A Pain in the A$$

At one firm I work for, I was an insider have the benefits of being an insider. The lead in the office liked me and was sitting my praises to senior management.

I was protected . . . until, in the pique of honesty, I pointed out to the owner of the firm is a process of criticizing me for not being more like the lead salesperson that he was probably losing money on their desk.

I had noticed the system was set up in a way that they had three people working on their jobs. One person would fill it and two be fired. After all, these people were costing the firm money by not generating revenue. Two more would be hired and the game would repeat itself. Management did not allocate any costs to the lead salesperson for the two failures. This person was always held up as a paragon of success.

Thus, when I was told to be more like them, I was baffled. It was the first time I realized how stupid the owner was of this firm and it is my responsibility to pointed it out to them.

I became a pain in the a$$ the very moment I said, “I just realized you have no idea how much you’re spending to support this person. For the three people who work on their jobs. For replacing two people every time you’re firing them. You want me to do the same thing? Sure! I’d be happy to dip into your wallet like that!”