Quote Originally Posted by StRegis View Post
Getting into the hot season and will be taking a week off for vacation soon. My part-time employee has worked out well and I made him a full-timer at the end of June. He has been tailing me for over a month and is able to fill-in for me while I'm away. I added a new part-timer this past week and hope they will also work out. I think the business is finally taking a turn for the better and I see my role shifting from doing everything to focusing more on managing customers and growing the business. Prices have increased again for most paper grades and my buyer has been buying everything I have. These good times may not last, especially with the elections in November so I am starting to saving for a rainy day. Not looking to add any new equipment until next year. While doing my daily collections, I notice a few more scrappers out there as metal prices have rebounded a bit. Earlier this year, it seemed like I was the only one out there besides the waste companies.
Do you ever get a slight feeling of nervousness that one of your employees will strike out on their own and take customers/accounts from you? I get paranoid about that sort of thing, that's why I've only ever hired one person, a college kid that needed some part-time work.



Probably silly to think like that though...