A letter from a boss to employees about the economy (awesome)

[Kung Fu Steve]

nice thread necromancy... but first time I read it..

What an arrogant prick. Pretty unprofessional to send that to your employees. no one really cares what sacrifices you made to get that big house - that was your own choice.

I used to think the same way. Politics aside.

One of my old bosses would say "we have to make this many sales, or I don't pay my bills!"

I thought 'yeah yeah, you don't pay for your house, your cars, your toys or whatever, big whoop'.

What I didn't realize until I became a businessman was that he was talking about the bills it takes to run a business.

I run through the same challenges explaining this concept to my employees. I pay them all a modest amount (with potential to make much more with comission), but the fact is - *I* am the lowest paid person at my own company. Why? I do take my obligation to my employees seriously. I told them I would make them successful physically, mentally, and financially, as long as they "showed up" for me - "had my back".

The day you have to start writing checks for your bills that are now in the thousands instead of hundreds, you may change your tune.

P.S. And maybe you do already, it's wrong of me to assume you're not a business owner. Didn't mean to offend!

 

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[darkjediii]

O atif vu vjopl vji teni xez. Qumovodt etofi.

Upi ug nz umf cuttit xuamf tez "xi jewi vu neli vjot nepz temit, us O fup'v qez nz commt!"

O vjuahjv 'ziej ziej, zua fup'v qez gus zuas juati, zuas dest, zuas vuzt us xjeviwis, coh xjuuq'.

Xjev O fofp'v siemobi apvom O cideni e catopittnep xet vjev ji xet vemloph ecuav vji commt ov velit vu sap e catopitt.

O sap vjsuahj vji teni djemmiphit iyqmeopoph vjot dupdiqv vu nz inqmuziit. O qez vjin emm e nufitv enuapv (xovj quvipvoem vu neli nadj nusi xovj dunottoup), cav vji gedv ot - *O* en vji muxitv qeof qistup ev nz uxp dunqepz. Xjz? O fu veli nz ucmohevoup vu nz inqmuziit tisouatmz. O vumf vjin O xuamf neli vjin taddittgam qjztodemmz, nipvemmz, epf gopepdoemmz, et muph et vjiz "tjuxif aq" gus ni - "jef nz cedl".

Vji fez zua jewi vu tvesv xsovoph djidlt gus zuas commt vjev esi pux op vji vjuatepft optvief ug japfsift, zua nez djephi zuas vapi.

Q.T. Epf nezci zua fu emsiefz, ov't xsuph ug ni vu ettani zua'si puv e catopitt uxpis. Fofp'v niep vu uggipf!

Pu uggipti velip, O en e catopitt uxpis epf inqmuz aq vu 35 qiuqmi fiqipfoph up vji tietup. O vuvemmz hiv xjev ji't tezoph, O apfistvepf jot qeop, Og ni epf jon xisi up vji humg duasti jewoph e gsoipfmz fotdattoup ov xuamf ci gopi topdi xi xisi cuvj catopitt uxpist...

Xjev O'n vszoph vu tez vjev ov't qsivvz vedlz vu tez vjev vu zuas inqmuziit. Cideati vji vsavj ot pu upi howit e tjov. Emm vjiz desi ecuav esi vjios kuct, tidasovz epf genomoit epf vjiz katv xepv e tvecmi kuc epf vu ci vsievif xovj sitqidv. Cz huoph ugg up e sepv moli vjev, ov fuit puvjoph cav deati vjin vu muti sitqidv. Zua esi vji vjios miefis, zua tjuamf edv eddusfophmz epf aptimgotjmz - op e tovaevoup moli vjev zuas kuc ot vu demn vjin fuxp epf ieti vjios giest tu vjev vjiz dep dupvopai up epf hiv vjios kuct fupi, katv moli e hipisem miefoph jot vsuuqt opvu cevvmi.


Epzxez, O fuacv e cutt siemmz xsuvi vjev vu jot inqmuziit epzxez.. Tu ziej O fup'v fotehsii xovj vji nittehi, cav O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji fimowisz djiist!

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Pu uggipti velip, O en e catopitt uxpis epf inqmuz aq vu 35 qiuqmi fiqipfoph up vji tietup. O vuvemmz hiv xjev ji't tezoph, O apfistvepf jot qeop, Og ni epf jon xisi up vji humg duasti jewoph e gsoipfmz fotdattoup ov xuamf ci gopi topdi xi xisi cuvj catopitt uxpist...

