Nepotism Can Be Messy
We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.
—Whoopi Goldberg
Burton spearheaded a very successful commercial chemical manufacturing business, one handed down to him by his father, who inherited it from his brother, who, in turn …. Well, I think you get it. The business had a long and illustrious family lifeline.
It was one of those low-key businesses that few ever heard of, but still managed to realize a respectable profit every year for the last seventy-five years. That is, until now.
Burton was of the age where, to him, retirement meant starting work at 7 AM instead of 5. Work ethic was part of his “old school” DNA. Always had been since ...
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