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'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'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'll never know. But I know I'll excuse a lot with retail and food workers because my life is roughly 30x times better than theirs.