pooty
Senior Member
watch your back concerning the other general manager
Raid The Revenge
Super Member
--Just finished reading all the other comments here.
I liked what I've read so far, therefore I'm quite content to simply sit-back and watch things work out for the best.
Have a good day.
I liked what I've read so far, therefore I'm quite content to simply sit-back and watch things work out for the best.
Have a good day.
necrotimus
Stop looking at my title!
Well since you have already made your decision we now get to offer advice on the rest of your future 
Keep a record of everything you are helping out with in regards to improving the shop. You will want it later for your resume. Good things to do:
-Get management experience, even if it is managing one guy while he sweeps the shop. Having management skills automatically give you a foot up. Writing job descriptions is a good start. See if you can also supervise any trainign efforts at the shop.
-Try and help out with the cost benefit analysis work, sounds like you have already started, now get it out of your head and onto paper and use real figures.
-Try to get involved with the financial and supply chain side of the business. How much does it cost to run the business and how much profit is it making is a question you want answered.
Now after a few years at general manager if you actively engage yourself instead of just plodding along like most of the competition will be you can either move up in the company, take your resume somewhere else with a good chunk of credible expereince, or start your own business with experience investors or banks like to see.
If this stuff starts to interest you then read some books on business management and financial management and maybe take some classes if you get serious. You will at least get a solid foundation of the basics and the current buzzwords. Education level doesn't get you as far as practical experience as long as you can express and demonstrate your knowledge clearly and effectively. So if you get into any type of corporate job later you may not start out as highly paid as someone who went to school but you have expereince that will advance you faster.
Good luck
Keep a record of everything you are helping out with in regards to improving the shop. You will want it later for your resume. Good things to do:
-Get management experience, even if it is managing one guy while he sweeps the shop. Having management skills automatically give you a foot up. Writing job descriptions is a good start. See if you can also supervise any trainign efforts at the shop.
-Try and help out with the cost benefit analysis work, sounds like you have already started, now get it out of your head and onto paper and use real figures.
-Try to get involved with the financial and supply chain side of the business. How much does it cost to run the business and how much profit is it making is a question you want answered.
Now after a few years at general manager if you actively engage yourself instead of just plodding along like most of the competition will be you can either move up in the company, take your resume somewhere else with a good chunk of credible expereince, or start your own business with experience investors or banks like to see.
If this stuff starts to interest you then read some books on business management and financial management and maybe take some classes if you get serious. You will at least get a solid foundation of the basics and the current buzzwords. Education level doesn't get you as far as practical experience as long as you can express and demonstrate your knowledge clearly and effectively. So if you get into any type of corporate job later you may not start out as highly paid as someone who went to school but you have expereince that will advance you faster.
Good luck
sweet deal
while i may have counselled otherwise, i can certainly appreciate why you chose to stay on with midas. at the end of the day only you know how you really feel about things and judging from what you've written you are no doubt very confident that you have made the right decision. sometimes a job feels like it fits better, for whatever reason, and you are much better off staying there than trying to jam a square peg into a round hole.
congrats and good luck.
P.S. Do you ever pick up girls using the pick-up line, "Trust the Midas touch......"
while i may have counselled otherwise, i can certainly appreciate why you chose to stay on with midas. at the end of the day only you know how you really feel about things and judging from what you've written you are no doubt very confident that you have made the right decision. sometimes a job feels like it fits better, for whatever reason, and you are much better off staying there than trying to jam a square peg into a round hole.
congrats and good luck.
P.S. Do you ever pick up girls using the pick-up line, "Trust the Midas touch......"
AJ_rider
Published FIZZER
Good Luck in 2009 Steve, for what its worth I believe you made the right choice. Keep us updated. :thumbup:
champion221elite
Super Member
Glad to see you made your decision! Best wishes for 2009, and hopefully things keep looking up for you.
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All the best wishes to you Steve. I think you made the right decision. Crappy job just isn't worth it however big the paycheck is.
Cuba
Junior Member
Good luck Steve, I hope it all works out for you. I think you should have negotiated better, they obviously need you a whole lot more than $12/hr worth. I have to negotiate on a regular basis at work and rule one is if they accept your offer you just left money on the table, and vice versa. You just left money on the table. Business is no place for trust among friends. Don't assume they will treat you right after you put in all the effort and have made yourself replaceable. I really think you should get a written agreement if it isn't too late. You're ready to take charge and apply yourself to turning the company around, you should be forcing them to compensate you for that. Profit sharing on increases from 2008, that sort of thing. Tell them you have been thinking about it and are totally committed to the company if they will be fair about paying you for the value you bring to the table. Don't push to be compensated ahead of time for potential future gains, but set goals and appropriate increases for when and if you reach them, and get it in writing.
Good luck for 2009!! Sounds like you'll enjoy it.
Good luck for 2009!! Sounds like you'll enjoy it.
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