Does that make you Full-bubble now?
Does that make you Full-bubble now?
Means I am twice as aware that I only know half of it.
No business for me, but I met my career goals for the year:
- Complete my Associates in Land Surveying and Geomatics
- Complete at least one level of CST
- Gain my FAA Part 107 License
Next years goals will be a little more difficult to achieve-?ÿ Pass the FS exam and gain CST level 2 status.
Pass the FS exam and gain CST level 2 status.
I believe that if you can pass the FS the top level CST stuff will be a slam dunk.?ÿ
Well, since I had planned to retire in October, 2020, and didn't (got promoted instead), every day I worked in 2021 exceeded my career goals. I did pad my eventual monthly retirement amount significantly, but gave up a year of retired life to do it. Working from home for the past 21 months with zero commute made it a bit more desirable. Still, I am just one bad meeting away from pulling the plug. That is a pretty nice feeling in itself, although I plan to stay involved in others ways...on my terms.
Did you see the 'Squid Games'?
That. I'm still in the game and coming up on the next round.
I proposed (hoped) to live through it.
Made it.
Yes on the goal... Business has increased to the point I'm looking to make my engineering & surveying business a full time thing in 2022. I did not make the decision lightly and have prayed on it with my wife since I passed the PLS back in the fall of 2020. Just feel like I'm not getting any younger and I want to live my dream of being self-employed as an engineer & surveyor. I plan to stay small (just me) & work out of my home office for the first couple years - pick which projects I take on. I can barely keep up as it is right now and I am beyond grateful for this predicament
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That's too bad.?ÿ Is that unique to you, or is it typical for NZ as a whole?
Personal goals, I'll give myself a B+
I don't bother with professional goals any more.?ÿ I used to be in a high volume/stress field, and worried about things too much.?ÿ Now, things chug along, no major highs or lows, and I'm just fine with that
I am meeting my goal of retirement (kinda). As of the first of the year, I will no longer have a field crew. Then I just have to wait out the current projects to finish up. I will reach out to other surveyors in the area to finish up any field work left. I hope I can find some of those $500 surveys out there! ?????ÿ
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@jimcox?ÿ
That's too bad.?ÿ Is that unique to you, or is it typical for NZ as a whole?
Sadly, despite actually being given an increase this year, I'm still not keeping up with inflation.
Let alone the sky-rocketing house and land prices.
I have been going backwards for quite sometime now.
Yes, I think that would be typical of any salaried worker here.
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At this point if I'm still above ground it's a great year!! ?????ÿ
My late father always answered the question "how are you?" With "Vertical!" Classic surveyor answer.
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hard to answer.?ÿ career goals- no. business goals??ÿ hell, i didn't know i had any.
here's what i know: i've never worked so much in my life as i have this year, and i've always been accused of being a workaholic.?ÿ i'm?ÿactively learning?ÿhow to be a business person, as that skillset has never been needed much in the past; i've always been the hired assassin.?ÿ a year ago i had two part time guys and worked off my dining room table.?ÿ now i have 10 employees, an office, own half a dozen trucks, a TON more overhead, will finish the year billing 5X what i did last year, have work lined up through at least march at a bill rate i recently raised by 30%, and my taxes for the year are paid.?ÿ have a great crew of people who are all seemingly happy and well paid.
i'm threadbare.?ÿ feels like i've been trying to break a stallion since about march.?ÿ wish it would slow down some so i could take, like, three days in a row off.?ÿ but i ain't complaining.?ÿ a little anxious about how i'd have held it together if it hadn't been so busy, but whatever.?ÿ spent a lot of money, but i don't think i wasted?ÿa lot of money.?ÿ so i reckon when considered in that light: for not having any business goals i guess they were met.
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(an aside: don't recommend giving your office manager a bonus of a paid trip to NYC on the week before christmas.?ÿ as if this typical EOY stuff isn't fun enough, i'm answering phones, doing bank deposits, and running payroll this week.)
