By Bob Gallagher – MTWX Editorial Team
What if the next chapter of history was waiting—literally waiting—for you to write it?
Not as a slogan.
As a question.
The kind that lingers.
The kind that taps you on the shoulder later, when no one’s watching.
So here’s another one:
• What do you already know how to do that could change someone else’s life?
• What if five people joined your cause? Then fifty? What would that feel like?
• How many people would it take for the world to notice? A thousand? A million?
• What would that make you?
Let’s pause on that – bcause it isn’t just a poetic line. It’s a real question.
• What would you write if you knew the world was watching?
• What would you build if someone gave you the tools—and got out of your way?
• What do you need to finally take the risk you’ve been putting off?
• How would it feel to be backed by people who believe in you before the world even notices?
• What if you didn’t have to do it alone?
If someone came to me and said they were looking for a job, I’d tell them: “Figure out a way to be of service to someone, then come back and see me.” That’s the philosophy we lived by. Six decades of it. Work hard. Stay honest. Take responsibility for more than your paycheck. And when a customer had a problem? It became our problem. We solved it—not because we were obligated, but because that’s what decent people do.
We believed that still mattered. But in a world that rewards mediocrity and excuses abuse as “just business,” those principles came at a cost. I remember the morning clearly. Frosted gravel underfoot. The kind that crunches like old bones. I slid into the truck, the heater sputtering to life. That smell—coffee and worn leather—was the scent of routine, of a life built on showing up. Then the message came. “Did you know they were coming to take the MACHINE?” 10:05 a.m. September 1, 2022.
One machine. But everything depended on it. Production. Contracts. Morale. Stability. In a single moment, the foundation cracked. Not because we failed. But because an individual working for a large corporation decided to rewrite the rules mid-game—and no one stopped them. What would you do if everything you’d built… could be erased with a keyboard stroke from someone you’ll never meet?
That’s not a personal tragedy.
Here’s how they failed—on every front that matters:
🧭 Moral Failures
- They knowingly proceeded with actions that caused emotional distress.
- They refused to acknowledge fault even after it was proven.
- No one took ownership—despite repeated outreach.
- They escalated a problem they caused without trying to resolve it.
⚖️ Ethical Failures
- Surprise charges were introduced during a financial dispute they created.
- Their departments were misaligned, and no one intervened.
- They dismissed small business impact as collateral damage.
- Their behavior reflected corporate indifference over responsibility.
📜 Legal Failures
- Wrongful seizure of leased equipment without proper notice may constitute conversion.
- A demand letter was sent to the wrong address, violating due process.
- Unsubstantiated arrears bills lacked documentation and transparency.
- No valid default occurred—yet they acted as if one had.
What happened to us can happen to any small business. And unless we push back now, it will happen again.
We’re not here to fix one injustice. We’re here to fight the system that allows it to keep happening.
To give ordinary people a way to say: “Not this time.”
You don’t need to save the world. But what if you could spark something that made it hesitate—just once—before it crushed the next honest worker?
So I Ask You . . .
What if the next chapter of history was waiting—literally waiting—for you to write it?
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