Hello.
For the past several years, I have been plagued with what might be considered a 'guilty conscious' and I haven't been able to shake this, although I think I'm right.
Here's what happened...
One of my close relatives asked me what I was, in essence, working on in my business. I told her I was designing a company that was essentially 'humanless.'
I was taken aback with her reaction -- that I was 'taking away jobs.'
I proceeded to explain to tell her that I didn't see it that way -- I was trying to maximize profits and that adding people would pull away from my company's profits.
I then noticed her reaction over the phone -- one that I had never heard before and I have not been able to shake since. In my mind, I had to proceed with my mission because I thought and still think, it makes good business sense.
One thing I did say to her was, that if she ever became an entrepreneur, she would most likely, try to find ways to maximize her profits, too. And most likely, she'd find that she needed to hire less people to make that happen in order for her business to survive and prosper...
I don't know to this day if she accepted that, and that conversation still really bothers me.
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Q: Am I wrong and am I using some immoral judgment in this case just because I want to (am) create an organization that maximizes profits or is making profits just plain 'bad' because a virtual organization creates very few jobs?
Please help me out here. This has been going on in my head for nearly 7 or 8 years.
Thanks.
For the past several years, I have been plagued with what might be considered a 'guilty conscious' and I haven't been able to shake this, although I think I'm right.
Here's what happened...
One of my close relatives asked me what I was, in essence, working on in my business. I told her I was designing a company that was essentially 'humanless.'
I was taken aback with her reaction -- that I was 'taking away jobs.'
I proceeded to explain to tell her that I didn't see it that way -- I was trying to maximize profits and that adding people would pull away from my company's profits.
I then noticed her reaction over the phone -- one that I had never heard before and I have not been able to shake since. In my mind, I had to proceed with my mission because I thought and still think, it makes good business sense.
One thing I did say to her was, that if she ever became an entrepreneur, she would most likely, try to find ways to maximize her profits, too. And most likely, she'd find that she needed to hire less people to make that happen in order for her business to survive and prosper...
I don't know to this day if she accepted that, and that conversation still really bothers me.
~~~~
Q: Am I wrong and am I using some immoral judgment in this case just because I want to (am) create an organization that maximizes profits or is making profits just plain 'bad' because a virtual organization creates very few jobs?
Please help me out here. This has been going on in my head for nearly 7 or 8 years.
Thanks.
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