Kindness Backfires Hard
As the owner of a small private business, I had never been stingy with my employees. Having made a million in profit, I distributed $850,000 to them.
I believed this would win people’s hearts. I never expected it would lead to being reported by my own employees.
"We have received an anonymous tip-off from your company’s employees alleging arbitrary wage deductions and unfair profit distribution. The report further states that company discipline is disorganized and that employees are being compelled to work overtime, constituting a serious violation of labor laws. Immediate corrective action is hereby required, along with a fine of $500,000."
Fine.
Since they were so dissatisfied with my policies, then we would do things by the book—by the rules every other company followed.
I would keep every last cent of this one million in profit.