Worse yet, when soon they are again needed, will they be available at all? If you will recall, unprecedented ten plus year economic boom we have enjoyed did not begin overnight. It began slowly, allowing necessary time to ramp up employment over many years. If present economic downturn ends as quickly as expected, there will be little breathing time available before demand and output boom once again. Those companies that are shedding their people wholesale today may find themselves at an extreme competitive disadvantage tomorrow.

One more very important aspect needs to be carefully considered. Today's "right-sizing" is heavily targeting older, more senior employees. They obviously cost more in salary and in benefits such as health insurance, thus cutting them makes a larger impact on bottom line. Do not forget, however, that younger workers are anxiously watching and taking careful note. They are also asking themselves, "Will this be my fate in ten or fifteen years when I am forty-five or fifty-five and economy slows?"

Many corporations are sending a very clear message to younger employees by their treatment of more senior people. The younger employees may not leave now, when economy is slow, but once turnaround occurs, many of them will decide its is time to create for themselves a more secure future.

If you shouldn't be chopping, but sales and profits are sagging, what should you do? INNOVATE! It is amazing what cost reductions can be quickly experienced and what market share gains are possible when we become innovators and teach each person within our organization's to do likewise. What's more, by doing so, we position ourselves to jump ahead of pack as soon as economy does begin to turn corner.

Any organization can cut its way to profitability in short term, but we cannot cut our way to long term GROWTH!

If you're a leader you can start a business and work with other people. You have had a good training. You can handle other people.

If you're a follower then start slowly. Don't start working with other people. Start on your own. Maybe later you can engage other people.

If you're a person being teased all time then forget about starting a business and working with other people.

These other people will find out what type of person you are. They'll find out in no time. And next they don't listen to you no more.

All people working for you will do is make disadvantage for you. The disadvantage for you will help them.

They have no consideration for you. Absolutely not. Why should they? Did anybody ever had any consideration for you? No. Everybody was teasing.

Does this mean that you cannot start a business? Oh no. You can very well start a business. Of course you need right spirit.

But if you as person being teased all time want to start a business then pick right business. Don't work with other people.

You must find a business you can do on your own. Make sure you don't have to work with other people. Keep other people on a distance.

What kind of business could you start? You could start with web site design. That's a business you can do from your home. Alone.

Just go out and find customers. And when you found them, then start working at your own place. Finish job and go to next job.

You could even do a job that's respected by everybody. Maybe you start a job as bodyguard. Everybody has respect for a bodyguard.

If you tell people that you're a bodyguard they will back off. They don't want to find out whether you're tough or not.

You can even start being a bodyguard if you don't know how to fight and so. Just have a big mouth. But don't work with other people!

Maybe your business grows a lot. And now you need people. No other way. Well. In that case find people that are close to you.

Find people that never teased you. Maybe people are family. Give them a job in your business. But never ever engage an outsider.

This is thought I had about starting business and knowing yourself. Maybe you've got a different opinion. I would like to know your opinion.