Who's the Boss?

[Sid]

Strange feeling, have been running the business for many years with both my parents allowing me, rightly or wrongly,to steer the business, hold the financial reins with of course consultation with them.
Day before yesterday my Dad passed away following my Mum eight years ago. That leaves me in charge, no longer a partner, a sole occupier for the time being......

I have now no one to answer to,outside the house ? , bar myself, no one to bounce ideas off, no one else to blame for the cockups!

Thanks to both my parents for allowing me to have the reins at such a young age, my two sons, and daughter at some points, are/maybe, involved in the business and I plan to do the same for them, step back and give them the chance to make their own path for the future.

God rest his soul.

 

[Clive]

Sorry to hear about your father and good luck with the future

 

[fgc325j]

Strange feeling, have been running the business for many years with both my parents allowing me, rightly or wrongly,to steer the business, hold the financial reins with of course consultation with them.
Day before yesterday my Dad passed away following my Mum eight years ago. That leaves me in charge, no longer a partner, a sole occupier for the time being......

I have now no one to answer to,outside the house ? , bar myself, no one to bounce ideas off, no one else to blame for the cockups!

Thanks to both my parents for allowing me to have the reins at such a young age, my two sons, and daughter at some points, are/maybe, involved in the business and I plan to do the same for them, step back and give them the chance to make their own path for the future.

God rest his soul.

All my sympathy for you loss.
It's said that only when both parents have passed away do you really get to be grown up.

 

[Blue.]

Sorry to hear of your loss,even though my parents are still about I've only really my wife to bounce ideas off (and blame for cock ups ).☺

 

[Sid]

All my sympathy for you loss.
It's said that only when both parents have passed away do you really get to be grown up.

Much as every one says sorry for your loss, Dad was 90 and a half, and had health issue for a while.
The last week was not nice for him , but he passed away 10 minutes after my daughter said good night to him for the final time. Like he was waiting for her to go.
Happy release for him tbh.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

All the best, Sid, it's definitely a much different world when our Dads are gone.
Sounds like a good innings, and a lot to be proud of.

 

[M-J-G]

Sorry for your loss @Sid

 

[Christoph1945]

Sorry for your loss and the pain that it will have caused you all but pleased to read that you got on so well and I imagine that there will be no acrimonious emotions to cloud your future thinking.

 

[neilo]

My condolences @Sid , I suspect you'll get by OK being 'the boss' though.

 

[Gong Farmer]

My sympathies. remember the retort: 'I wasn't talking to myself, I was having a staff meeting'.

 

[Henarar]

Sorry to hear about that Sid
they had done the right thing allowing you to have the main "say" in what sounded like a good business partnership, if I have taken your post correctly,
lots don't do this and stay in full control which is a shame as I think it works well
I farm in a business partnership with my Mum and was to an extent thrown in at the deep end when my Dad died but was certainly glad to have Mum to farm alongside and I still am
Go on steady, as Pete said tis a different world when they are gone

 

[colhonk]

Now you will really find out what it is really like to be the sole boss . Good luck?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

@Sid if you’re anything like me you’ll still be asking your Dad for help 19 years after he’s gone. And blaming him for getting you into the job in the first place!

I miss him greatly and there is seldom a day I don’t think of him. Most of my machines have a little decal that says “How’s that Dad?” On them, just to make sure he’s happy with what I’m doing!

When you’re really missing him, think of the good bits.

 

[Boysground]

Sorry for your loss @Sid

Bg

 

[Pan mixer]

Condolences of course.

As to you being alone to make decisions etc - I have a wife to bounce ideas off but find that TFF is more optimistic, it is one of the things that keeps me coming back.

 

[egbert]

I don't know how it'll go for you Sid, but my relationship with my dad was such that I'm pretty sure I knew what he'd have to say to most of the things that've come over the horizon at me since.
(he went on when i was 24)
So while I miss him yet, I have seldom felt lacking for his thoughts.
Curiously, it was a wise uncle who went soon after that I've missed more for advice and comment. He still had surprises-for me- in him.

And I well recall an old fashioned neighbour - some decades my senior- who suddenly started calling me 'Mr Egbert' after we planted the old man.
I quizzed him, since we'd been on first name terms all the while. 'You'm the man now bouy'

Good luck.
you'm the man now!

 

[JCMaloney]

Sounds like he set you up well to be "The Boss", do the same for your kids and keep the legacy going.
Condolences to all.

 

[roscoe erf]

Sorry to hear of your loss,even though my parents are still about I've only really my wife to bounce ideas off (and blame for cock ups ).☺

you sure its not the other way round

 

[deere 6600]

Sounds like he set you up well to be "The Boss", do the same for your kids and keep the legacy going.
Condolences to all.

Sorry for your loss . old guy I knew and respected a lot. Told me once If you are the boss for 5 years your doing no bad

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Condolences Sid.
All the best for the future, and don't forget to live up to his legacy of encouraging the next generation.