DA BOSS
To All My Valued Employees,
There have been some rumblings around the office about the future
of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the
economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges.
However, the good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat
to your job. What does threaten your job however, is the changing
political landscape in this country.
However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might
help you decide what is in your best interest.
First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers
against employees, you have to understand that, for every business
owner, there is a Back Story. This back story is often neglected
and overshadowed by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park
my Mercedes outside. You've seen my big home at last year's
Christmas party. I'm sure; all these flashy icons of luxury
conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life.
However, what you don't see is the BACK STORY:
I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a
300 square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living
apartment was converted into an office so I could put forth 100%
effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually
employ you.
My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I
saved went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla
with a defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often
times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out
drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business --
hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.
Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and
made a modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They
drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy
designer clothes. Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the
latest hot fashion item, I was trolling through the discount store
extracting any clothing item that didn't look like it was birthed
in the 70's. My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a
life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and
my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I
too, will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.
So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally
check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is
no "off" button for me. When you leave the office, you are done
and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not
have the freedom. I eat, and breathe this company every minute of
the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy
hour. Every day this business is attached to my hip like a 1 year
old special-needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of
that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... you
never realize the Back Story and the sacrifices I've made.
Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the
right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the
people who didn't. The people who overspent their paychecks
suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and
sacrificed more than a decade of my life for.
Yes, business ownership has its benefits, but the price I've paid
is steep and not without wounds.
Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing
you, is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and
let me tell you why:
I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay
enough. I have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales
and use taxes. Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes.
Unemployment taxes. Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to
manage all these taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes
for employing him. Government mandates and regulations and all the
accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct
15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for
quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero..
Nada. Zilch.
The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me,
the guy who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves
over 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or the
single mother, sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child
waiting for her next welfare check? Obviously, government feels
the latter is the real economic stimulus of this country.
The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck
you'd quit and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you?
That's nuts. Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard
work? Well, I agree, which is why your job is in jeopardy.
Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the
economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly,
the government mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes,
guess what? Instead of depositing that $288,000 into the
Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired more
employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees
would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of
promotions and better salaries. But - you can forget it now.
When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't
defibrillate and shock his thumb, thinking that will bring him
back to life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business
is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you
must stimulate it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in
Washington believe the poor of America are the essential drivers
of the American economic engine. Nothing could be further from the
truth; this is the type of change YOU can keep.
So where am I going with all this?
It's quite simple.
If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will
be swift and simple. I'll fire you. I'll fire your co-workers. You
can then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your
SUV, and your child's future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more.
Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and
retire. You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes
the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to
work, and to provide jobs, will be destroyed and, with it, will be
my citizenship.
So, if you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy;
it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept
through this country, steam-rolled the constitution, and will have
changed its landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me
sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry
about....
Signed,
THE BOSS
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Jew T H I N K
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