In addition, for working in my own company, I have been an employee too.
Down the line, I have collected quite a few jobs under my belt. Such as
- cleaner
- builder
- waiter
- trucker
- salesman
- consultant
- vending manager
- development manager
- business director
- realtor
- warehouse worker
- fork lift operator
- account manager
The first three occupations took place when I was still in school. After school, I applied for a driver’s position, mainly because they promised to take me back after I completed my military service. (And man, I tell you as a professional truck driver, it was pretty hard to convince my commanding officers that I would serve better as a clerk than a driver (because the mandatory service time for drivers was longer than it was for clerks!).)
For the next about ten years, I spent running two companies.
Then I became a salesperson for a leading Finnish brewery. But I only held that occupation for a couple of months, because I proceed first to be a distribution manager, vending manager, and eventually, development manager. Another 11 years went by.
Then, after some entrepreneurial bumps, I wound up to be a realtor. But that wasn’t a job for me, even though I became a partner in a real estate company, too. Soon, the idea (again) of my own company related to the industry came alive.
By that time the finances was pretty hard. And due to the disruptive approach to a conservative business, I had to find some way to get by. Preferably a job that I could easily jump out as soon as my business starts to thrive. And a warehouse worker was just such. But then they realized that I was able to drive trucks, they made me a driver. Again! I even found another employer to work for as a driver, because the first one seemed to… Well, their business was way too slow to be secure. In the new company, I shifted from a truck to office to work as an account manager.
So far I have had both blue and white collars to wear. Any work is good work, I think. And since I’ve been measured to be at my best when there is a lot on my desk, I don’t complain about the color of my collar. While writing this I wear a black hoodie and jeans, and I feel comfortable!