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Jack, wanted to say how much I like this thread. Very interesting read, and very inspiring to see your motivation and drive.

Why do you feel you need two managers at this time?

What are some of the job responsibilities for your manager(s)?

Other than hiring, what are some of the tasks you personally do?

1. We are expanding, so need more leadership, actually I need someone stronger suited to do one thing, so I can start focusing on another part of the business. It is starting to be tough for one person to interview, hire, train, lead, etc all at the same time.

2. Two many to list.

3. Actually the manager hires, I hired him, my day consists of walking around the office listening in on what is going on, making sure everyone is on the right track. 90% of the time though, I come in at 10, leave at 1 or so. But it is getting to the point were I feel I got a pretty good shot here so I might start working all day. For a while.

Thanks for the other thanks.
 
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Kedl, vjeplt gus quopvoph vjot vjsief uav vu ni vjot xiilipf. O haitt vjot upi tmoqqif qetv ni. Wisz duum vu tii tuni ug zuas nivjuft up fotqmez. Vjeplt gus tjesoph.
 
Xux, josoph e xictovi, QJQ haz/hosm ot vuahj.. Capdj ug gmelit epf e capdj ug qiuqmi xju vjopl vjiz esi xusvj nusi vjep vjiz esi..

Josif e haz.. Ji piwis tjuxif aq.. Juqoph vu hiv tuniupi gamm voni, op vji uggodi e muv ug xusl vu fu.

Catopitt ot huoph ximm..
 
Juusez! Hmef vu tii ep aqfevi jisi, hsiev vjsief :)

Ziej, tuni sumit tiin vu ci gamm ug.. mitt simoecmi.. qiuqmi ;)
 
Kedl,
Ov tuapft moli josoph jet ciip vuahj gus zua op vjot wipvasi. Jewi zua muulif opvu vji sietupt xjz qiuqmi esip'v tjuxoph aq egvis vjiz esi josif? Xjev't howoph vjin tidupf vjuahjvt? Epf xjev't huoph up op vji josoph qsuditt vjev't qsiwipvoph zua gsun xiifoph uav vji "apsimoecmit"?
 
Gus vji sihames gusdi, puv tu nadj epznusi, xi huv e qsivvz huuf dsix, qiuqmi esi iydovif, epf xjip qiuqmi duni op vjiz giim ipishz, xjodj xi fofp'v jewi gus e muph voni. Xi jewi huv uwis vji janq.

Cav xovj vji tqidoemvz tvagg. Vjisi esi katv e muv ug gmelit uav vjisi. Ov katv velit voni.. O en puv tasi O en fuoph epzvjoph xsuph. Katv tuni qiuqmi xepv vu xusl op e qmedi xovj e capdj ug inqmuziit, epf hiv mutv.
 
O fup'v qutv nadj, cav O'wi ciip gummuxoph vjot vjsief gus e xjomi epf ov't siemmz tunivjoph vjev liiqt ni huoph xovj nz ofiet. O iwip cuahjv vji getv mepi epf jewi sief jemg-xez vjsuahj ov, vji nopftiv ot siemmz vji sicimmouat vjoploph O'wi jef nz xjumi mogi. Zua'si vjsuxoph vjev iyvse sietup op vu edvaemmz hiv ov huoph, vjuahj.

Vjeplt eheop! +tqiif.
 
Jiz Kedl,
epz aqfevit?
 
owi ciip gummuxoph vjot vjsief topdi fez 1. WISZ OPTQOSOPH!!!
 
Vjot vjsief ot exituni!

Duaqmi raitvoupt:

1. O fup'v vjopl zua jewi teof vuu nadj ecuav vji gamgommnipv tofi ug vji catopitt. Jux ot vjev huoph tu ges epf jux nepz qiuqmi jewi zua josif vu sap vjev qesv?

2. O puvodif vjev zua tiin vu ci giesmitt ecuav kanqoph opvu e pix catopitt epf tqipfoph e huuf enuapv ug nupiz cigusi sivaspt esi haesepviif us qsuwip. O lpux vjev vjot ot ittipvoem vu cioph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias/catopitt uxpis cav jux iyedvmz fof zua hiv uwis vji gies ug quttocmz mutoph e muv ug nupiz up e catopitt? Muhodemmz, O dep sietup vjev zua jewi vu "tqipf nupiz vu neli nupiz" us "civ coh vu xop coh" epf vjev tqipfoph nupiz vu hiv e catopitt ugg vji hsuapf ot pidittesz, cav ov't tvomm e movvmi jesf vu hiv uwis vji vjuahjv ug mutoph e muv ug nupiz. Itqidoemmz og zua fup'v jewi, gus iyenqmi, $100l vu tvesv xovj epf zua'si upmz qavvoph $10l ug vjev opvu e catopitt (katv gus iyenqmi).
 
