... and we won't be Boondocking...
Heidi and Buck are entered in an Australian Shepherd Club Agility Trial this weekend. We've made a pretty much last moment decision to haul on down to the west side of Denver for the weekend... They've got regular RV Spaces with FHU at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds... so that's where we're headed.
We've been settin' here for so long... things are a lil' discombobulated... and our breakin' camp skills are a mite rusty... but I'm sure we'll get drug out of the mud here... without leavin' too many parts behind...
This will be the first haul of the Eagle... with the '99... so we'll see how it handles its' job.
The Bikes, this time... will be left parked here for the weekend... I'm not real comfortable with that. :o) I'm about two things these days... Motorcycles... and anything having to do with... uh ... Motorcycles! :o)
OK... one last thing... a comment made yesterday has me thinkin' that some folks think I'm only a down on employers... radical grumpy Ol' Biker... and folks... it ain't so.
The thing is... I'm not just an employee... I am also an employer... Heidi and I have been "Employers" for nigh on to fifteen years... at her store... -but we've found the "Bead Business" does better if I'm not there much... seems I'm politically oriented a mite different than a lot of our customers :o) - so I work elsewhere... at least for a lil' while longer...
Anyhoo... here's the deal...
Honor, loyalty and appreciation... between Employers and Employees... is a two way street. I despise... disloyal people... I also reject those who "demand" respect...
Whether it's Employer or Employee it's the same... you get what you earn... demand what you've not earned... and you'll get a horse laugh from me.
An employee gives an hour of good performance, for an hours pay... period... The Employer, has an equal responsibility to pay an honest wage for that time...
Beyond that... The employer, might be risking a bit of money in the enterprise... but the Employees are surrendering a grievously, HUGE piece of their LIVES... for the Benefit of the Employer... The Employees are, by a wide margin... the Heavier "Investors" in the enterprise... and putting the greater, and far more valuable portion at risk. (Remember... this is the opinion of an Employer... Me!)
Any Employer worth a damn... had better recognize that Fact and behave accordingly... or he/she ain't worth pig poop to this Ol' Buster.
If you want loyalty from folks... you can only get it one of two ways... you either buy it from 'em with the loyalty you give them... or you flat out earn it... actually about the same thing... You can not demand it simply 'cause you pay 'em wages... Money don't buy nothin' but time...
... and respect is the same... you can not demand it... if you Earn it... you'll get it...
My problem... with what I believe to be the majority of employers, is their lack of loyalty for their employees... Their loyalty is only to the bottom line... that is pathetic, and despicable...
At our store... we would not have our store, were it not for the Employees, giving us great pieces of their lives... doing work for US... we pay 'em for it... as they are due... but... when things get tough... we take the tough times... just like they do... We do what the business allows (you have to have balance) to give them flexibility to enjoy opportunities in their own lives... if the bottom line suffers, so be it... we will not betray the employees that keep us in business... and watch our backs, when we are not there...
We don't go crazy... we don't give 'em the store... But... we make damn sure they know... how valuable they are to us... and how... we aren't gonna just cut 'em loose... to protect our wallet...
The result? They do what they can to protect the business... 'cause they know... the business "Knows"... it NEEDS Them... and is Loyal... To Them.
As Forest Gump once said; "Thats all I have to say 'bout that!" :o)
and now... I gotta get this rig ready to haul!
Take Good Care
Brian
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3 comments:
Amen Brother Brian, Amen
I'm ready for warm weather, no more snow, and less wind. You must be flappin' your gums something fierce down there in Colorado because it’s been windy as all get-out up here. Had me thinkin’ that I’d somehow moved back to Casper. We’ve had snow showers that have covered the groung the past couple of days, but thankfully it hasn’t stayed around. We supposed to go to a nephew’s graduation next weekend down in Red Cloud, NE, and we’re gonna have to take four wheels instead of two if the weather don’t improve, a lot!
Adios!
That's exactly why back in the 80's, I quit my job and started my own business.
They treated their employees like dirt unless they wanted us to do something special for them.
Jim
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