Don't want to bore anyone so I'll make this as short as poss.
Before I started WC I was in the army. Not a major or RSM but had a bit to say, blokes working under my orders, nice feeling. Finished that and started international truck driving, North Africa and back, great money, prestige job in truck drivers terms. Great feeling. Then decided to start my own biz, WC.
When I started that, I had a major problem with the image, went about with a real piece of 4x2 on my shoulder. Took every coment personally. Dropped custies for looking at me in a funny way or stepping on the cracks in the pavement etc etc.
A few years down the road and I look at it this way; I'm my own boss, I earn very well compared to some of my custies, and if I get remarks from them or anyone, I feel terrible and want to bite back sometimes, but I did get a right rollicking once and she (custy) was a real nasty piece of work on that day, so I gave her a gobfull back and it felt good. Found out off another custy that she had lost her hubby 5 weeks before, so I suppose that was the reason she was feeling nasty. Who knows? Some people may think we are scum, maybe they think truck drivers are scum or bankers are scum. Some people are like that but I wouldn't say generaly that people think we are all scum.
Just my point of view for what it's worth. :
