I run a modestly successful small gardening business. It took me a year to really get it going properly. For context im in my 30s and have worked in really demanding jobs to get into a position to start something.
Ever since I went full-time my sibling has had this attitude like I just won the lottery and wont share. Other people have also started acting like im driving around in a RollsRoyce with a monocle, I don’t really get it.
I give my sibling left over gardening supplies and i’ve sub contracted another friend who lost their job. Trying to share my success when I can. Whats with the hostility? Have other people experienced this kind of thing?
This really shocked me. Suddenly all of my friends had their hands out, expecting me to buy drinks and meals for them, all the time. They did nothing to help me with my business, and for the first few years, it was a lot of work and no money. Made me angry and I dropped most of them.
Now I’m vague with people about my work.