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RHSJack ,

I know my value, too. So when I leave my retail job, I KNOW the company is going to give me a gazillion dollars because of the value I brought to it...I steal your /s and cry into it like a pillow

Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ ( www.cnbc.com )

Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least....

RHSJack ,

I up arrowed your comment but I disagree a little. You couldn't reach a capitalist apex like Bezos et al without that kind of ruthless drive. However...I would like to think you and I "could" build a modest empire that treated everyone well and the employees felt valued and validated. And the products were something to be proud of. Good service but not at the expense of shaming. Look at, say, Trader Joes up until a couple of years ago or Patagonia. (Side bar: notice how there was a sudden uptick in unionizing at TJs in the last few years at the same time there is explosive growth in stores? Hmm?)

RHSJack ,

Too late. I already have an appointment with my psychiatrist tomorrow. I am going to ask for an increased dosage to my medication. By the way, I can never pronounce complex pharmaceutical ingredients. What are “multivitamin flintstone chewables”? Why cant they ever just give it cool names like Nexium or Syphillis?

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