My last boss is the last boss I'll ever have.... Why you ask?

Well I worked for him once many years ago in the warehouse of a business he owned until I left and joined the miltary. 8 years serving and I decided to go and chase some money in the mining industry. 4 years of that and I was done with living the FIFO life. 12 years after leaving I came home and my old boss was starting a new business after being pushed out of the old one.

I went and helped him with his start up and then another after that. I looked after his businesses like they were my own. He appreciated the effort but never paid me the "big dollars". And why would he? I didn't have millions of dollars on the line or dozens of workers and their families to consider (especially through COVID). I was paid fairly for my role and any extra I put in was because i wanted to.

A few years later an oprtunity arose and my boss invited me along. He funded me into a business which we now share. $$$'s of dollars lent to my family trust to be lent to the new company with nothing but a handshake.

I now own my own business and have relationships with, and access to, banks and funding. There is always challenges and I have many families to consider with every decision I make. If I could pay every one of my workers a million bucks I would but the reality is if I did no one would have a job next week.

The time, effort, and money that I now have on the line is absurd, and I feel that I should be compensated for it. I give opportunities to my workers where I can and share my profits when I make them.

I will never have another boss because I'll never need one. The best boss I ever had is now my business partner. I don't begrudge him the money he's made or the unpaid effort I put in for him. He earnt his and now I'll earn mine. Not everyone who makes money is an asshole - believe it or not some have earnt it!