[Rhodes22-list] A Note From Our CEO

[Brad Haslett]

Ben,

"...it doesn't really matter what's wrong with you."

It really doesn't matter if Bill (or anyone else) has 14 employees,
140, or 140,000. Businesses operate to make a profit and without
profit, they benefit no one in the long run.  I know that's a
difficult concept for some to grasp but true none-the-less.

"...poor wretches who happen to be in your employ."

Poor in what sense?  Are they locked inside the factory like the
workers at the Triangle Waistshirt Factory fire of 1911?  This is 2008
Ben, "poor wretches" are free to leave and find more enlightened
employers, say the Federal Government.  Now that the economy has
slowed down and there's an exodus for the southern border, lots of
jobs are available in the landscaping and roofing trades - lots of
fresh air, good exercise, and free job skill training for those who
were slackers in school.

As for Thanksgiving, I'm thankful that our incoming President has
discovered reality and decided to stick with the previous President's
policies, ie, capitalize on the success in Iraq, leave the tax policy
alone for awhile, let the "GITMO Sensitivity Training Center" remain
in place, etc.  I'm starting to empathize with our new "Dear Leader"
and his "struggle sessions" with former friends.  He's not the man I
thought I knew.

As for Christmas, I hope Santa brings me an attorney who can kick the
shit out of the one working for the miserable bastard suing me beyond
our policy limits for an accident that our truck didn't cause (or a
good private eye that catches him on tape with the hooker I'm thinking
about hiring).

Brad



On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Benjamin Cittadino
<bigben65 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Bill;
>
> So my first reaction was that your post was just a really sick attempt at
> humor.
>
> Then, I thought maybe you were just bragging about what a powerful big-shot
> business man you think you are, 140 employees and all, looking for a
> back-door way to puff up an inadequate ego at the expense of the poor
> wretches who happen to be in your employ.
>
> Then, I thought, "the poor man has simply stuffed himself so full of mashed
> potatos and gravy, that he has suffered a stroke and has no idea what he is
> saynig."
>
> Finally I realized, it doesn't really matter what's wrong with you.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving, and may the Peace and Joy of the Christmas Season find
> it's way into your miserable existence.
>
> Ben C.
>
>
>
> Bill Effros wrote:
>>
>> As the CEO of this business that employs 140 people, I have resigned
>> myself to the fact that Barack Obama is now our next President, and
>> that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way.
>>
>> To compensate for these increases, I figure that the Clients will have
>> to see an increase in our fees to them of about 8% but since we cannot
>> increase our fees right now due to the dismal state of our economy, we
>> will have to lay off six of our employees instead. This has really been
>> eating at me for a while, as we believe we are family here and I didn't
>> know how to choose who will have to go.
>>
>> So, this is what I did. I strolled through our parking lot and found 8
>> Obama bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these
>> folks will be the first to be laid off. I can't think of a more fair way
>> to approach this problem. These folks wanted change; I gave it to them.
>>
>>
>> If you have a better idea, let me know.
>>
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