A "slightly enlightened 9-5" is close, but I think falls a bit short of what I was trying to communicate. I was an entrepreneur working to build something that I hoped would pay off big. I was working for the future, not the present.
I woke up, realized that it wasn't worth it, and decided to change.
In doing so, we discovered that by working with like minded people, building honest relationships and banding together with the same goal, we got the best of both worlds.
To your point about "job shops", I would agree that as a business model they have certain pitfalls. However, there are "job shops" that do run well, and we're one of them. The focus here isn't on the business model, but on what we deliver to our employees. That's what matters.
I woke up, realized that it wasn't worth it, and decided to change.
In doing so, we discovered that by working with like minded people, building honest relationships and banding together with the same goal, we got the best of both worlds.
To your point about "job shops", I would agree that as a business model they have certain pitfalls. However, there are "job shops" that do run well, and we're one of them. The focus here isn't on the business model, but on what we deliver to our employees. That's what matters.