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For a while now, I've been going to work and hating every minute that I put more money in my employer's pocket than I put in my own. I spend much of time scheming ways that I can begin earning income on my own without working for anyone else than myself. If I form partnerships with people in the future, I want them to be mutually beneficial; one of my friends mentioned how we could 'work for each other.' That's exactly what I'm getting at; I want to work with people and not for someone.

Well, because I spend all day scheming on these things, I invariably end up discussing them with my co-workers, particularly those that I consider friends. Mostly this involves me talking about how although there is a lot of risk in starting your own business, it's almost a criminal act of stupidity not to, as long as you possess the requisite skills and a work ethic that will see you through to eventual success.

Well, one of my friends at work has taken my thoughts to heart. He now schemes far more openly than I do, and he openly expresses many of the dissatisfactions that I possess. His enthusiasm is inspiring, but I tend to keep a bit of a tighter lip about these things at work, although I will certainly discuss the most sensitive of information and ideas with him directly through secure channels.

Perhaps I am paranoid, but I don't really want everyone at work to know how I feel about the company and the project that I am on. I don't want any complications while I'm still working here. Corporate America is a very strange place, and that classic 'telephone game' effect is out in force. A tiny bit of dissatisfaction expressed to the wrong (right?) person can become a 'that guy is gonna leave tomorrow' when it finally comes through the grapevine to your boss. I don't want my boss to know anything about how I feel about the job unless it is absolutely necessary for me to communicate that information. If I am going to leave unless they give me a raise, I would like my boss to hear that from me first and not from some guy who might be out to 'get me' somehow. Just think about how hard it is to communicate unambiguously when you're directly talking to someone face-to-face. Even if only two face-to-face interactions are between you and your boss hearing about how you want to leave, that's huge potential for distortion.