Its actually a dream come true to be able to run your own business especially if its something you have always wanted to do and even a better dream when you have the right team helping you grow that business. But then again is running the business only about making money or creating a need that fufills purpose? I dont believe that the size of the business has to determine the systems and structure that ought to be in place. Every entrepreneur should be able to establish these things before they become bigger, otherwise its very possible you will grow a big enterprise without solid structures in place.
Nigeria is a country that runs a system that encourages entrepreneurship so their are lots of fast growing one man businesses out there. But the way business owners run their business here is mind breaking. Most of the time the employer thinks he's doing you a favour, well because there are no jobs out there they think, so they take it upon themselves to treat you in anyway that pleases them. They usually wont pay you well(i can even overlook this),but then they will work you like a slave and still expect you to sacrifice your entire life for them, they will mandate you to close late and think its alright, they will speak to you sometimes in the most disrespectful manner ever, you can never have an opinion when they speak, you can never confront them when an idea or policy seem out of place, you are basically a human robot. This makes me wonder, in the first place when you render a service to someone who needs it you get paid for it, it doesnt come for free thats why i dont get why they seem to think they are doing you a favour, when they asked for your service you said you'd be able to render so i mean you get paid for working its not charity. I just pray that this people learn that the key factor in any growing organization is the people, if you dont have the right staff you are cooked, if you dont take care of your staff even when you have the right staff you are fried so any which way you want to look at it its important to understand that your people is actually what counts.
I know there are situations where you can actually hire a no good staff who is a complete waste of space but then again it still doesnt give the employer any right to be mean, if they dont fit in then let them go. Everyone must not love their jobs and its not compulsory to be excited about going to work everyday but in an organization if even 50% is unhappy then something is very very wrong.
I just think business owners should reconsider the way they treat their staff, they should go through the process, build systems and structures that work, train themselves in the area of people management, truth is you might have a great idea and know how to shoot your business but be very terrible managing people, if you are like that employ someone who's capable of managing your people and dont get in their business.
If a business is growing even the employees should benefit from it, because you are the owner doesnt mean you get to have it all to yourself. Its a shame if you are a business owner driving a very expensive car, wearing very expensive cloths and living in a very posh apartment and environment and your employee cant even afford to eat well. Sometimes its not about how much wages you pay but also those lil things that comes with a pat on the back.
Maybe am walking in the clouds but i just think its only fair to treat people well, and the owners of business should get off their high horses and learn the ropes of managing people. If you treat a janitor like he's just a nobody and rubs in it he's face, truth is he's just going to keep showing you filth. You can never get the best from people if you dont treat them well. Am not saying pamper them and spoil them but in all fairness i think its wrong to over impose on people just because you pay them.
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