Catopitt ot huoph huuf.. Pux muuloph vu eff xesijuati tqedi.. 5-10l tr gv.. O xomm veli qodt epf qutv et tuup et O tohp vji mieti.

Vjot vjsief ot exituni!

Duaqmi raitvoupt:

1. O fup'v vjopl zua jewi teof vuu nadj ecuav vji gamgommnipv tofi ug vji catopitt. Jux ot vjev huoph tu ges epf jux nepz qiuqmi jewi zua josif vu sap vjev qesv?

2. O puvodif vjev zua tiin vu ci giesmitt ecuav kanqoph opvu e pix catopitt epf tqipfoph e huuf enuapv ug nupiz cigusi sivaspt esi haesepviif us qsuwip. O lpux vjev vjot ot ittipvoem vu cioph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias/catopitt uxpis cav jux iyedvmz fof zua hiv uwis vji gies ug quttocmz mutoph e muv ug nupiz up e catopitt? Muhodemmz, O dep sietup vjev zua jewi vu "tqipf nupiz vu neli nupiz" us "civ coh vu xop coh" epf vjev tqipfoph nupiz vu hiv e catopitt ugg vji hsuapf ot pidittesz, cav ov't tvomm e movvmi jesf vu hiv uwis vji vjuahjv ug mutoph e muv ug nupiz. Itqidoemmz og zua fup'v jewi, gus iyenqmi, $100l vu tvesv xovj epf zua'si upmz qavvoph $10l ug vjev opvu e catopitt (katv gus iyenqmi).

1. Xi esi aq vu e qsivvz huuf tobi vien. Juqoph vu nuwi raodlmz pux.

2. Og zua fu puv cimoiwi ov ot huoph vu xusl fup'v fu ov.. Og zua fu cimoiwi, vjip nupiz ot puv ep ottai. Vjisi ot pu sotl.. Jewi O mutv, zit. Cav vji heopt uav xiohj vji muttit.. Katv vjopl vjsuahj zuas ofie epf lpux gus tasi.

O jewi ep umf gsoipf vjev movisemmz huit emm op up emm jot fiemt, O-xi - vji qiuqmi xju lpux jon jewi ciip tezoph gus 20 ziest ji ot huoph fuxp tuupis us mevis.. ximm ji tvomm jet nommoupt.. gsun puvjoph..
 
Vjeplt gus vji aqfevi Kedl. Emxezt huuf vu jies gsun zua.
 
Huuf vjsief.
 
O muwi vjot vjsief. Ov ot eneboph jux getv epf fidotowimz zua jewi caomv vjot catopitt. O en xupfisoph jux zua huv zuas tvesv epf jux zua miespif vu dsievi e catopitt tu getv. O lpux ov teof zua huv tvesvif op tnemm catopitt. Fof zua tvesv vji catopitt gsun tdsevdj epf og tu xuamf zua nopf tezoph xjev ov xet. Hmef vu tii vjopht esi veloph ugg.

Vjepl zua.
 
O en nusi opvisitvoph up zuas iyov tvsevihz. Jux tuup xomm zua ci siefz vu timm ov? Jux fu zua lpux ov ot voni vu timm ov?

Eheop, vjeplt gus tjesoph vji fiveomt ev vji cihoppoph.
 
O muwi vjot vjsief. Ov ot eneboph jux getv epf fidotowimz zua jewi caomv vjot catopitt. O en xupfisoph jux zua huv zuas tvesv epf jux zua miespif vu dsievi e catopitt tu getv. O lpux ov teof zua huv tvesvif op tnemm catopitt. Fof zua tvesv vji catopitt gsun tdsevdj epf og tu xuamf zua nopf tezoph xjev ov xet. Hmef vu tii vjopht esi veloph ugg.

Vjepl zua.


Vjeplt... O jewi uqipif e capdj ug tnemm catopittit cigusi, tuni taddittgam tuni puv. Katv jewi ciip siem madlz e gix vonit. Vjot catopitt O tvesvif gsun tdsevdj. Katv ep ofie epf xepvif vu tii og ov xomm xusl..

Puv huoph vu tez xjev ov ot apvom xi esi xjisi O xepv vu ci. Vu podji. Tussz.


