Quote from: SmokeysGardens on January 13, 2016, 11:43:57 PM

Quote from: Dyna on January 13, 2016, 09:42:06 PM

Quote from: RJF on January 13, 2016, 08:22:01 PM

Quote from: DNotes on January 13, 2016, 03:49:06 PM

Cryptsy:
"Regarding other issues that have been apparent at Cryptsy for the last couple months, I will be making another post to explain what has been happening in the next couple days."

I understand there is a nasty divorce and gag orders involved in the mystery why Vernon has not spoken out. Even so, it's shaky at best...

No excuse can or should be used to justify ignoring so many customers for so long. Having said that, if you are married and planning to start your own business or already owing a business here is an unedited quote from my book:

"If you are married, have your spouse pledged to be supportive of your business venture, for better or for worse, otherwise get the best paying job you can find or you will be handicapped right off the gate. Should things get rough, your home is your only refuge to rejuvenate to fight for another day. With or without a formal commitment, your spouse is already your business partner. Would your spouse make the rest of your day better so that you can be energized to have another productive day building the future dreams for your family? Or is it a case that your bad days at work aren't bad because it was after work when things often got rough? If you cannot have peace, comfort, and support when you come home after a long day, your chances of being better than the competition will be greatly diminished."

   It has been my experience that a lot of successful businesses have one thing in common: Either a commited husband/wife team, and/or a family business. There are certainly handicaps to having a family business. BUT, in my opinion, the benifits outweigh the downsides. At one point in time, over half of my 20 employees were family members. One of the downsides of a family business is having to fire or disipline those you love. Case in point:
   I have had to fire all three of my children at one time or another. Hell, I have fired one of em MORE than once. And I mean a real firing, done for the right reasons, and done correctly. They all hurt me as a Dad, but the worst was firing my only son. He was pretty big for his age, and helped on the masonry crew since he was 12 years old. I usually worked on the "brick crew" also (loved the work, designing and building fireplaces and chimneys) and worked with him closely for many years. I hired him full time right out of high school, at the age of eighteen. I think he was 20 or 21 years old when he was let go. We were both bawling our eyes out, I could not help it. I felt like Abraham, about to sacrifice his child. I felt like I had failed my son. It all turned out well, he went out into the world, and found out dear old Dad was not such a terrible boss after all. I hired him back after about a year. I sold the company a few years ago, and he still works for the folks I sold the company to. I am trying to get him to come up to Michigan and help me grow daylilies, but so far no success! He likes his damn job too much!!

   Smokey

Tough love is real love. We do a disservice to our children if we don't treat them the same as other employees in this situation. Glad it turned out well!

RJF

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