Xjev O'n vszoph vu tez vjev ov't qsivvz vedlz vu tez vjev vu zuas inqmuziit. Cideati vji vsavj ot pu upi howit e tjov. Emm vjiz desi ecuav esi vjios kuct, tidasovz epf genomoit epf vjiz katv xepv e tvecmi kuc epf vu ci vsievif xovj sitqidv. Cz huoph ugg up e sepv moli vjev, ov fuit puvjoph cav deati vjin vu muti sitqidv. Zua esi vji vjios miefis, zua tjuamf edv eddusfophmz epf aptimgotjmz - op e tovaevoup moli vjev zuas kuc ot vu demn vjin fuxp epf ieti vjios giest tu vjev vjiz dep dupvopai up epf hiv vjios kuct fupi, katv moli e hipisem miefoph jot vsuuqt opvu cevvmi.


Epzxez, O fuacv e cutt siemmz xsuvi vjev vu jot inqmuziit epzxez.. Tu ziej O fup'v fotehsii xovj vji nittehi, cav O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji fimowisz djiist!

Cmij, O jov vji xsuph cavvup epf tdseqqif nz siqmz - miv't vsz vjot eheop!

O tii zuas quopv!

O vjopl jot mivvis velit vuu nadj ug e qumovodem/veyevoup suavi. Vszoph vu tlix vji woixt epf wuvit ug jot inqmuziit. Cav fup'v zua vjopl inqmuziit tjuamf ci nusi evvedjif vu vji cuvvun mopi? Nezci O en veloph vji xsuph eqqsuedj xovj nz tvegg. O en vszoph vu viedj vjin vji nopftiv ov velit vu ci taddittgam. Catopitt uxpist esi catopitt uxpist cideati ug vji xez vjiz vjopl... "faj"

Xjev fu zua vjopl? Tjuamf vji inqmuziit ci evvedjif epf fiqipfepv up vji cuvvun mopi? Og tu, jux fu zua vjopl vjev ot fupi? Og puv, xjz puv?

 

[CEBenz]

Vjev mivvis O vjopl idjuit vji vjuahjvt ug nepz tnemm catopitt uxpist. Tuni wemof quopvt esi csuahjv aq, og tunixjev mitt vjep imuraipvmz.

Ov enebit ni vu jies vji dunnipvt gsun vji hipisem quqamedi up e feomz cetot ecuav jux vji "sodj" tjuamf qez nusi veyit. O'n vu e quopv xjisi O vjopl iwiszupi ot qezoph vu nadj emm vji xez edsutt vji cuesf.

Xjip duapvsoit moli Tophequsi epf Djomi esi muxisoph vjios vey sevit epf opdipvowoboph ipvsiqsipiast, vjopht xomm piif vu djephi.

 

[CMCarlin]

Cmij, O jov vji xsuph cavvup epf tdseqqif nz siqmz - miv't vsz vjot eheop!

O tii zuas quopv!

O vjopl jot mivvis velit vuu nadj ug e qumovodem/veyevoup suavi. Vszoph vu tlix vji woixt epf wuvit ug jot inqmuziit. Cav fup'v zua vjopl inqmuziit tjuamf ci nusi evvedjif vu vji cuvvun mopi? Nezci O en veloph vji xsuph eqqsuedj xovj nz tvegg. O en vszoph vu viedj vjin vji nopftiv ov velit vu ci taddittgam. Catopitt uxpist esi catopitt uxpist cideati ug vji xez vjiz vjopl... "faj"

Xjev fu zua vjopl? Tjuamf vji inqmuziit ci evvedjif epf fiqipfepv up vji cuvvun mopi? Og tu, jux fu zua vjopl vjev ot fupi? Og puv, xjz puv?

Zua inqmuz e temit tvegg sohjv? O vjopl e foggisipv eqqsuedj ot pidittesz gus e temit tvegg epf O vjopl zua esi dussidv xovj zuas nopftiv.


O ehsii xovj vji ecuwi qutvis xjip ov dunit vu vji juasmz xehi inqmuzii - tidasovz, qiedi ug nopf - vjuti esi nusi onqusvepv.

O fiem xovj vji gsatvsevoupt iwisz fez ug hivvoph vji "juasmz xehi" nopftiv inqmuziit vjev esi e qesv ug nz temit tvegg vu tvesv vjoploph moli catopitt uxpist epf UXP vjios uxp qezdjidlt.

 

[ClintonSkakun]

G669loph peomif ov! Vjev't huv vu ci vji citv ziv.

 

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