look at it from the employer side and not the employee side and it will take on a whole new light. If you want to work on our team this is the rule its no different than requiring a drug test it just what it takes to work here. It is not about screwing the employee but about keeping the employee from screwing my business. As far as the "muppet" taking a customer it is not an issue as long as it is outside the 25 mile radius.
i am looking at it from the employer side. here is what is see:
you have a franchise mentality, and you have been taught by a franchise mentality.....
"this here is my territory, and i am gonna defend it against everyone
and everything. i OWN this." local labor unions of all types have this same mindset,
and you see how well it's working for them.
you don't trust anyone. my experience with this sort of behavior is that underneath
you figure everyone is thinking like you think, which is a logical assumption.
my experience is that people who don't trust anyone at all either are clinically
paranoid, or figure everyone is just like them.
you are completely controlled by the fear of being cheated. you have just spent
the better part of a day arguing with a bunch of folks on an inernet chat forum,
many of which think you are a bit batty for being this over the top on a service
business.
allow me to cut to the chase; sitting here behind a monitor debating how best to
pick flychit out of pepper is a lot less scary than getting out there and generating
business. how do i know this? 'cause i've done it.
so, the real question is not how to craft this sheet of paper for a $20 an hour muppet
to sign.
the real question is how are you going to overcome these fears that are controlling you:
fear of poverty
fear of being cheated
fear of failure
fear of rejection
fear of abandonment
fear of being NGE (not good enough)
welcome to the fourth column.
putting out of our minds the wrongdoings of others, real or imagined,
we look at our own side of the street. where have we been selfish,
inconsiderate, or frightened?
what have you done to be of service to the people around you today?
you have sat here defending your point of view to all comers for 7 pages.
none of that will help anyone you are really involved with in the real world.
none of this has helped a customer solve a problem, an employee earn
a living, and has served it would seem primarily as a testament to
your self centeredness.