Helping Fahad Quit his Job and Start his Own Business
Fahad had a bit of a disagreement with his employer and departed. He's decided to start his own business.
He asked me if I would help him, since some of his prospective clients would be primarily English-speaking, and I might prove useful to the success of the business with those clients. I agreed.
Fahad may be out of work, but he still has a six bedroom villa with five servants to keep up in Sharjah, and another villa in another Gulf country, and another villa in the US, plus several wives and children scattered about the globe, all requiring support. Consequently, he said we need to get the business started as soon as possible. Last Wednesday, as he was leaving for Sharjah, he said he wanted me to come over first thing Saturday morning (i.e., today). We were going to work together until we had completed everything necessary to start the business: apply for a license, an office, prepare documents, business cards, brochures, etc. He said, 'We must proceed quickly. I can't wait. I have been thinking about leaving job and starting business for one year. Too much time wasted. We must finish starting business Saturday. We work very hard, finish everything.' I agreed.
Last Thursday, Fahad called. In addition to preparing all the English-language documents for his new business, he also wanted some help writing letters to the English-language newspapers and to his former employer's English-speaking customers, explaining that he had severed all relations with the former employer. He wanted me to act as editor of the English versions of these letters (he would handle the Arabic versions). I agreed.
'Good. You write all letters and send them to me.'
I tried to explain that we would first have to get together, so he could give me some idea of what he wanted to say.
'No need. Just write letters and send to me. You know what I should say.'
Actually, I don't.
'We're getting together Saturday for your new business, why don't we work on the letters then?'
'We can't get together Saturday, I'm going on vacation for two weeks. You just write letters and send them to me by e-mail. I can get them while I'm on vacation.'
It's a good thing getting the new business started is urgent. Otherwise, this two-week vacation might be two months. Actually, knowing Fahad, it might be at that. Or longer.
And I still have no idea what he wants me to put in those letters.
He asked me if I would help him, since some of his prospective clients would be primarily English-speaking, and I might prove useful to the success of the business with those clients. I agreed.
Fahad may be out of work, but he still has a six bedroom villa with five servants to keep up in Sharjah, and another villa in another Gulf country, and another villa in the US, plus several wives and children scattered about the globe, all requiring support. Consequently, he said we need to get the business started as soon as possible. Last Wednesday, as he was leaving for Sharjah, he said he wanted me to come over first thing Saturday morning (i.e., today). We were going to work together until we had completed everything necessary to start the business: apply for a license, an office, prepare documents, business cards, brochures, etc. He said, 'We must proceed quickly. I can't wait. I have been thinking about leaving job and starting business for one year. Too much time wasted. We must finish starting business Saturday. We work very hard, finish everything.' I agreed.
Last Thursday, Fahad called. In addition to preparing all the English-language documents for his new business, he also wanted some help writing letters to the English-language newspapers and to his former employer's English-speaking customers, explaining that he had severed all relations with the former employer. He wanted me to act as editor of the English versions of these letters (he would handle the Arabic versions). I agreed.
'Good. You write all letters and send them to me.'
I tried to explain that we would first have to get together, so he could give me some idea of what he wanted to say.
'No need. Just write letters and send to me. You know what I should say.'
Actually, I don't.
'We're getting together Saturday for your new business, why don't we work on the letters then?'
'We can't get together Saturday, I'm going on vacation for two weeks. You just write letters and send them to me by e-mail. I can get them while I'm on vacation.'
It's a good thing getting the new business started is urgent. Otherwise, this two-week vacation might be two months. Actually, knowing Fahad, it might be at that. Or longer.
And I still have no idea what he wants me to put in those letters.
posted by Dubai@Random at 4:24 pm
3 Comments:
Announcement
This is to inform ......... that Mr. Fahad.... is no longer working for an employee of ........
Any previous association of Fahad's clients with (the company he worked for) are now the responsibility of (the company) and Fahad would have no obligation towards them
Harsha: Many thanks for your suggestion; however, I think Fahad wants to write a rather stronger letter than yours to the customers.
I am reasonably certain that he does not wish to compare his former employer with Mr. Satan, because he feels this would be doing Mr. Satan a serious disservice. So I'm not sure exactly what he does want to write.
My services (if supplied) will be strictly editorial. All sentiments expressed will be entirely Mr. Fahad's.
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