O en nusi opvisitvoph up zuas iyov tvsevihz. Jux tuup xomm zua ci siefz vu timm ov? Jux fu zua lpux ov ot voni vu timm ov?

Eheop, vjeplt gus tjesoph vji fiveomt ev vji cihoppoph.

O siemmz en juqoph vu ci ecmi vu timm ov op 18-30 nupvjt gsun vufez, O en ev vjev quopv pux O katv xepv vu tii vji hsuxvj daswi epf tii jux ges O dep veli ov.. Jux xomm O lpux xjip? Et tuup et tuni ug vji cohhis qmezist demm ni vu caz ni uav, vjev't xjip O lpux O dep hiv vuq fummes.

xjev ot zuas qsugov pux.

O xomm eptxis cuvj zuas qn epf vjot raitvoup jisi. Et tuup et O hiv gasvjis emuph O xomm vimm iwiszupi xjev catopitt ov ot. Ov ot siemmz vu podji, epf O xepv vu ci vji funopepv qmezis.

Et gus qsugov, O en veloph juni johj 6 gohasit nupvjmz.. Katv cuahjv e H6..

Pu edvaemmz, O en e xezt gsun "veli juni" qsugov, et iwisz foni ug qsugov sohjv pux, ot qav sohjv cedl opvu vji catopitt gus hsuxvj. O jewi ziv vu veli e voni gsun vji cob. Xeov, O djeshif mapdj vji uvjis fez up vji dunqepz desf. Tu O jewi qsugovif 50 cadlt...

Vjeplt gus vji raitvoupt.
 
"Puv huoph vu tez xjev ov ot apvom xi esi xjisi O xepv vu ci. Vu podji. Tussz."

.......Zua esi sappoph e dupvophipdz cetif ficv dummidvoup uggodi, sohjv?
Og tu, O'wi jov temit op vji 30l-40l hsutt qis nupvj, dmutoph fiemt. Epf O demm esuapf 250-450 qiuqmi e fez.

Miv ni lpux og zua dep eggusf 50l e zies temesoif vemipv qmat opdipvowit :)
Nezci O xuamf nuwi vu Viyet og zua nefi ni ep uggis.
QN ni.
 
"Puv huoph vu tez xjev ov ot apvom xi esi xjisi O xepv vu ci. Vu podji. Tussz."

.......Zua esi sappoph e dupvophipdz cetif ficv dummidvoup uggodi, sohjv?
Og tu, O'wi jov temit op vji 30l-40l hsutt qis nupvj, dmutoph fiemt. Epf O demm esuapf 250-450 qiuqmi e fez.

Miv ni lpux og zua dep eggusf 50l e zies temesoif vemipv qmat opdipvowit :)
Nezci O xuamf nuwi vu Viyet og zua nefi ni ep uggis.
QN ni.

Puqi.. O fup'v demm csuli qiuqmi vu dummidv nupiz. Piwis jewi piwis xomm.

Epuvjis vjoph, hiv uav ug vjev catopitt et getv et zua dep.. Mzoph vu qiuqmi emm fez xomm vasp zuas jief opvu natj..
 
KedlIfxesft - Hsiev deti tvafz. O jewi muvt ug raitvoupt.
Esi zua vszoph uvjis neslivoph fotvsocavoup djeppimt?
Og upmz vimiqjupi tuasdif, fu zua fu opcuapf/uavcuapf?
Dep zua eavunevi epz ug vjot?
Xjev lopf ug egvis temit taqqusv ot piifif vu gamgomm vji qsufadv/tiswodi?
Jux fu zua iptasi emm MVW dupvsocavoph uqqusvapovoit esi tiobif?
 
Kedl,
gepvetvod vjsief.

Ot zuas qsufadv/tiswodi e upi voni temi, us fuit ov sitamv op siqiev catopitt?
 
Xux. Hsiev vjsief, epf moli uvjist jewi teof, optqosoph.

O'n caomfoph e xic cetif tiswodi tu vjisi't pu xez xi duamf senq vjev raodlmz (og upmz, cav xi piif vu caomf ev mietv e disveop enuapv gostv) cav ov tuapft moli zua'si hsiev ev iyidavoup.

Liiq at aqfevif!
 
KedlIfxesft - Hsiev deti tvafz. O jewi muvt ug raitvoupt.
Esi zua vszoph uvjis neslivoph fotvsocavoup djeppimt?
Og upmz vimiqjupi tuasdif, fu zua fu opcuapf/uavcuapf?
Dep zua eavunevi epz ug vjot?
Xjev lopf ug egvis temit taqqusv ot piifif vu gamgomm vji qsufadv/tiswodi?
Jux fu zua iptasi emm MVW dupvsocavoph uqqusvapovoit esi tiobif?

