Hit 200 jobs this month and it caught me off guard

I've been running my own cabinet shop out of my garage for about 3 years now. Last month I finished my 200th job, some custom pantry unit for a lady in Oak Park. I didn't even realize I was that close until I counted back through my receipts. Has anyone else had a milestone like that just sneak up on them?

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hannah_williams2d ago

Oh man, 200 jobs is wild! I heard someone say that in the trades, the first hundred is the hardest because you're still figuring everything out (like pricing and timelines and all that). It's pretty cool you just stumbled onto that number, makes it feel more real somehow.

elliot_miller222d ago

427 jobs over here and honestly, @hannah_williams, I don't think that first hundred is any different from the rest. Every job has its own weird curveballs, whether it's your 5th or your 500th. I've seen guys with 20 years experience still mess up a simple drywall patch because they got cocky. The pricing and timeline stuff? You either learn it quick or you go out of business, doesn't matter if it's job 50 or job 150.