"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I was just going to say it strikes me as odd that the very people who scream the loudest that arr dubya bee is such an ass take so many plays from the type of playbook he ran from... but you pretty much just said the same thing, EB.
Time to put this thread to bed?
I know I am done. And one final note. I really wish I only had one department to worry about.now on to the 18th job that I will be doing today.
I need a break, but before I do, going back to Sam's tired argument of owners versus peons...Who do you think chews ass when someone gets OT when it wasn't needed? Who do you think makes sure the production floor isn't a death trap? Who do you think tries everything in his power to be environmentally responsible with our waste? Who orders UPS labels for shipping/receiving? Who do you think has to wield the plunger like a sword at least once a week because we have a phantom crapper who clogs the production toilet with their football sized turds? The answer is...yours truly.Brandt, would you tell Shelly that she's got no idea how good she's got it not having to deal with what you do on a daily basis? To her face and expect not to get Homered in the junk? If in fact you both don't share ownership which I don't know.
For all the responsibilities that one owner says he has that outweigh the sad employee, their are 10 employees that will say they do way more on a daily basis than an owner of said business. Responsibilities are different, but work is work and most shops our size don't operate or stay in business without employees doing a ton of work that the owner doesn't want to do or doesn't have time to do. I concede there are certain things that need to be done by the owners, but to diminish someone's responsibilities or workload simply because they don't have "owner" on their business card or desk plate is one of, if not the most ridiculous comments Sam has ever made. Now for all you owners who do a ton more than your employees do, I commend you, but you probably wouldn't come on the forum and try to insult your employees or other non-owners because you have a lot more on your plate than they do. My situation isn't that unique. I bet there are tons of regular ole employees that make just about every decision the high and mighty Palomar Sam makes.
Quote from: Socalfmf on December 19, 2013, 02:55:38 PMI know I am done. And one final note. I really wish I only had one department to worry about.now on to the 18th job that I will be doing today.I passed 18 about two hours ago and I'm in a different time zone, poor me. Hey Tony, how much have you done today? Oh wait, you don't own the business so it doesn't matter to some reading this thread but I'd like to know anyway.
I certainly wasn't exactly trying to insult you. A employee doing "more" doesn't mean that is harder to do deal with than being a owner. They are 2 very different things IMO. I stand by my point: I would say if all I had to worry about was screen printing and those processes my life would be exponentially easier. I think most business owners would agree with that.