Originally Posted by
Hyperion
One of the reasons why a lot of bigger companies compartmentalize their employees is to ensure their employees understand as little as possible about how their companies run.
I have a friend who hired some high school drop-out to handle all the import-related stuff (Getting ocean/air rates, customs clearing, ensuring all docs are bank-endorsed when appropriate, negotiating with co-loaders, writing D/Os and R/Os, basic accounting for reading debit and credit notes, etc.) in his business. He thought that because the industry was built on connections, the kid couldn't just do everything himself. After all, he doesn't have the client base.
After about 2 years, the kid learned everything he needed about running his own import company. What's more is that after 2 years, the company's clients trusted the drop-out, so when the kid opened up his own import business, the first thing he did was target my friend's customers. He stole quite a bit of customers in just a few months.