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Old 05-06-2009, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Medmech View Post
I have been self employed my entire life and in the last few year i have been non-self-employed but had the benefits of self employment...until the merger.

New software, employee handbooks, enough policies to fill the library of congress and absolutely nothing getting done. I think I'm going to be that youtube guy and throw a monitor.
While not exactly the same situation (shareholder in a family-owned, privately held corp), I can relate to your reaction to losing autonomy. I can't fathom having to report to someone else and having to follow policies as opposed to setting them. Well, except for my wife.
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