I take it personally when people belittle our employees and misrepresent our record as an employer.
I’m a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I’m never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer.
I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He’s my cousin by birth and my brother in music.
We started the company out of frustration with the employer that we had because we were building great stuff and there was no way that this stuff was ever going to get into the hands of the people who could use it.
No future employer is going to comb your college transcript to see how you fared in Microeconomics 300. In fact, you won’t even be asked about where you went to school after your first entry level job.
If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability.
