On Oct 1, 4:56 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:33:34 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:





I hate having employees. If you ever start your own company, avoid
employees at all costs. Keep people as indep. contractors if
possible. Employees expect you to take care of them and I dont want
to take care of anybody. Am tired of personality conflicts, tired of
worrying about their job security, what about mine? Tired of the
friggin paperwork for each one of em. NJ wants me to garnish one guys
wages for back child support, like hell, that isnt my business.
Workers comp insurance, you gotta be kidding, My god, I was better off
by myself. "I have a Ph.D. and should be making X $/hr" one whines
and I think "In yer friggin dreams, go try to get that around here".
I cut hours of one part timer who didnt get along with anybody and he
blurted out "I just took on $30,000 debt" and my jaw nearly hit the
floor. "Is that my business", I think. What about my company debt
for which I am personally liable, does he expect me to simply mortgage
my house to pay him more? The young guy who made the racial slur
drives a spanking new Ford 150 with every add-on you can imagine and
his wife drives a 2007 Yukon and he confessed to having $60,000 in cc
debt and is now going on a cruise. HOLY SH#$. What planet do these
people live on?

The U.S.A planet. Congress will make sure they can get even deeper in
debt if they pass the bailout. They don't want to stop the credit
flow. We're becoming a nation of deadbeats. It won't last much
longer - but I said that 10 years ago.
Managing people is always tough work, and takes dedication.
You're getting old, and don't want the hassle after years of hard
work. Seen it happen before to some of the best.
Lay the hiring/personnel off on a young buck you trust, giving just
oversight yourself.
Once you start selling off work to contracting companies, you
essentially lose touch of business purpose and operation.
That's why I mow my own lawn. Its operation is automatic, but its
purpose is to have me mow it. It's all pretty simple, really.

--Vic

--Vic

I know a guy in my business (well, a variation) who loves spending
time aboard his trawler. he has this tiny company In Friday Harbor in
WA. He seems to be retired now because last time I called there he
didnt answer and some young guy did. Seemed an ideal existence do
cool stuff, go to conferences, live in a nice place with a nice
boat...........then retire?