Some of you may have read our exit letter from August of last year which we sent to about 50 of our close JW "friends", many of whom we had been very close to for decades. We just told them what we had learned regarding the UN scandal and provided all the documentation. We never disassociated ourselves, nor have we been disfellowshipped. We didn't "fade", we just "dropped out".
As background, my wife and I operate a small electronic security business. We install and service security systems, mainly for homes. Thankfully, we took very seriously the counsel from the Society to not use our spiritual relationships for business advantage. So we never solicited witnesses to be our customers. But some who knew how we made our living approached us and became customers. As a consequence, JWs make up an insignificant part of our customer base. Out of about 400 current customers, only five were JWs we knew who had purchased systems from us, as well as contracted for ongoing monitoring service for several years.
Over the course of the last ten months, since we sent the letter, one by one, they have all cancelled their contracts with us, giving the lamest of reasons, which are obviously lies. We are so happy that we didn't have, say, 50% of our customer base as witnesses. In that case we surely would have lost half of our income. So, for us, it is primarily symbolic. They are sending us a message. Those five represented about $2,000 annually of gross receipts. It could have been far worse. It's just interesting that they have used the only avenue available to them to "punish" us. They are only following the whore's direction, after all. The Watchtower counsels against having any business dealings with former witnesses.
The last one arrived today, from a "sister" who studied with my wife up to the point of baptism. They had shared a closeness, as evidenced by a plaque she gave my wife years ago, which states:
"Moments spent with a special friend are the times we wish would never end."
Apparently she no longer feels that way.
JW lurkers beware. They'll gitcha anyway they can! If you have a business consisting in large part of repeat business with JWs, I strongly encourage you to re-apportion your customer base to primarily non-JW. Otherwise, if you ever decide to take the red pill, don't be surprised if your customers leave in droves. It has resulted in financial ruin for some. Any who think JWs are not vindictive are really living in a fantasy world. This experience has proven it to me beyond the shadow of a doubt.