Yes l was one of those capitalist foot soldiers whose fortunes went up or down depending on who was in charge of my working life at the time,- l spent a lot of time praying that my boss of the day would be promoted out of my department, and out of my life,- sometimes prayed that they would be run over by a bus . l have worked for firms where l was well employed and worked for those where l was badly employed and hated every day at work. My advice is become self employed if at all possible, even if all you do is fix lawn-mowers, l found twenty years ago that being your own boss is happiness and contentment all wrapped up in one. l would spend every Sunday evening planning the week ahead and set that time aside so l could answer any calls from my employees who had concerns or problems that might affect the working week ahead, this was essential as l learnt more in these phone calls than l would when it was all go-go during the week and used that time to bond with them and to convey the message that they worked “with” me and not for me, the exact opposite of which l experienced when l was an employee.