Job and Scrap Metal

Well, since my I found out my wife was pregnant, I went out and found a full time job for a steady paycheck. I was doing scrap full time, but as you know it can be very volatile. Didn't want to have any inconsistancy with income. So now I do scrapping part time.

But I ask, has anyone done this transition before? I didn't realize it until now, but it seems like after I started my job, I have been busier than all heck with the scrapping..More calls, more metal.

It used to REALLY pick up when I mention something about how my business is starting to drag to my wife, but it just seems like now I am getting more scrap as part time, than when I was doing it full time.

Congrats on the pending arrival. I am strictly p/t and don't have a problem getting or finding scrap but the problem comes finding time to breakdown and seperate it to maximize profit.

I have a full time job, 60 hours a week, and haul iron. It's tough and you'll be spread pretty thin but its doable. Congrats on the baby, wonder how that happened ? Lol

No offense guys but I don't think I could ever work for someone else again after doing this for so long...............

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Originally Posted by mikeinreco

No offense guys but I don't think I could ever work for someone else again after doing this for so long...............

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None taken. I really didn't want to either, but felt I needed to. However, I didn't go straight to a chain business, I went with a local one location business. I find it more personable. It's a dog kennel, so we have alot of locals coming and going with their beloved pets, and they have to see my truck advertisement each enter/exit that's made...

Wait I think I figured it out now.

And thanks for the congrats. I don't know how it happened! But hey, it's a boy....Another little scrapper for my team.

Never fails that when you are busy you seem to get even more work. But when its dead its dead.

With a child on the way a full time job with benefits is a must. No matter how slow things are when your working for somone else your always guaranteed a pay check.

Congrats on the new addition to your shed of scrapping tools(the child)

you said it yourself, its volitile, all this booming buisness could just happen to be happening at once.... or maybe your buisness just hit the point where it really gets booming, so volitile.... who knows? and thats why you got the 9-5, cause then you will know