What I Learned About Life by Becoming a Landlord
Being a landlord, hiring people, working directly with the general public (retail, food service) are eye opening experiences.<p>I watched my father be the kind of land lord anyone would hope to have just to watch some people destroy his property and treat him with hostility.<p>Now I know why your landlord treats you like he expects the worst from you.<p>I hired people for work they cared about (non profit), treated them well, the earned prestige and leadership experience they couldn&#x27;t have had in their previous jobs just to watch them turn on me and spread lies and toxicity and try to destroy the organization because I praised someone else&#x27;s work too.<p>Now I know why companies treat people like they expect the worst from them.<p>I worked at a Taco Bell and Starbucks. People yelled at us and treated us like scum for the offense of working for minimum wage.<p>Apparently people who make more than minimum wage automatically have more intrinsic human value? I&#x27;ll never know. But I know I&#x27;ll excuse a lot with retail and food workers because my life is roughly 30x times better than theirs.