Hi cappy looks like you got screwed by a corrupt tribunal as the guy you replaced should have informed you of his holiday and made arrangement's with you before he went (the places i went to and could have done that hey let the ship sail im on holiday )
I have also been happy at work in a couple of places had a laugh and drink after work with management and owners not all of them are greedy and corrupt but a vast majority are the bigger the business the worse it is
2 mill to create jobs would buying a beach house half way round the world in some warm climate with a small boat taking tourists on days out and fishing trips count as creating jobs set a budget for first 2 or 3 years yourself and 1 crewman maybe get 2 boats and employ 3 people 4 if you get a local mechanic to give the engines a check over (if i had the cash its what i would do a sort of working retirement or paid hobby )would not worry to much about profits as long as it covered my running costs and i could go out for a meal and a beer sometime
What a lot of people don't realize these days is you don't need loads of money a big mansion and 10 cars in the garage to be happy as long as you have a few good friends and can pay the bills and most important get out to spend time with your friends even if its only bring a few beers we are having a bbq this weekend
The world has changed from the days we made our own fun and with that people have forgotten how to have fun for free it wont be long till meeting for a bbq will mean everyone stays at home and connects with friends on a big screen tv rigged through a web cam having ten separate barbies in the same town some even on the same street but just to far to travel