What’s it Like to Work a 9 to 5?
I was at the NY Tech Meetup on Tuesday — watching the presentations of Summize, Wirewize, ZocDoc, and others — seated next to a nice gentleman who I started up a conversation with. He’s an inspiring entrepreneur who was in hotel management for 10(?) years, got sick of it, and wants to try his hand at this game. He actually already received funding in January for his idea and is looking to launch in August. He wasn’t specific about what he was doing, but it had to do with video.
As we got to talking, he asked me if I had ever worked a 9 to 5. “No, I guess not,” was my response. And it got me to thinking. I’m very proud of the fact that I’ve never had to work a 9 to 5 job in my life and I hope I never have to — I prefer the 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year job. I did work a few summer jobs when I was younger (three times at a bicycle shop and two as a teaching assistant for a Yale Summer Programs class), but nothing too serious. On the one hand, I would like to know how it feels to not have any work past 5:01 PM, but on the other hand, I prefer to be able to work when inspiration hits me. Long live entrepreneurship!