6th January 2026

Small business drama…

I work for employers who seem to care less about their business than I do. Their lack of acknowledgement of the issues that need fixing has chipped away at my motivation.

The staff turnover is ridiculous. One of the major reasons I haven’t left yet is because I care about my clients. Despite my dwindling desire to give my all, I still shine when interacting with the clients.

We are a small business, and everybody knows that. It’s reached the very embarrassing stage of members calling out issues, while empathising with my hands being tied.

What the owners built at the start was amazing. I’d known them years before they opened the business, and they were keen to get me involved.

I was working elsewhere, so I helped where I could. Slowly, I transitioned into working with them full-time.

I’ll be so real; if I didn’t know them prior to them asking me to work for them, I’d have been out the door by now.

They started expanding their business portfolio, and at first it was working well. I used to admire what they are building. Now I fear the rate at which they are expanding.

There is an element of “realness” that permeates their operations to a detriment. The owners pride themselves on being authentic and…