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To: re3 who wrote (87972)	12/19/1999 4:04:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

i wonder if some grade school kid will do a project on JB and ask his teacher, how come his company LOSES money ? is that what business does ? i don't understand...my dad MAKES money in his business and we live in a SMALL house... Ike, Real life in a real world is difficult for young men an women to understand. My son today for whom I have the greatest respect is working from 8 AM to 6 PM. This will another consecutive day that he has worked without a day off since Thanksgiving. Today is a short day for him. Week days are 8 AM to 10 PM. He is 21 years of age. Has a BA in business. He graduated in three years due to summer attendance. He is a graduate gemologist. He started classes with the GIA last spring and graduated in September. He is managing my store in Erie. That store is up 41% year over year and I attibute that to his performance with the customers and the employees. Note this increase is same store sales. I pay him $50K per year plus a Christmas bonus. This is sufficient income for him to rent an decent apartment, buy a new inexpensive car making payments and have some money to socialize so he may meet some women in a geographical area that is new to him. He understands the need to make a profit. He understand how to be customer oriented. He is a hardworking young man. I will pay him more next year because he has increased profits. This still won't get him anywhere near close to building or buying a house on some fancy lake or some luxury car. How does one explain this? Nick's abilities have put Bezos to shame in so many ways. I am so disgusted I can't stand it. Glenn