I used to work for Reynold's Optical! Gary (the owner) was one of the worst people I have ever worked for! He was having money trouble and he came to me with (and I quote) ""a really excellent deal"" he wanted me to buy one of his locations (Erstwhile Optical) that has since shut down. Even though there was only a year and a half left on the lease he wanted $40K for this White Elephant! The terms were that he wanted to put a $40K lean on my house. Also he wanted to put a $40K insurance policy on my life, this led me to wonder if he wanted to have me murdered for the insurance money! I asked him; ""what if I don't go for this deal""? ""You will be fired"" was his reply! I was not dumb enough to go for this ""deal""! Sure as heck three days later I got the axe. I'm sure Gary can counter with all kinds of reasons why I was terminated. And for the sake of argument I will concede that they were all valid. I will also concede that the owner was within his leagl rights to offer to sell me the business and fire me as well. \r
But, we're talking ethics here. He was trying to force me to buy a business that he knew was a failure and he was trying to steal my home that I worked my whole life to buy. I feel I was a loyal employee and I did my best for him and what did I get in return? A pitiful attempt at stealing my property by a sleazy Con Artist! If you work for him...sooner or later he will turn on you! If you want to buy glasses from him, well all I can say is good luck. He is not an honorable person, he is morally bankrupt, and his ethics are in the toilet!
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