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Kreso keeps asking me, “why not hire a farmhand?” He means well, but he would never understand. I had a farmhand once – really, they were more a partner than an employee – and I came to rely on them.
Now that they are gone, I know I must never make that mistake again.
They were the best worker I have ever seen. Never complained, never made mistakes, and shoveled groat shit with a smile. They made me look like an amateur every day.
No one could ever hope to come close to their performance, so why bother. I would just be wasting my money if I hired another farmhand. I havce not hired an employee in years, and I have no plans to change that.