More thoughts on jobs and working

[Archie]

Matty is a pretty funny/intelligent dude who at different times in his life get hyper focused on all kinds of different hobbies.

I would watch a Matty Rain Podcast about guitars, bikes, social commentary, Rubix Cube, bitches, shitty bosses and degenerate friends.

his rubix hobby might be end of civilization though.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1914347461885259784

 

[Archie]

busy season

 

[Matty]

busy season

For what?

 

[Archie]

jobs and working

 

[Matty]

I'm seeing lots of #opentowork type posts from ex coworkers on LinkedIn right now. Job market doesn't seem too good.

One of my favorite petty things to do is to like these I'm-newly-unemployed posts made by people I hate(d).

It's a bit mean, innit.

 

[Matty]

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[roguejuror]

So yeah, not getting my new models before June (which probably won't even happen) means I'm unlikely to collect ANY commission in 2025.

How is this looking Matty?

 

[Matty]

Some of the new bikes have arrived at the warehouse, finally. I should be getting 5 new demos next week. That's a big relief.

The most high-profile bike is still nowhere in sight though. My boss's boss (the owner) is fokkin' livid. He wired 7 digits to the manufacturer and we were originally supposed to get the bikes in April. I'm starting to believe that they'll never come.

 

[roguejuror]

The most high-profile bike is still nowhere in sight though. My boss's boss (the owner) is fokkin' livid. He wired 7 digits to the manufacturer and we were originally supposed to get the bikes in April. I'm starting to believe that they'll never come.

Damn, your boss's boss has a local rep there or it's some FOB type shipping order?

 

[Matty]

FOB

It's a hot new product that hasn't launched in North America yet. I suspect that the manufacturer is stalling because of the uncertainty around Trump/tariffs. They probably want to launch in the US in Canada all at once.

 

[Blitty]

What kind of employee discount are we talking about here?

 

[Matty]

It varies, but it's roughly 50%. The owner is pretty good about selling us stuff at his landed cost.

The bike I want for myself is $6200 retail, so my price would be around $3150.

 

[Dingo]

That’s a hefty mark up!

 

[Matty]

That’s a hefty mark up!

We're the distributor. My boss actually keeps a smaller margin than most because he's just getting started. His gross margin is 25% on the aforementioned bike. The dealer gets 35% if they manage to sell at full retail.

My boss's net margins are tiny. He's not getting rich off of selling bikes. No one is. It's a dumb industry to be in, especially in Canada.

 

[roguejuror]

It's a dumb industry to be in, especially in Canada.

What's a good market to be in in Canada?

 

[Matty]

What's a good market to be in in Canada?

Well, it's not one where the product is basically unusable for 4-5 months out of the year

 

[Matty]

I just asked ChatGPT which consumer goods sell better in Canada than in the US. Y'all don't use electric kettles?!?

ChatGPT - Consumer Goods in Canada

Shared via ChatGPT

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[Dingo]

What's a good market to be in in Canada?

Service,I constantly see requests for people wanting handyman jobs done on FB.If I wasn’t scared of heights and wanted to return to the workforce I would clean gutters and do moss removal,could easily make 500 bucks a day.