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The real threat is not that fast-food worked gets job at Jimmy Johns, decides sandwich business is great, decides to open competitor. The threat is potential c
by frankc 12y ago
The real threat is not that fast-food worked gets job at Jimmy Johns, decides sandwich business is great, decides to open competitor.
The threat is potential competitor decides he want to open sandwich shop. Already has the capital in place, doesn't have the experience. Decided to get a job at Jimmy Johns to learn how they operate. I have no idea why people dismiss this like it's crazy. If you were already set on opening a hamburger shop/chain, you wouldn't stand a couple of months at minimum wage at McDonalds to see how a successful McDonalds franchise operates?
- moron4hire 12y agoWho are these people who didn't already have this experience as teenagers? Who are these people who can't figure out basic, logical layout and workflow?
- dllthomas 12y agoI think most people didn't have experience with any specific industry as teenagers, even if it may be the case that most people took some similar sort of job as teenagers.
- danielweber 12y agoWhy is this protected information? If me and three friends were going to start a burger shop, why is it even unethical for each of us to go work a few months at a burger shop and then start the new shop? This is hardly trade secret information.
- frankc 12y agoIt's probably not, unless you copy very specific things, which is possibly why they seek to discourage it contractually.
- jackmaney 12y agoI'm amused at all of these Free Market worshipers who always seem to be praying to the Invisible Hand...except when it comes to competition. If JJ can't compete with businesses that their former employees start, then why should JJ continue to exist?