You can’t go through life without surprises. All you can do is hope most of them turn out to be, at worst, neutral impact. The ones you love to receive are pleasant and, preferably, maybe even beneficial in the long run.
Perks you up looking towards the future.
There’s nothing worse than a nasty surprise after a rough patch in life or a particularly tough year in a business.
I saw this Xweet yesterday from a fellow I really love to follow, Chef Andrew Gruel. As if the restaurant business anywhere wasn’t exciting enough on its own – especially in California – it looks as if he’d had one of those blind-sided surprises.
We just ran payroll. The payroll taxes were 2K higher than calculated. We called the payroll company. They explained (in summary) that California has a budget shortfall, and the federal government wants money back that it lent California for UI…
