You are Fired

Carolyn

by Donald J. Trump

As you may know, my former "Apprentice" Carolyn Kepcher is no longer with the Trump Organization and everyone wants to know why. I had to fire her but it wasn't like one of my dramatic boardroom scenes.

The fact is, I like Carolyn very much but she loved her fame and she loved her celebrity on "The Apprentice" and it was affecting her work. She wasn't doing her job like she used to or was capable of doing. So I felt that after 11 years together it was time for a rest.

I told Carolyn in the nicest way possible, "Go out and enjoy your family. Get a new job."

And I think she agreed that it was a good decision. We had a good run, but now it's over.

As far as "The Apprentice" is concerned, Ivanka replaces Carolyn next season. Ivanka did a fantastic job last year and she continues to amaze me with her talents. The show continues to be a monster hit and, as usual, I'm having a lot of fun.
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Lesson Learnt

As long as YOU are an employee NEVER (EVER):

1. Talk louder than your Boss
2. Appear on TV or Newspapers more often than your Boss
3. Accept any interviews from the media UNLESS your Boss as you to do so
4. Walk in front of your Boss
5. Talk faster and/or smarter than your Boss (Even if your Boss says nonsence, he is still right)
6. Correct your Boss in front of other people
7. Ask your Boss, "Where are you now?"
8. Show your Boss that you love your fame & celebrity status
9. Talk whenever your Boss is talking
10. Show your Boss that you are upset (Keep smiling - Bosses like idiots)

If you can do all the above 10 "NEVER" list, you will be quite safe and you will never live to hear the infamous line of Trump, "You are fired."

Performance Evaluation

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone.

He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits. The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:

The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?

The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn."

"Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts Your lawn now." replied boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn.

The little boy found more perseverance and offered, "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of North Palm beach , Florida ."

Again the woman answered in the negative. With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver.

The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy and said,

"Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."

The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!"

How nice if all our staff can do that...

Sorry seems to be the hardest word

Sorry people, the "offer" has expired.
I have to retract what I said earlier (see below)...it's NOT my fault, you should have paid whatever summons you had yesterday morning.

"Now The Sweetener: Well, to counter-act the "not so attractive" budget, the Polis is giving a reduction in all summonses issued. The Polis said, "to lessen the burden on the rakyat...."

Sorry...if you are disappointed. Please allow me to say "sorry" on behalf of the Polis and all the relevant authorities involved.

I feel strongly that Malaysian should learn to say all these more often: "Sorry...", "Sorry, we have blundered", "Sorry, we forgot to ask the MP", "Sorry we err...", "Sorry we told the press too soon", "Sorry, now YOU have to pay more", "Sorry if we confused you", "Sorry, I asked you to close one eye," "Sorry, I sold your car to the other VIP", "Sorry, I WANT your husband so badly" .

Though they may seem like the "hardest words" (to say), but to the receivers - they are the "easiest words" to swallow. We Malaysians are very "forgiving" lot, we forgive and we forget....forget......forget.......forget.........once the dust settled....many things are forgotten.....

So tell me..........................who owes who an apology now?

I rest my case.

***Oh...by the way, I'm sorry if I did (or wrote) anything wrong here.

Budget 2007

And as for the budget 2007...nothing to shout about. It looks like the Gov't servants will benefits a lot. They will get 2 months bonus (most of them), cola and higher pension for the retired. I am more interested in Individual tax relief, but there is non. Only increase in tax allowance for purchase on books & computers. Sin tax (Alcohol & Cigerattes) has also increased as expected -which is a good move. No more exam fees for all secondary schools - some relief here.

After the announcement of the Budget 2007 - the market is not even moving, the stock market which is usually "sensitive" to the budget announcement is NOT reacting. WHY?

All these tell us that, there is very very minimal impact the Budget is going to have on our economy and that the budget is NOT attractive enough to "arouse" domestic economy.

From an economist point of view, it is either the market is slowing down (dues to several factors - Gov't fiscal policy & monetary control, interest rates, Gov't external policies and the social-Political climate) or we are heading for another recession. The cycle is BACK, in 1987, 1997 next year is 2007. Question is: are we heading for another recession? Can our economy takes another beating? Can we pull through 2007? One thing is obvious, the recent budget does not seems to stimulate much activities in our domestic economy. Though it did address certain issues on the Finance Bill 2006, foreign tax, Corporate sector tax (lower by 1% if I am not wrong), re-defining "investment company" pertaining to tax, 9th M'sian Plan - all these are mostly for the Corporate sector.

So for income earners, or employees - there is nothing to shout about.

Now The Sweetener: Well, to counter-act the "not so attractive" budget, the Polis is giving a reduction in all summonses issued. The Polis said, "to lessen the burden on the rakyat...."

That much I can say about the budget 2007.

Personally, for 2007, my advise is be prudent, unemployment will rise (too many VSS, MSS, retrenchment), prices of goods will rise (inflation), petrol will rise (another round), interest rate will rise, domestic spending will fall, BANKS will TIGHTEN it's squeeze. In short, there will be "too many people" chasing after "too little money."

We will go into a mild "stroke" - our economy I mean. We could go into an inflationary recession if our economy could not recover from the mild "stroke". We will (wait and) see what the Gov't could do to tackle all these issues-in the most efficient manner - for the benefit of all Malaysians in the spirit of "Malaysia Boleh".