For several years I simply hated my job. It wasn’t the toil necessarily, it was dealing with a boss that controlled my every waking moment while I was there. I had to abide by his schedule for dinner, holiday, and even overtime however now I am free of all of that. As a designer I wanted to be in control of my own schedule and build my own customer base. I took a opportunity and became a freelance designer and I will admit that the first year was tough. I had to take just about any job I could find and several of them were more toil than I anticipated. I built my reputation and now, three years later, I can support myself and I am in complete control over my hours and lifestyle. One of the things I prefer most about my job is the fact that I have a household office where I can set my temperature to my liking. The aged boss I had never turned on the air conditioner until it was nearly ninety outside and my associate and I would kneel in our cubicles perspiring to death while trying to do our jobs. If my associate and I would ask to take a chop to get some fresh air he would tell us that it wasn’t time for our stressed chop and my associate and I would just have to deal with it. I absolutely don’t miss those days and I have no regrets about leaving the corporate world to strike out on my own. I prefer my job again and that is what is most pressing. I toil in a comfortable setting and never have to ask for a chop again.
