What has made you Angry Today???????

[megatexture]

What franchise is it?

[mudski]

What franchise is it?

I have been advise to not put the name up anywhere on the interwebs sorry. As they will be searching for any more ammunition they can find to make the opening in my behind bigger for them to shove their foot in. Not that they will need it already. Just hoping this will be over and done with quickly. Whichever way the pendulum swings.

[megatexture]

yea fair enough, fingers x for you mate.

[Ben-e-boy]

Looks like getting out of a franchised base company is proving harder than expected. It was looking good for me to be officially finished as of last week, but it looks like now I have lawyers wanting to ruin me. If it goes the way I'm thinking, emotionally and financially I am f$%ked! Its already taking a toll on my family as they are feeling the bite too. Just trying to keep my head above water right now so I don't drown in this battle which is starting to turn full blown.
I have done everything right by this mob, helped them out on numerous occasions to get them out of the poo from clients, fixed their stuff ups and kept their disgruntled customers happy and to stay on contract and this is the thanks I get!

Are you under contractual obligation

[mudski]

Are you under contractual obligation

This is a grey area Ben. To try to put it in a few words.
I was, and then under another 3 year period but with a "handshake" agreement for me to exit when I want. As the paid period was only for the first three years, not the second. Now I want out, I am going through this.
Its my own fault for doing this handshake agreement I know, as I should have seen the warning signs, but everything was going really good whilst under contract. Then it turned to sh!t afterwards. Getting me to do all their dirty work and stuff ups Which I did and fixed well, and saved their arse on many occasions.
I wont go on about the crap going down at their head office too. But its not rosy there at all too.

This is what happens when you trust someone.
Lessen learned.
Franchises only benefit one person. The owner of the franchise. Franchisee's are only an employee of the company (whom pay to be one)and a franchise owner when it suits them.
I'm just hoping the outcome will be better than I anticipate.

This is going by my experience, I'm not saying other Franchises are the same, but from the people I have spoken to in other Franchises, and in different fields, its all the same but in different ways.

One good thing about all this I will say. It has given me the courage to step outside the box I was living in, prior to all this. I worked in the one place for 18years only because I got comfortable, but got very bored at the same time. It got me out, and willing to have a crack at something on my own. This is working so far. Not the Franchise though unfortunately.

Cheers.

[threedogs]

unfortunately there are no friends is business, hope it works out in your favour Mark

[mudski]

unfortunately there are no friends is business, hope it works out in your favour Mark

Yeah this is a big lessen learned about that I tell you. I just have to deal with it and try to move on in whatever way this goes. The big annoyance though John. I had a little factory lined up too, not far from home, was cheap to rent as it was via a friend of mine, and was just getting into the finer details of moving into this. Looks Like I ain't now and are stuck at home with stock over flowing everywhere. Haha! Ah well. My train of thought is clearer today, and I'm just trying to look at the bright side. Maybe moving wasn't meant to be yet.

[threedogs]

Wait till this BS is over with,,, no matter which way it goes, take a deep breathe
clear your head , sit down and have a good hard think of where you would like
to be in say 5 years time, It'll work out,, Im a good judge of ppl and you Mark are a good person.
and dont take no crap from them either, do you rquire represention yet ?

[macca]

Bloody broad statements FFS

[nissannewby]

Bloody broad statements FFS

Today is Friday.....