Are you self employeed, and do you have employees

rbh · Aug 18, 2010

Just following up on another post.
So are you self employed?
Do you have employees and how many?
What do you do?

dbkerley · Aug 18, 2010

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You may want to look at reworking the questions to make them more representative of what you are actually asking.

EX. I am both employed and self-employed. I also perform alot of what many would call volunteer or pro-bono work that is actual independent work but I don't get paid. There are others that are within my clientele that have many employees and - in some instances - I may work for them or it may be the other way around based upon investment positions.

The question is more complicated than your poll suggests.

rbh · Aug 18, 2010

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Re: Are you self employeed, and do you employees

dbkerley said:
You may want to look at reworking the questions to make them more representative of what you are actually asking.

EX. I am both employed and self-employed. I also perform alot of what many would call volunteer or pro-bono work that is actual independent work but I don't get paid. There are others that are within my clientele that have many employees and - in some instances - I may work for them or it may be the other way around based upon investment positions.

The question is more complicated than your poll suggests.

Sorry-
These were just general question's based on the job that you do for the most part.
Are you mainly paid by an employer or a client?
(this does not include volunteering your time)

dbkerley · Aug 18, 2010

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My primary employment is through the government as an employee.

Secondary pro-bono is business/construction consulting and management.

Tertiary is investment.

642mx · Aug 18, 2010

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I work for others. I'm not real sure of my job title, but I pretty much run an ATV dealership.

98Shabah · Aug 18, 2010

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I work in IT at a local city government in St Louis County Missouri.

eaglejim · Aug 18, 2010

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I am self employed painter, back in the 80s I had 3 trucks on the road with 5 men per truck now fast forward to today it is me and a part timer and the part timer just took another partime gig well off to the lakehouse

Kiwi Phil · Aug 18, 2010

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Here is what you are seeking rbh.

We are self employed.(Wife and I)
We are growers.
We down to 2 full timers and 9 casuals now since last years development, and production is way up.

Cheers
Phillip

jonesg · Aug 18, 2010

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Just closed down after 35 yrs in business,
sold the equipment and took a nice corp m-fri job,
decent pay w/ all the benefits.

Now I can actually GO boating.

Gvmnt regs and red tape are making it very difficult to run a small business.
Things will improve after November.
If I were 20 yrs younger I would have waited it out.

DECK SWABBER 58 · Aug 18, 2010

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I have been a self-employed used car dealer and auto technician for 25 yrs.
Have an equal partner and one part time employee (college student) who does minor repairs and detailing.

Have had two full time employee's when doing customer auto repair which we no longer do.

Brent S · Aug 18, 2010

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I work for a small construction company, the owner worries about my paycheck so I don't have to. Well, not much anyway.

We have been as large as 50 people on masonary and carpentry, now we are down to 6. We've been getting by on small jobs for now but will be starting a much larger one next month.

rbh · Aug 18, 2010

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Kiwi Phil said:
Here is what you are seeking rbh.

We are self employed.(Wife and I)
We are growers.
We down to 2 full timers and 9 casuals now since last years development, and production is way up.

Cheers
Phillip

Thanks Phillip, caught the first draft.

OH do I know what your saying, WE hope for payment in thirty, but we are lucky to see it in 120 days, there are reasons for overdrafts and credit cards, and the hope that we remember to tuck away all that is spare, if there is any.
Rob

itsaboattime · Aug 18, 2010

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I am a Carpenter
I usually work for others.
I am currently unemployed/self-employed. I have two side jobs going right now, a remodel and a roof.
The constuction market here is in the toilet, unless you want to go to Chicago. The 5 hour round trip is hard to justify.

Would I like to run a contracting business? Not on your life.

Beefer · Aug 18, 2010

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My wife and I own a flower shop, and we have two employees. Before that, I was a self-employed home inspector for 12 years.

trendsetter240 · Aug 19, 2010

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Self-employed? Yes. And it was the best decision of my life, career-wise.

No full-time employees, several sub-contractors and a part time accountant is all I need at the moment.

I develop and maintain business software systems primarily for ports and shipping companies.

tashasdaddy · Aug 19, 2010

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retired, self employed, with a 49% partner, (20 y/o) who will inherit the business one day. we do Johnson/Evinrude Outboard service and repair.

"in GOD and CASH we trust" we take the rare check, must know the client well. Cash also makes bookkeepping easier.

whitjohn · Aug 19, 2010

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CNC manufacturing.......Industrial......90%.......My own toys.....10%

My son is lead man...30 yo, married, baby girl.......have 2 others....1 machinist......and an 18 yo, white, American kid for grunt work!
Business is good, thank the Lord!

WIMUSKY · Aug 20, 2010

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Self employed, no employees. Don't need the extra hassle of a staff. Lawn maintenance in the summer, plowing snow in the winter. It's raining today so I have the day off. Being completely dependant on the weather is the only downside. Now I know how a crop farmer feels......

Gave up a very good paying IT job in the "big city". Still much happier now.....

jmfstl · Aug 20, 2010

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Owned my own business for 20 years with 26 employees. Sold it in 2004 and have not missed it once. Between the union labor and the slip and fall lawyers around every corner it is a wonder I lasted as long as I did.

Retirement I highly recommend it.

SeanT · Aug 20, 2010

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I'm a partner in an IT firm. I'm a Veep, manager, project manager, service manager, you name it. I am a people person, but it drains me. I'm a techie at heart, and I _hate_ dealing with staff issues!

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