i was trying hard to be poetic when i came up with that title. EPIC FAIL on my part. anyway, i am not really enjoying the second half of my mandatory leave. it wasn't as fun as my first one because i didn't really plan anything and except for a few errands, i really do not have anything to do...
i bought two games and a couple of dvds so i could have something that'd keep me busy. i finished all my dvds and have become pretty good at fight night rd 4 and fifa 11. i have four more days before i head back to the office. i don't miss working; i just wish i planned some stuff so i wouldn't be stuck in my room playing video games all day!
ok. the good thing about being on leave is you get to be on hiatus so it gives you the time to pause for a while and think about stuff you normally would not have time to think about.. i have come to the thinking that it is better to have your own business than work for someone else's business. i have these reasons:
1.) your pay is not commensurate to your labor
no matter how hard you work or how much you lax, you still get the same amount of money every 15 days. and the only way for this to change is for you to get a salary increase or a promotion.
2.) the basis for salary increase and/or promotion is not necessarily based on objective merits
in theory, those who perform the best or those who really contribute to the team should get the increase and/or the promotion. but if the company is on the red, you probably won't get any. worse, if your efforts go unappreciated and unacknowledged you probably won't get any... YET AGAIN!
3.) it is really hard to climb the ladder
truth is, for as long as men sustain their existence, there will be newborns everyday. and not to sound utilitarian but a lot of us could offer the same service and functionality. none of us is indispensable and we follow the same process. you gotta be extremely rare to climb the ladder.
4.) people are really competitive
in business, competition is the key! i think it best to kill the competitors and be the sole provider of a good or service. it keeps profits high... given resources and good industrial organization, this can be done. as an employee, it gets subtly very competitive and it could get into your nerves sometimes. (no pun intended on anyone).
i'm sure i have a lot more issues but you guys got the idea! i hope one day i could have a business and i could toil for my own land and the harvest i get would be commensurate to my work.
