The World of Business

Now before I start, I gotta write a disclosure. I do not have a BA in business, so my experiences of what I am about to talk about are based off of the world of business I have been in the past 16 years. With that in mind, let me dive into the topic of the day.

Shady Business Practices.

Yep, that's right!!! I recently viewed even more acts of shadiness that I refuse to be a part of. In my company, we sell oilfield products. Now somewhere, one of the owners learned that the more reps you have out there the better it is. Not to mention the fact that they step on each others toes. These same reps come in with all these thoughts of selling millions of dollars a year, but usually fizzle out quickly. Now, as of today, we have 4 reps that actually stock our items on consignment. The reason for this, is to cut down on the overall shipping costs to those areas. We have reps in Colorado, West Virginia, Central Texas, and Louisiana. Being an Operations Manager, I am in charge of keeping up with the inventory levels of these locations. A difficult task as it is, its even worse when you have certain ones who don't keep good records, and don't like to respond to emails or requests for transfers. I have 2 great reps that are on top of everything and very thorough. One in Colorado, and the other in LA. Now I find out that the owner is going to head to LA today to meet with some potential customers. WTF!!! How can you go around your rep and cut him out like that. The LA area is his area, why would you go poach from him. All you are doing is setting him up for failure. And of all the reps, this one is one of the best. It makes me sick to my stomach, and I just can't stand it. These people see dollar signs and will step on whomever to see more of them. You can't have it both ways. One day he is going to get exposed for what he is, and have no business left.

I'm at a point where I am ready to leave all this behind. I wanna go somewhere else that will actually take good care of the people who make them money. People will get what is coming to them. You lean on everyone for what they can do to you and when you screw them over, you will be left standing alone. Broke!!

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