Seems like a guy I would not want to work for. It seems rather undignified that he gripes to his employees. They likely don't need the lecture. The dude comes off as a self aggrandizing chit head. I didn't get the message, just a lot of grumbling.
Indeed. He told his own employees that the wages he pays them doesn't entitle them to a house and a big SUV. It's their fault if his taxes get raised and he'll fire them and move to another country. The guy runs a engineering firm supposedly. Thats a very competitive business. His employes can find many better companies to work for than that, competition for talent is high and and perks and incentives abound. His competition will immediately solicit all his clients and hire his staff. It's the American way It sounds like he just wants to take his profits and retire, but he's such an azzhole that he chooses to do it this way.
Exactly. It is extremely unprofessional to distribute such a letter to your company. And he runs a company of only 14 people. What does he want them to do about anything? Furthermore, he makes it sound as if he only became profitable because of the Bush tax cuts, which leads me to believe that he's not a very good business man. He knew (or should have known) about all of the taxes that come with running a business. If he didn't like them, then perhaps he's not very well-suited for his position. Plus, if he's actually made enough money in a little over a decade that he can retire in the Caribbean, then he is grossly understating his profit margin. I've worked for a firm of a similar size in the past. And while the owner was indeed wealthy, he's had the business for over 30 years, and still wouldn't be able to retire somewhere exotic.
well i guess that would mean he was in fact a bad businessman like you claim. an odd claim, knowing nothing about his business. but that partisanship for you. i bet john stewart would approve.
Yeah, let's completely overlook the part where he put his own ass on the line and lived like a pauper to build the business. He took all of the risk and now he's expected to take care of all the grasshoppers who fiddle-fuked around while he was busting his behind to make his business a success.
He didn't do it alone. It took a staff of good employees that he holds in contempt. If they all quit, he's in trouble. If he fires them all, he's stupid.
Did'ja miss the part where I said "neither"? His letter is dishonest, and he's inadvertently using both ends of the spectrum to make his point. This really should have been obvious.
