Some bosses, or check writers, are hesitant to call their employees “employees,” or to call their staff what they are, which is “staff.”

They feel it’s demeaning to say that the people who work for them, actually do work for them.

Even some employees and staff members have pushed for this, wanting to be called “partners,” or have it noted that they work “with” the owner, rather than for them. I’ve even heard this from staff members ranging from Starbucks baristas to NBA and NFL players.

This is a useless language game that ignores three very important truths.

One.

If you are a partner in a business, and that business loses money, you take a proportionate financial hit along with it. Are you willing to do that, partner?

If you have to think about it, you’re not a partner. You’re an employee.

Two.

A simple business principle: The person who risks the money is the boss.

The money-risker is in charge. They have the power to hire and fire. What they say, goes. This should all go without saying, but if it needs to be said, the person who writes the check should be willing to say it.

On the NBC show The Profit, Marcus Lemomonis would rescue failing businesses by writing a check to cover debts, pay off vendors and make payroll. Then he would remake and redesign the business from the inside-out.

When handing the save-your-ass check to the desperate business owner, Lemonis would always say, “by taking this check, you accept that I’m in charge, and all final calls will be made by me.”

Three.

The owner of a business has to make all the tough decisions, not just the easy ones. Who gets hired. Who gets fired. What products, services, and offers get discontinued. Which budget cuts need to be made. Which customers to fire, when necessary.

Being a partner is not just about the fun stuff, or the title, or about getting more for yourself. It’s also about doing the hard stuff that is the proverbial (and literal) “cost” of being the boss.

Most people don’t want to pay that cost. Which is why there are many more owners than workers. As there should be.

If you want to be the boss of what you do, there is a cost to be paid.

It is not only financial, but also mental, intestinal and emotional. This fee is ongoing, recurring, nonnegotiable and shall continue in perpetuity for as long as you’re the boss.

Do you accept?
You in?

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