You’re FIRED.

As you all well know, we’ve had some interesting difficulties with stockists and suppliers deciding that legal contracts are more like “guidelines”. Sure, anyone who’s been even briefly exposed to a media outlet in the last 12 months will know that retail is pretty dire right now… but does that excuse completely immoral and illegal behaviour? We’re not talking third world starvation and theft to feed families after all. It’s a basic case of – as my dad puts it – ‘I’m going to prop up my business with your money’.

Bank bashing is a national sport in Australia, but folks… THIS IS WHAT BANKS ARE FOR.

Right now our debt collector and lawyers are about to issue a warrant for seizure of goods for someone that owes us thousands. Another accounts person told me this week to “take a chill pill” when I followed up on an invoice that was more than 3 months overdue. People who deny ever having taken delivery of stock are ignoring us in public places.

Really, people? Really? In my previous life the attitudes I’ve encountered recently would have been grounds for formal warnings and ultimately termination of employment.

I don’t want to be someone people dread talking to. I don’t want to be the bad cop. But honestly, what am I supposed to do? Is there an answer here? Or is this a type of judgement day where the good and worthy are being sorted from the rubbish?