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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:22 PM
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Just a quick question
A friend on FB recently replied to someone about the economy/jobs/etc and said if people don't like x/y/z start your own company.

If we all started our own company...who would work for you?

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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:23 PM
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1. I'd start a Rent-A-Grandma service and hire a bunch of little old ladies
:hi:
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:25 PM
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3. But those old ladies would already have their own business
;)
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:34 PM
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5. As long as they tend to their own business on their own time, it wouldn't be a problem
Shifts: How do they work?
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:24 PM
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2. some people can't think past the end of their noses.
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ejpoeta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:26 PM
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4. don't you need money to start a company? as if we all have money to start a company.
and if you are trying to start a company for something where there is already a market, it's tough to break into that market. Especially when the entrenched business has the advantage.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:42 PM
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6. Yeah, just get a loan from a bank.
:sarcasm:
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:43 PM
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7. I'm a business.
I work for other businesses.
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Curmudgeoness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 06:48 PM
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8. This is a typical argument. I hear it all the time.
And your are right with the question you pose. And I have used that often to poke a hole in this concept. Besides the fact that we are all different personalities, and it takes an outgoing person who is a risk-taker with capital and an idea that will work to start a company.

I don't know why the workers are being so persecuted these days.
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