as much or as little as you want.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Visit non payers whilst holding a crowbar.

 

[kranky]

You have to make some changes. Where you are at now is not healthy if you are always in pain and always tired. Can you bring on someone to handle accounts receivable on a commission basis? If you paid 5% of what they brought in from overdue receivables, would that be attractive to both of you? I would think a part-time gig like that would be attractive to someone who could work from home.

At a minimum, implement a policy and put it writing that overdue accounts will incur a 1.5% per month late fee. That way if you do have to pay someone to help with collections, you'll be at basically break-even paying a 5% commission on receivables that are 3 months or more late. If people are going to pay late, you at least need to have a late fee.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

You have to make some changes. Where you are at now is not healthy if you are always in pain and always tired. Can you bring on someone to handle accounts receivable on a commission basis? If you paid 5% of what they brought in from overdue receivables, would that be attractive to both of you? I would think a part-time gig like that would be attractive to someone who could work from home.

At a minimum, implement a policy and put it writing that overdue accounts will incur a 1.5% per month late fee. That way if you do have to pay someone to help with collections, you'll be at basically break-even paying a 5% commission on receivables that are 3 months or more late. If people are going to pay late, you at least need to have a late fee.

+1.. It will eventually takes its toll in physical ways.

 

[Sea Moose]

+1.. It will eventually takes its toll in physical ways.

i dont eat breakfast, usually a coffee. Somtimes i get lunch usually another coffee. I always have dinner though

 

[highland145]

kranky +1. OP what do you do?

 

[DesiPower]

I fucking work my hands to the bone. Clients are slow to pay which streses me out. I am fucking booked for months which stresses me out. i am always in pain and always tired. I have to work 6 somtimes 7 days a week,

Ugh


Some days i think like is the worst practical joke every.


Fuck it

wow! I feel sorry for you, I guess you are not in the right profession.

 

[rasczak]

kranky +1. OP what do you do?

this.

I also know how you feel op. My average work week is 65 - 70 hrs/wk. 4 mouths to feed plus putting my wife through school, I find little time for anything but sleep. Pain is always a constant in my knees and ankles. You need to find a break somewhere. If you have appts. with clients who have not paid yet, you can "push" them back to the end of the line to give you a day or two off.

 

[Kirby]

Because you don't touch yourself enough at night?

 

[shiner]

Some people say a man is made out of mud

 

[SP33Demon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtn6-XQupM

 

[moshquerade]

I fucking work my hands to the bone. Clients are slow to pay which streses me out.

Have them pay up front?

I am fucking booked for months which stresses me out.

Probably because you do free work.

i am always in pain and always tired. I have to work 6 somtimes 7 days a week,

Ugh

Why are you always in pain? And if you are always tired you need to GET MORE SLEEP!

Some days i think like is the worst practical joke every.


Fuck it

It'll be ok Moosey. It's not as bad as it seems.

 

[bignateyk]

What the hell do you do? Give hand jobs for a living?

 

[xanis]

What kranky said: Include a section on late fees into your client contract. This has helped me in the past with clients that are slow on payment.

Also, after these few "booked solid" months are through, you might want to cut back on the work a bit and stop scheduling so many jobs.

 

[BurnItDwn]

With the unemployment rate as high as it is and people being fearful of being laid off...I wouldn't complain about having too much work. But that's just me.

Part of the reason the unemployment rates are so high is that many employers are pushing their existing people to work harder and longer hours rather than hiring more people. This is true with profitable companies, not just those that are losing money. Part of the reason why I believe nobody should be exempt from overtime pay... So they can't push around/abuse their work force.

 

[MJinZ]

What the hell do you do? Give hand jobs for a living?

I laughed.

 

[highland145]

I laughed.

It's the tea.

 

[MJinZ]

it's the tea.

effff

 

[robphelan]

kranky +1. OP what do you do?

+2. don't burn yourself out. you need "me" time.

I use to get up early, go to work, come home late, feed everyone, put kids to bed, go to sleep.

it was horrible - i felt like the only thing I did was work and sleep. I had to carve out some time to do something for myself - even if it was playing a game for an hour, or maybe even a movie once every couple of weeks.

it has helped keep me sane.

 

[alfa147x]

eat healthy and work out

 

[RichUK]

You should front-load your payment schedule in your statement of work instead of invoicing for the entire amount once you have completed you work.

Build in some milestone payments if it is a fixed price contract (presumably you are not working on a time & materials basis).

If you charged enough for your time, you probably wouldn’t be complaining.

Anyway, what is it you do for a living?

 

[BoomerD]

Live to work or work to live...

Working construction most of my life, it was always "feast or famine," and when there was work, (spring/summer/fall) everyone worked as many hours as possible to offset the lack of wages during the winter months. Most years, I managed to get 2400-2500 hours in 7-8 months, although on a few jobs that worked year round, I could often get 3000 hours or more. Some jobs, 7-12's was the NORMAL work week...with extra overtime available if you wanted it.

 

[Sea Moose]

Looks like will be working this weekend.

Longest shift i have done is 30hours. Record might get broken this Saturday/sunday