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Well, if you don't mind, like, I'd like to maybe give you a little synopsis of, like, my family's business and my situation, and then read the questions so you got a little understanding. So, we've been in business for 15 years. We've got a
Well, if you don't mind, like, I'd like to maybe give you a little synopsis of, like, my family's business and my situation, and then read the questions so you got a little understanding. So, we've been in business for 15 years. We've got a
car dealership right outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, that my dad started with like a motorcycle and a tractor out of his garage, sold those, bought his first car, sold that car, bought two more. Now we've got two locations with 150 units. Um, over the last 15 years, I think he's built a pretty, pretty successful business in our area, um, that our community trusts.
car dealership right outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, that my dad started with like a motorcycle and a tractor out of his garage, sold those, bought his first car, sold that car, bought two more. Now we've got two locations with 150 units. Um, over the last 15 years, I think he's built a pretty, pretty successful business in our area, um, that our community trusts.
car dealership right outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, that my dad started with like a motorcycle and a tractor out of his garage, sold those, bought his first car, sold that car, bought two more. Now we've got two locations with 150 units. Um, over the last 15 years, I think he's built a pretty, pretty successful business in our area, um, that our community trusts.
And, uh, you know, we do, we do things the right way as you should. Um, The question that I've got relates to the culture of our business. So I'll just read it to you. So my question was, how can I shift the culture of a small family business when the majority of the employees are old, established hires, are not only lazy, but can be active dancers within the company?
And, uh, you know, we do, we do things the right way as you should. Um, The question that I've got relates to the culture of our business. So I'll just read it to you. So my question was, how can I shift the culture of a small family business when the majority of the employees are old, established hires, are not only lazy, but can be active dancers within the company?
And, uh, you know, we do, we do things the right way as you should. Um, The question that I've got relates to the culture of our business. So I'll just read it to you. So my question was, how can I shift the culture of a small family business when the majority of the employees are old, established hires, are not only lazy, but can be active dancers within the company?
Um, my dad has made all of these hires and now it's kind of stepped away from the day to day as more hands off in the company.
Um, my dad has made all of these hires and now it's kind of stepped away from the day to day as more hands off in the company.
Um, my dad has made all of these hires and now it's kind of stepped away from the day to day as more hands off in the company.
So I run, um, so we have two, three locations. I run one of the car lots. Um, and I have, I've like kind of revamped all of my employees and established like my own culture within my store. Um, the other two locations are all hires that have really been with them since day one.
So I run, um, so we have two, three locations. I run one of the car lots. Um, and I have, I've like kind of revamped all of my employees and established like my own culture within my store. Um, the other two locations are all hires that have really been with them since day one.
So I run, um, so we have two, three locations. I run one of the car lots. Um, and I have, I've like kind of revamped all of my employees and established like my own culture within my store. Um, the other two locations are all hires that have really been with them since day one.
And the majority of them are great, but there are a couple that I think, you know, he obviously wants to see the good in his people that he hired and kind of, and doesn't see how they behave on the day to day. Right. So we've got some, you know, just some, some bad apples in the group that know that, since they were hired by him, almost have like the hidden immunity idol.
And the majority of them are great, but there are a couple that I think, you know, he obviously wants to see the good in his people that he hired and kind of, and doesn't see how they behave on the day to day. Right. So we've got some, you know, just some, some bad apples in the group that know that, since they were hired by him, almost have like the hidden immunity idol.
And the majority of them are great, but there are a couple that I think, you know, he obviously wants to see the good in his people that he hired and kind of, and doesn't see how they behave on the day to day. Right. So we've got some, you know, just some, some bad apples in the group that know that, since they were hired by him, almost have like the hidden immunity idol.
And there's nothing that I can really do to manage those employees because they know that he hired them and I can't fire them.
And there's nothing that I can really do to manage those employees because they know that he hired them and I can't fire them.
And there's nothing that I can really do to manage those employees because they know that he hired them and I can't fire them.