My employee, Patrick, has been doing a great job lately. I'm tempted to take more time off, but I'm also afraid to. I have always had a tendency to do the Lord of the Manor routine, check in and count my money. But I have to remember that one of the reasons the store is doing well is that I'm pretty plugged into it, right now.
As Pat said, there isn't really enough business for two of us to be there, but there sometimes too much for one of us. He also said he missed the old days, when he could stand around and read comics. I told him I could always take back his raises, and then he could safely ignore the customers.
I've been opening at 11:00 for years; goes back to when I worked the store seven days a week for many years, and I gave myself the concession of an extra hour in the morning. Now that Pat is there, I'm giving myself until 12:00, and allowing myself to leave at 4:00 or 5:00 sometimes. Seems sinfully luxurious.
I'm still convinced that the person who does the ordering for a small store needs to work that store nearly full time, to know what he's doing. But oh, the temptation!
As Pat said, there isn't really enough business for two of us to be there, but there sometimes too much for one of us. He also said he missed the old days, when he could stand around and read comics. I told him I could always take back his raises, and then he could safely ignore the customers.
I've been opening at 11:00 for years; goes back to when I worked the store seven days a week for many years, and I gave myself the concession of an extra hour in the morning. Now that Pat is there, I'm giving myself until 12:00, and allowing myself to leave at 4:00 or 5:00 sometimes. Seems sinfully luxurious.
I'm still convinced that the person who does the ordering for a small store needs to work that store nearly full time, to know what he's doing. But oh, the temptation!