the “smirk” explained
Jul 17
i’d like to apologize in advance for my smirk.
don’t worry. i don’t smirk at everyone.
you’ll only see it if you’re bitching or bragging about being self-employed and:
- you have a spouse/partner to turn to when you’re down to apples an apple and syrup to eat (see the pic – my true story!)
- you’re receiving unemployment, state assistance, royalty checks, back pay, alimony or any other money from sources other than a business you started
- you haven’t yet dealt with business taxes, regulations, fees and all the other legal shit that comes with being self-employed (because you’ve been working under the table)
- you don’t mean it when you say, “if i don’t work, i don’t eat”
- you haven’t worked 60+ hours a week on something that resulted in very little (emotional or financial) return
- you’ve never had to decide between a roll of very cheap and very hard toilet paper or a cup of coffee
- you’ve vacationed without checking email or networking
- you’ve never questioned your sanity for going into business for yourself
- you’ve never been burned by a business partner or client
- you still have a full-time (or even a part-time) job
*pic courtesy http://www.jcstudiosllc.com
