Welcome to the Art of Charm. I'm your host Jordan Harbinger. I'm here with some

a little different today. Liz Dolan and Larry Seal from the I Hate My Boss podcast.

We're going to be answering some work related career related questions here.

Here at the Art of Charm we may not have all the answers but we certainly have some of

the questions. Today on this special edition of Fan Mill Friday with the I Hate My Boss

crew, those questions come from you. Alright, let's cut right to it.

Hey Jordan and crew, I'm a 36 year old director of operations for a franchise restaurant

concept with nine units. I've been with the company since it's beginning 15 years

ago this past. April, I needed vice regarding loyalty versus personal goals. I started

from the ground up as a cook. Within the first three months, I've been promoted into management

and have a road away of growth and success. I've literally grown up with my company. I

have grown from a work hard party, harder kid in my early 20s to married and providing

for my two kids and in-laws. Everything positive in my life is from this job, but more

specifically my boss. He saw my potential and gave me an opportunity to rise to the

occasion. We have had a boss mentor, father figure relationship, but lately the mentorship

is non-existent. Over the last five years, my boss has been in a cell mode for the company.

I'm fine with them selling the company. He's worked hard his whole life. He deserves

to be rewarded for his efforts. He's nearing 70 years old. The two of us have always had

an understanding that the end game would be a sale. His goal is to sell to a buyer that

gives all of our employees an ability and opportunity to be part of a new company. This is notable,

but I'm sure you're aware that the sale process is already very disruptive. Finding the

right buyer caused us to go through this process half a dozen times. Currently, we are

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