Comments on: The Five Hidden Ways Small Companies Waste Money http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money Articles, Tips and Resources for Managers and Owners of Small Companies. Because There is a Difference. Sun, 29 May 2011 09:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric_Rudolf http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Eric_Rudolf Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:56:13 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=3#comment-591 I feel like I somehow angered you . . . please allow me to explain. These are all very different issues. Not because I think they are, but because I have seen them all first-hand. Number 1 has to do with not challenging, promoting or utilizing good employees who truly care about the company and are upwardly mobile. Number 5 is about putting up with employees who don't care about the company, have no desire to climb the ladder, and have checked out entirely. And Number 4---the one I'm guessing you're actually upset about---stands on its own no matter what kind of article you put it into. Also, your comment about hiring a friend or relative only being a problem "if the employee underperforms" is 100% incorrect. Friends and relatives can still disrupt company cultures, block other employees' career paths, participate in various levels of employee harassment, waste company resources, and create internal chaos . . . and STILL perform their assigned duties. I feel like I somehow angered you . . . please allow me to explain. These are all very different issues. Not because I think they are, but because I have seen them all first-hand. Number 1 has to do with not challenging, promoting or utilizing good employees who truly care about the company and are upwardly mobile. Number 5 is about putting up with employees who don’t care about the company, have no desire to climb the ladder, and have checked out entirely. And Number 4—the one I’m guessing you’re actually upset about—stands on its own no matter what kind of article you put it into.

Also, your comment about hiring a friend or relative only being a problem “if the employee underperforms” is 100% incorrect. Friends and relatives can still disrupt company cultures, block other employees’ career paths, participate in various levels of employee harassment, waste company resources, and create internal chaos . . . and STILL perform their assigned duties.

]]> By: Stanley http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Stanley Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:14:48 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=3#comment-590 How are #s 1,4, and 5 really different? #1 is about not getting enough out of an employee, #4 is about hiring friends/relatives which is only really a problem if the employee underperforms, and #5 is about tolerating underperforming employees, which should have already been covered twice under points 1 & 4. How are #s 1,4, and 5 really different? #1 is about not getting enough out of an employee, #4 is about hiring friends/relatives which is only really a problem if the employee underperforms, and #5 is about tolerating underperforming employees, which should have already been covered twice under points 1 & 4.

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