> i'd actually also recommend salaried rates, but opinions vary. what about commission and a flat min wage amount? > employees aren't your family, and zoomers do not want to be family with you.  yes, i learned this the hard way. but the other way around. the old owner of the last company i was with years ago said i was his "friend", and it made things so much more complicated and eventually caused me to go my own way. there's a lot of things that you learn over the years in an industry, and i have a relatively new company (fewer than 5 years old). it hadn't occurred to me to ask for advice from this medium, but i know you already have a low opinion of me, so i'd like to make a tolerable workplace. i understand that boss hate runs deep, and we aren't obligated to be your friend, but if we can co-exist with some good laid out terms, it's been my experience that a happy employee is more productive. don't get me wrong, you're a human and i'm not speaking down to you as an object: that's simply a title that i'll gladly give you if you're normal without much drama and do your work. the world is your oyster.
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