At SPI Logistics, Agency Owner Steve Burroughs stresses the understanding that his employees’ jobs should support their lives, not the other way around, so they carefully distinguish between work and personal time.

While they encourage balanced responsibilities and time off for holidays and birthdays, in their business model, if you don’t hunt, you don’t eat, so his team divides tasks to ensure coverage even during special occasions. #shorts

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