A lot of employees don’t understand what’s involved in being a business owner, building a Rolodex, the 100 nos for every yes, etc. So they think the owners (or

A lot of employees don’t understand what’s involved in being a business owner, building a Rolodex, the 100 nos for every yes, etc. So they think the owners (or partners) do nothing. But in reality, they’re getting paid for years of building relationships with clients, etc. There’s also what I call bathing in shit: having to work with people you detest, and having to do unethical things (which I still struggle a lot with) Yes someone is going to bring up an edge case where someone lucked out by being born into the right family. But in most cases it’s just the hard work over time, with a mix of risk taking. As something who’s spent years trying to build those relationships, I truly appreciate it.