Ok - so it's been many many nights since I've had more than 5 hours of sleep in one go which, once again, brings up the issue of hiring people to help get things done. Tonight I decided to lose a few hours of time to beer with Dan - a computer programmer with a creative edge. He quoted something along the lines of 'we rise to the limits of our incompetence' or something like that. Which he quoted with reference to the fact that although he manages a team of programmers, he's probably the best programmer amongst them - and his limitation is management. So why isn't he a well paid programmer, replacing three less skilled people and being managed by someone who excels in management (not that he isn't good at that too). With reference to Row West, it applies in the fact that I still haven't come across anyone who can sew as fast as me without making mistakes. And yet, business practices would indicate that as the owner of the company, I abandon sewing work to hire others to do it for me, decreasing production efficiency and creating a delicate balance of increasing costs vs the need for increased sales.
So, what's the backward solution? Maybe it's hiring someone to manage me. Suppose I stay in the labour pool - it's kind of nice work. You get to watch/listen to movies all day while making nice clothing. Why should I stress about watching people who aren't as skilled as I am putting my quality control at risk? Is there a business where the owner occupies the entry level position while others do the managing of customer communication, accounting, etc? Maybe that's what I need to create. It seems like it might be a more fun way to own a business. And really, if it's not fun it's not a great way to spend your life.
Also, aside from Row West stuff, if you have an eye for unusual beauty in creativity, look up Amanda Louise Spayd. Her work really gives some people the heebyjeebies but all I see is astonishing beauty in bizarre form.
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When you talk about astonishing beauty in bizarre form are you talking about her or those weird creepy buck-toothed puppets?
ReplyDeleteThe problem with your management thing is that you'd have to pay the guy too much. If you think a bad underpaid laborer is a problem, bad management is probably worse. The guy would probably drive you insane and he couldn't fire you. It would be interesting if he didn't know YOU were the owner. Like get somebody to pretend to be the owner and you are just one of the emloyees. Or I guess the only employee....and the business runs out of your house. He might get suspicious.