09-30-2016, 07:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-30-2016, 07:45 PM by gordi.
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OK, deep breath...
I spent today emptying out my work office.
Business has been slow for the last few months. So we've had to cut back on expenses and even wages.
I'm lucky... I don't have any debt.
None.
I don't owe anyone a single penny, but my business partner has loans and mortgage payments and bills to pay...
Long story short HE can't afford to carry on doing what we're doing, on the money we're bringing in, so we've had to give up our office space to save the rental cost and I'm now having to set up office at home.
This isn't ideal!
My wife recently set up her own (outdoor learning) business too and has "stuff" everywhere... all over the house.
I'm having to sell off lots of my music gear and probably my motorbikes too, because we simply don't have the space to keep it all.
We're going to buy a big shed to put all of my wife's outdoor play equipment in, but it'll take a bit of work to get us there.
To top that off - it looks like my business partner will have to get a job to pay his bills etc.
If he's working elsewhere, then he obviously won't be able to do the sales/marketing/installations for our business, so I will be left high and dry (after turning my home upside down to accommodate the office move) without any work coming in.
It's been very stressful.
As an asides... I also have my own wee band, just a duo really, and I thought that it was going great.
We get along well, and have been getting very good feedback about our gigs too.
I've spent the last year getting my latest band-mate up to speed on all of our songs (having had to sack my previous band-mate after a year getting HIM up to speed for lying to me and messing me about) and now the current guy has started making noises about "needing more money" to carry on gigging.
(Despite being perfectly happy to gig for the agreed amount for several months now!)
To explain the money situation:
I arrange all the gigs and deal with all of the venues.
I Supply all of the PA equipment, desk, speakers, stands, cables, mics etc. (Everything we need to gig live)
I supply the transportation, do all the driving, provide all of the fuel, and pick him up and drop him off at his front door.
I also have to do all of the loading of the gear at the start of the night, and unloading at the end (as that happens at my own house before I pick him up and after I drop him off)
We supply our own instruments, but I do the bulk of the singing and "front" the band.
Guess what share of the money I already give him?
Go on.... you know you want to....?
Well, it's 50%.
Yup, I give him half of what we take in, but apparently it's "not enough" so it looks like I've wasted another year getting another guy up to speed. (This is the third time in four years)
I am soooo sick of it and I don't know what to do.
Everything seems to be going tits-up at the same time.
I'm asking myself how it's happened? Where did I go wrong?
And I can't find the answer.
I'm trying to look forward.... It'll get sorted....it'll be ok.... but right now I'm a bit angry, frustrated and low.
So, there we are. That's how my day has gone.
I know it's not life threatening or anything and I should be coping with it better...
I'll leave it there I think.
I'm going to have a glass or two of nice red tonight, and finish setting up my home office in the morning.
It's my 12th wedding anniversary then too!
I hope my fellow Rogues are faring well.
BigG
I spent today emptying out my work office.
Business has been slow for the last few months. So we've had to cut back on expenses and even wages.
I'm lucky... I don't have any debt.
None.
I don't owe anyone a single penny, but my business partner has loans and mortgage payments and bills to pay...
Long story short HE can't afford to carry on doing what we're doing, on the money we're bringing in, so we've had to give up our office space to save the rental cost and I'm now having to set up office at home.
This isn't ideal!
My wife recently set up her own (outdoor learning) business too and has "stuff" everywhere... all over the house.
I'm having to sell off lots of my music gear and probably my motorbikes too, because we simply don't have the space to keep it all.
We're going to buy a big shed to put all of my wife's outdoor play equipment in, but it'll take a bit of work to get us there.
To top that off - it looks like my business partner will have to get a job to pay his bills etc.
If he's working elsewhere, then he obviously won't be able to do the sales/marketing/installations for our business, so I will be left high and dry (after turning my home upside down to accommodate the office move) without any work coming in.
It's been very stressful.
As an asides... I also have my own wee band, just a duo really, and I thought that it was going great.
We get along well, and have been getting very good feedback about our gigs too.
I've spent the last year getting my latest band-mate up to speed on all of our songs (having had to sack my previous band-mate after a year getting HIM up to speed for lying to me and messing me about) and now the current guy has started making noises about "needing more money" to carry on gigging.
(Despite being perfectly happy to gig for the agreed amount for several months now!)
To explain the money situation:
I arrange all the gigs and deal with all of the venues.
I Supply all of the PA equipment, desk, speakers, stands, cables, mics etc. (Everything we need to gig live)
I supply the transportation, do all the driving, provide all of the fuel, and pick him up and drop him off at his front door.
I also have to do all of the loading of the gear at the start of the night, and unloading at the end (as that happens at my own house before I pick him up and after I drop him off)
We supply our own instruments, but I do the bulk of the singing and "front" the band.
Guess what share of the money I already give him?
Go on.... you know you want to....?
Well, it's 50%.
Yup, I give him half of what we take in, but apparently it's "not enough" so it looks like I've wasted another year getting another guy up to speed. (This is the third time in four years)
I am soooo sick of it and I don't know what to do.
Everything seems to be going tits-up at the same time.
I'm asking myself how it's happened? Where did I go wrong?
And I can't find the answer.
I'm trying to look forward.... It'll get sorted....it'll be ok.... but right now I'm a bit angry, frustrated and low.
So, there we are. That's how my day has gone.
I know it's not life threatening or anything and I should be coping with it better...
I'll leave it there I think.
I'm going to have a glass or two of nice red tonight, and finish setting up my home office in the morning.
It's my 12th wedding anniversary then too!
I hope my fellow Rogues are faring well.
BigG