The Difference Between Employee and Employer: Free Time for Family

Mark Chase spent 32 years as a refuse truck driver for a large company in Phoenix with a relentless focus on the bottom line that pushed employees hard. When he retired and bought a septic pumping company, Cyclone Septic, in Williams, Arizona, Chase was determined to operate differently. But the large company did have one benefit Chase hasn’t been able to enjoy since becoming his own boss. “The biggest adjustment for me was, at the big company, I’d go in, put in my time, come home, and when I was home that was my free time, my family time. Now that I own a business, there really