He Decided To Retire And Leave His Business To His Protégé, Who Is His Son’s Friend, Instead Of His Children

“Sam is very much my protégé, and I see him as my second son,” he explained.

John also happened to study finance. And after working at a few other companies, his son wound up asking for a job at his business again. So, he gave John another shot, and he claimed that his son had been fantastic ever since.

So, he loves the fact that he gets to work with both his son and Sam. When it comes to who will take over the business, though, he doesn’t think John is best for the job.

That’s why he recently took his wife, Susan, John, and Sam out to dinner last week in order to share his retirement plan. He ultimately revealed how Sam would own 60% of the business and take over his position; meanwhile, John and Susan would get 20% each.

As soon as he dropped that bomb, though, John was livid. In fact, he had never seen his son so furious.

John wound up asking how he could ever choose Sam over his own flesh and blood. Then, John pointed out how he was the one who studied how to run businesses– not Sam.

He tried to explain how his son had only worked for him for a few years, though. Plus, John had already quit one time before.

Sam, on the other hand, had worked with him steadily for 15 years. And throughout that time, Sam has gotten to know all of his clients, the production team, and the products. Sam also gained the respect of his existing staff.

But this explanation just pushed John to ask him a pretty pointed question– whether or not he respects his own son.

At that point, he tried to detail how he obviously respected John. He also admitted to knowing that his son was the best at his job.

“But that doesn’t mean he’s the best fit for being the boss,” he noted.