Sysadmin

This right here. Listen up.

My boss needed my work. He got me when I was 16 years old and told me that in 10 years he intended to retire and if I came and worked for him he’d lease one of the businesses to me until he died and I’d take over.

At the 11 year mark I was losing hope, but I kept going because it really did seem like a possibility.

I loved my job, but I got paid so much less than everyone else who did what I did. I thought it was a decent trade off because I really did love it so much.

My store was sold in August after 24-26 years there. I have been unemployed and staying at home with my kids. My skills are out of date, my resume a single paragraph.

Don’t. Be. Loyal.

Sell your skills to the highest bidder and develop them as you go. I loved everyone I worked with, but I left when the place was sold. I left for the reason I mentioned above. I took care of it like it was my own personal space because it was supposed to be. Your friends will not hate you for improving your life or they aren’t your friends.

I made the people who worked under me do no extra, because in my mind they didn’t stand to benefit from it like I did. Now they’re dealing with all of it and they still talk to me.