“Lᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ɪs Bᴏᴜɢʜᴛ, Nᴏᴛ Eᴀʀɴᴇᴅ.”

Iᴛ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ I ʜᴇᴀʀ ғᴏʟᴋs ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. Usᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɪᴛ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ʟɪᴋᴇ, “I’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ, I’ᴍ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, I’ᴍ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ.” Oʀ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs, “I’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ғɪʀᴍ ғᴏʀ XX ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ?!!?” Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ, “ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ, ɪᴛ’s ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss?” Aʟʟ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ɪs ‘ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss.’ Yᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ‘ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ’ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs. Iᴛ ᴍᴀʏ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ᴛʜᴇʏ’ᴠᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ᴏғ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ “ғɪʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ” (Oxғᴏʀᴅ Lᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇs ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ) ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ. Sᴏ ʟᴇᴛ’s ᴅɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ.
Hᴏᴡ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ? Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. Cᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs, ɪғ I ᴀᴍ ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛʟʏ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ-ᴘᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴊᴏʙ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ I ᴛᴜʀɴ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ. Bᴜᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ XX ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴʏ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs.
Hᴏᴡ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ? Lᴀʏᴏғғs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sʟɪɢʜᴛᴇsᴛ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴡɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴀʏs, sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ‘ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴏғғ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀs’ ɪs ᴀ sɪɢɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ. Iᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ. Mᴀɴʏ ᴛᴇᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ɪɴ Sɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ Vᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴏғғᴇʀ ғʀᴇᴇ sʜᴜᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ, ғʀᴇᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ, ғʀᴇᴇ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇᴀs, ᴇᴛᴄ. Tʜᴀᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ 20/25/30 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ-ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ ᴘᴇɴsɪᴏɴs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇᴅ. Tᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ 401Ks ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀsᴇʟᴠᴇs (ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴄᴋ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴀɴᴋ), ᴀɴᴅ COBRA ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀsᴇʟᴠᴇs. Cᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
I’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ, ɪsɴ’ᴛ ɪᴛ. Mʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʀʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ Sᴏᴜᴛʜᴡᴇsᴛ Aɪʀʟɪɴᴇs. Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ɪs, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɢᴏᴛ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ Sᴇᴘ-11, 2001, ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Sᴏᴜᴛʜᴡᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀғᴇɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏᴜᴛ – ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. Fᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ʀᴀɴᴋ-ᴀɴᴅ-ғɪʟᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ᴘʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴅ $1.3M ɪɴ ᴘᴀʏʀᴏʟʟ ᴅᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʟᴀʏᴏғғs ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ᴀғʟᴏᴀᴛ. Tʜᴇʏ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴄʜ ᴇxᴇᴄs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇᴏ̨ᴜɪsɪᴛᴇ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ.
I ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘ʟᴏʏᴀʟ’ ɪɴ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙɪɴᴀʀʏ – ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ – ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’s ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. Fᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴜɴʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ, ғʀᴇᴇ COVID ᴛᴇsᴛs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɴᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴀʀᴄᴇ. Tʜɪs sᴏᴜɴᴅs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀʟᴛʀᴜɪsᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ɪs sɪᴄᴋ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴇss ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ. Sᴏ ᴡᴀs ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ sᴇʟғʟᴇss ᴀᴄᴛ? Gʀᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs’ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀs ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛᴇsʏ. Mʏ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ɢɪᴠᴇs 6 ᴡᴇᴇᴋs’ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ʟᴀʏᴏғғs. I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ’s ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ. Sᴏ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ, I ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴏɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ sᴄᴀʟᴇ. I ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴢɪɴɢ sʜᴀʀᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀs’, ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇs’, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs’ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs?
Tʜᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ʙʟᴏɢ ɪs ᴀ ᴏ̨ᴜᴏᴛᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴀʀʏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ, Sɪᴠɪʀ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ Lᴇᴀɢᴜᴇ ᴏғ Lᴇɢᴇɴᴅs. Iᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇs ʜᴏᴡ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ. Cᴏᴜɴᴛʟᴇss ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʀs ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴇs ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ғɪɢʜᴛᴇʀs ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ‘ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ’ ᴏғ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀs ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇʟᴀɴᴅ. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴍᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ғᴏʟᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴘᴀʏᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ. Iɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ, I ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴇᴛ Sɪᴠɪʀ’s sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɴᴏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇʟʏ ʙᴜʏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀs. Tʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ; ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs. Yᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀʏᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ɪs ғᴀɪʀ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇɴsᴇ (ᴀᴛ ʙᴇsᴛ) ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ, ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ɢɪғᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴡᴇ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ.
Tʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ. Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏs ᴏғ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ? Hᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? Mᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀs, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs. Rᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ɪᴛ’s ‘ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss,’ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ.