You’re doing 60 hours a week. Maybe more. The business is turning over decent money – but your life is a wreck. And every well-meaning arsehole keeps telling you the same thing: hire some people. Free yourself up. So you do. Three new names on the payroll. A year later you’re working harder, earning about …
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By: Charlie Hutton
April 20, 2026
You’re running what looks like a successful business. Decent turnover. Team in place. Everyone on LinkedIn seems to think you’ve cracked it. But let me be blunt. After everyone with their hand out gets paid – staff, HMRC, the VAT man, the landlord – you’re taking home less than your senior employee. That’s not success. …