My son, the overworked and underpaid businessman

March 1st, 2010

Work has returned

I met my son this afternoon and I was delighted to see him smiling and looking very relaxed. “What’s going on?” I asked, thinking that he had just received a Cash Advance Loan. “Cars are pouring in,” he said. “Don’t ask me why or where from, I don’t know. All I can tell you is that my 6 technicians are working flat out and things are looking great.”

A nice change

What a change from the past 2 months. My son operates a small business that provides services to car dealers. They fit radios,antennas, alarm systems, keypad locks, tracking devices, GPS and even inboard computers. All these items are fitted according to the buyer’s request while the car is in pre-delivery status.

Work stopped.

The business was going quite well, despite being below its normal turnover due to the recession, and then about 2 months ago my son arrived at the storage center one morning to be told, “Get your crew out of here! There are no new cars and we cannot tell you when cars will start arriving again. We cannot have your men wandering around with nothing to do.” He was devastated and switched his activities to providing repair services. That dried up after a week or so. Two of his technicians quit and he accepted their resignations with relief.

Laying off men

All in all he laid off only 2 men and kept the others busy with all sorts of car-related odd jobs. He himself looked pale and nervous as he stood and watched his years of efforts and hard work in building the business going down the drain. He applied for and received a Cash Advance Loan to help him through the next few weeks.

A different man

Today he is a different man. He has worked until midnight most days this week to fill in for the men who left but is quite happy with the situation. On the other hand, “it all happened so suddenly that I’m nervous that I’ll arrive at the workshop one morning and it will be there again.” As far as I can make out from the media, the car industry is going through a major crisis in the wake of the recession, and people are not buying new cars. But as always happens, after the shockwave dissipates, things return to normal and everything starts up again. As long as you don’t look over your shoulder and see the unemployed and homeless in the streets, you’re fine.

There are casualties alright

The casualties are everywhere: unemployed, homeless, pension-less and back at work, and those who are working at jobs way below their abilities. It’s going to take years for things to ‘come right’. The number of empty stores is increasing and retail trade is nowhere what it was. Hopefully the coming spring will bring a boost with it. Another great alternative to help one through this slack season is a Cash Advance Loan.

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