Save a million and keep the cheap
Things I never had the chance to learn, before today. Let’s see: Breakfasts are the best business. People will steal your pancake recipe. Coffee goes well with anything in the morning. All of this, after five minutes with Cora (the breakfast lady).
I’ve led a sheltered life. Never had to go toe-to-toe for my daily bread. Never wanted to be “the king of the world”, and so I’m not. It takes a special personality to be successful entrepreneur. Me, I’m synonymous with service. The world needs us both, but they pay is better for the others. Not the competition, let me add.
Another point from Tout Le Monde En Parle this evening: when cuts come in a company, there’s a tendency to chop off the bottom layer. More bang for hte buck, in terms of the number of emptied chairs. Maybe the process should be the opposite. Keep the new hires and get rid of the cream on top of the coffee (as in coffee goes well with everything). Imagine the day when we cut the CEO and keep the kid in the mailroom. Or email room, if tendencies continue. Save a million and keep the cheap. This could be a new slogan in business faculties around the country (except that the professors earn more than the teaching assistants; hard to push the message).
We skipped the traditional holiday meal this year. Too few places required at the table. Instead, I went for a couple of boxed chickens. Lots of company, if the parking lot can be used to judge things.
