Not sure it can be summarized in any different logical manner than Wildbill describes the business aspect of this site. There is a fine line when doing business with a contributor or an advertiser, especially when trying to do it right. Most of the people who criticize the model do not look at TheRx as a business, but as a big playground for their demeaning or troublesome theories. I have devoted the last couple years of my life to the business in which we speak and coming from a manufacturing business after nearly 12 years, I can say that I have seen more corporate scandals than I wish to ever see again.
That was in a world in which politicians and lawyers alike defend to no end the good practices, although inside of many these corporations, there are scandals via manipulation all over. Even with 3rd party auditors involved the business world still thrives despite the scandals and wrongdoings. Not hard to do when the auditors just wanted that 10k check signed so they could get on their way back home and the ease of manipulating documentation and data by the company.
Enron and Martha Stewart come to mind as the "Examples" in which Government people took the opportunity to seize on, but they had no choice as the obvious crimes had been committed, but many of us know that in today's business world, there are Many cons, thieves, scams, wrongdoings, and particularly employee disservices which will continue to go unattested by our officials.
The businesses fuel the economy so that we all have some balance of buying power in this country. As long as a business is allowed to manipulate the community and the people who make the business profits, the sad state of scandals and employee dissatisfaction will continue untouched until a very serious mistake is made. This is the way corporate America is ran.
TheRx.com is a knight in shining armor compared to most businesses and the way they are run, with one big difference. TheRx gives us all a place to share our woes and problems, even allowing for questions posed to management, allowing for the business tactics to be divulged in a public format, whereas I do not know of the manufacturing businesses to allow such outspoken verbal questioning of the practices that occur.
The companies preach open door policy, but that door will be shut quickly if you are questioning the policies in which you may disagree with.
A manager in the cooperative world once told me that if he ever heard of me slandering or questioning the company’s policies even at Walmart, he would fire me.
Look no further than deep inside most of the meaty organizations within your cities and you will see corruption and unethical tactics, which again I say, makes TheRx look like a knight in shining armor.
I do understand the business side of things here. I know that most do not. It took me quite awhile to grasp this understanding, but instead of continuous assaults on the model, I stepped up, took a role, and made suggestions.
In my 12 years experience working with management in the manufacturing industry, 90% of my suggestions fell upon deaf ears. The true reason for this was because I did not just have the business in mind with my ideas. I was one man trying to convince a company to balance financials with employee satisfaction.
The 10% of my ideas, which were listened to? The ideas which made the company more money, but held no opportunity to assist the employees.
In the end I was pushed out the door and into this business I came. We talk a lot about Rogue in this industry, but from my 16 years of experience in manufacturing and military, you need only look to the right and left of you as you drive through an industrial park or a political loaded side of town to find Rogue at its finest.
Today and hopefully for sometime, I will be able to make suggestions upon open ears to make the industry better for not just the sports books, but a commitment to make it friendlier for the players.
I got off topic a little and sorry for that, but please share your feedback on either my or Wildbill's opinions.
Thanks
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