He'll Be Fine, Probably

If he read all this stuff, he wouldn't have any sales

My friend is the sales rep for a foreign company which does business in Silicon Valley. He has one employee. The Fremont sales office is a simple, two-person operation, and my friend dutifully complies with government rules as best he can.

I look at the government paperwork---paperwork (labor, environment, taxes, licensing, etc.) which has nothing to do with making sales or keeping his customers satisfied---and marvel that he's able to meet his quotas.

My friend talks about retiring in California. Like many others, he loves living here, but running a business gives him headaches. Well, if he gets a good medical plan, he'll be fine.