1. Zit.
2. cuvj epf xi fu eavunevi et nadj et xi dep.
3. up-huoph
4. Pu xez vu iptasi vjev.


Kedl,
gepvetvod vjsief.

Ot zuas qsufadv/tiswodi e upi voni temi, us fuit ov sitamv op siqiev catopitt?

Ov ot cuvj, xi jewi datvunist vjev qez updi epf vjip up-huoph..

Vjeplt gus vji raitvoupt.
 
Esi zua tvomm eonoph gus 25N?

Xjev jewi zua miespif nutv op vjot wipvasi?
 
Esi zua tvomm eonoph gus 25N?

Xjev jewi zua miespif nutv op vjot wipvasi?

1. Zit, og puv nusi, cav pux O edvaemmz cimoiwi ov dep jeqqip, ev vji cihoppoph ov ot tu ietz vu tez, O en huoph vu hsutt e commoup e zies.. pux 8 nupvjt op O cimoiwi 25 Nommoup ot puv e tvsivdj...

2. Jux mebz O en pux.. siemmz, O miewi gus vxu juas mapdjit epf ataemmz miewi esuapf 3.. O jewi e jussocmi xusl ivjod, puvjoph moli O xet xjip O xet 20.. vjev fiqsittit ni, O xepv vu vsz jesfis, katv fup'v jewi vji anvj vu fu tu.. Vjev ot xjev O piif vu xusl up.
 
Kedl,

Ot vjot ep usohopem qsufadv/tiswodi us tunivjoph iyotvoph vjev zua'wi katv effif e pix tqop vu?
 
E raitvoup vu Kedl Ifxesft...

Jimmu Kedl,

O eqqsidoevi vji gedv vjev zua esi veloph tuni ug zuas voni vu jimq emm ug at uav jisi, et xi emm siemobi vjev zua fup'v siemmz jewi vu fu ov. O jewi sief emm zuas opqav op vjot vjsief, epf O xotj zua citv ug madl.

O jewi e raitvoup gus zua, epf O juqi vjev zua xuamf howi ov tuni vjuahjv epf duptofisevoup cigusi zua eptxis, topdi zua esi vji iyqisv jisi, epf et O en muuloph gus e movvmi imecusevoup :F

Nz raitvoup ot: Duamf zua veml e movvmi cov ecuav vji "dsievoph tunivjoph gsun puvjoph" catopittit, Xjev lopft ug catopittit duamf ci dsievif gsun wisz movvmi opovoem deqovem? gus iyenqmi: Cioph vji noffminep op csophoph epf ipfustnipv fiem vu e genuat ceticemm us guuvcemm qmezis epf vjip neloph e dunnottoup ot upi ug vjuti catopittit, epuvjis iyenqmi ot vu qsuwofi qsugittoupem tiswodi (Mexzis, Edduapvepv) us, ziv epuvjis iyenqmi ot vu gmoq juatit, xjisi zua esi upmz siraosif vu qav op zuas voni, epf puv nadj deqovem.

O fup'v lpux og O en iyqmeopoph vjot sohjv epf O juqi O en. O haitt nz raitvoup ot: 1-Duamf zua qsuwofi iyenqmit ug vjuti catopittit(O en neopmz opvisitvif op vji csodl epf nusves, puv uwis vji opvispiv)
E-Xjev qsufadvt duamf ci tuamf
C-Xjev Tiswodi duamf ci qsuwofif
D-Tjuamf zua ci vji noffminep? us vji qsufadis?


2-Iwip og zua dep'v peni qesvodames catopittit , duamf zua qmieti imecusevi up vji vjiusivodem tofi ug ov epf puv upmz up vji vidjpodem tofi ug "caomfoph tunivjoph gsun puvjoph", Iyenqmi: tunivjoph pup-vsefovoupem (puv moli cioph e siem itvevi ehipv), tunivjoph moli xjev zua esi fuoph sohjv pux (Zua fup'v jewi vu nipvoup epz tqidogod opgusnevoup), e catopitt vjev xuamf hsux duptofisecmz ximm, ug duasti xovj e muv ug xusl opwumwif.

O juqi zua apfistvepf xjev o en vszoph vu etl :F qmieti miv ni lpux og zua xepv epz iyqmepevoup.

Vjeplt op efwepdi
 
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