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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 1041254" data-attributes="member: 9789">I am going to disagree with you again!&nbsp; You are not a bad business owner. You have been doing this for 18 years! But I do think that the bottom line affects your decision.&nbsp; You just decide how much you want to except as profit. In essence, what you can afford. If you don&#039;t make a profit, at some point you go out of business. I think what you are doing based on your post is noble and the right thing to do!&nbsp; But you are not alone, and as you know, a business can be all consuming.&nbsp; I remember complaining to my brother about the hours I was working and calculated my pay into about $4 an hour.&nbsp; He was struggling at the time and his business was about 6 months from closing the doors.&nbsp; He shared with me that he was working 80 hour work weeks and paying $30,000 a month to keep the doors open.&nbsp; He said if things don&#039;t improve I will have to shut the doors in about 6 months left.&nbsp; That really put it in perspective for me. Sometimes, you really have to walk in someone else&#039;s shoes to get the picture.&nbsp; Business owners should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor at some point. They should not be demonized.&nbsp; Someone who takes advantage of the people who work for them will get it in the end. On a side note, take UPS, a company who contributes to the community they belong to.&nbsp; Forget about United Way, how about the scholarships, support for employee charities on a local basis.&nbsp; Events that UPSers contribute their time and skill - such as building homes for HABITAT.&nbsp; What about disaster relief using our expertise in logistics and transportation to aid communities.&nbsp; Where does that money come from? It also affects the bottom line. It is a conscious decision to be an upstanding community member.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 1041254, member: 9789"] I am going to disagree with you again! You are not a bad business owner. You have been doing this for 18 years! But I do think that the bottom line affects your decision. You just decide how much you want to except as profit. In essence, what you can afford. If you don't make a profit, at some point you go out of business. [B]I think what you are doing based on your post is noble and the right thing to do![/B] But you are not alone, and as you know, a business can be all consuming. I remember complaining to my brother about the hours I was working and calculated my pay into about $4 an hour. He was struggling at the time and his business was about 6 months from closing the doors. He shared with me that he was working 80 hour work weeks and paying $30,000 a month to keep the doors open. He said if things don't improve I will have to shut the doors in about 6 months left. That really put it in perspective for me. Sometimes, you really have to walk in someone else's shoes to get the picture. Business owners should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor at some point. They should not be demonized. Someone who takes advantage of the people who work for them will get it in the end. On a side note, take UPS, a company who contributes to the community they belong to. Forget about United Way, how about the scholarships, support for employee charities on a local basis. Events that UPSers contribute their time and skill - such as building homes for HABITAT. What about disaster relief using our expertise in logistics and transportation to aid communities. Where does that money come from? It also affects the bottom line. It is a conscious decision to be an upstanding community member. [/QUOTE]

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