So should I worry about the future of the company I work for?

[jobycom]

Just heard one of the owners complaining about a customer who had ticked him off. "I don't care how much he was going to pay, he can shove it up his ass?" This was over a minor thing, btw, and no, the company is not doing so well that it can turn away business.

Sigh.

[neuvocat]

1. Hm...

Companies can get themselves in a real bind over doing too much for the customer as well as too little. Its hard to tell.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I wonder about owners

Mine decided he needed to go fishing today--and this is the busiest season in the pest control business. He didn't go to any of his appointments yesterday, either-I only found out second hand. How long before customers get mad and go someplace else? I'm not sure, but I'm looking for other employment.

[trof]

5. How long? Not long.

Depends on how much competition there is, I guess.
I think you're smart to be looking around.

[ladjf]

3. You should worry about the company to the same degree that

they worry about your future. In most cases, that won't be very much.

[Nikia]

4. I worry a lot about my company

It is not a small business but it is one location and privately owned. I know more than is helpful for my own morale working there. There are some serious problems there, things that I would do differently if it were up to me and would make things better if I could. The dictators run the show though.
I don't know why I am worried though. In a way, it would be beneficial to me to have the company close. I am unhappy there and want another job. I seem to have trouble getting a better job. I also have troubles when it comes to parallel or lower jobs. They either don't want me because they are suspicious about why I want to leave my current position or they paying poorly. I feel pressure not to take a lower paying job than I have now. If I lost my job, although we would face financial troubles by lower pay, I would not feel personally responsible for our situation as I would if I accepted a lower paying job right now.
I would feel bad for everyone else of course, but for me personally, it might be a good thing. Am I a bad person for looking at things this way.