Wow shine; you struck a nerve there!
I've had my employees steal from me even.
And I'm not talking about a few gallons of fuel 'evaporating'; I'm talking about thousands of dollars worth of stuff...some of it essential to the operation of my business.
When I caught one particular individual red-handed he whined: "You can afford it; you're rich!"
Yeah, I'm in a better financial position than many...but have you ever stopped to think how I reached that position?
By working 100 hr weeks for years.
For thirteen years I was never away from my business apart from one afternoon I took off to attend a Great-aunt's funeral.
Otherwise it was seven-days-a-week, fifty-two weeks-a-year.
I earned my money.
And, as you implied shine; many employees didn't deserve their pay-cheque.
They'd do anything to shirk their responsibilies.
And they knew thier rights too!
You couldn't fire them!
Not without three verbal warnings and three written warnings!
All the power was on their side...not mine.
On the other hand; (wearing Jerry's gloves,) I've had a lot (quite a lot when I think about it,) of really fine people work for me...people who became my friends...and are still good friends more than thirty years later...just genuinely fine people.
But the wasters...Oh boy!
And Bureaucracy...don't get me started...
(Okay...rant over...exit stage left, dribbling and muttering to itself...)
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