(01-17-2023, 11:16 PM)Sneakers Wrote:

(01-17-2023, 08:45 PM)Jags Wrote: He never drove one of my trucks for one.  He was fired very shortly after, btw.  He was the one and ONLY employee I almost knocked the [BLEEP] out.  He was our “Jalen Ramsey” I guess you’d say.  Another employee depended on him for a ride.  If I fired him, I’d be getting rid of 2 guys.  IN THE HEART OF SUMMER!!! Normally, you’d keep the bad apples until winter, then figure it out.  He was just ThAT BAD!!  He was gone. 

Fun fact: he actually called me a few months back asking if I’d sub out work to him.   Acted like we were best friends all while going down in history as the worst hire I have ever made.  I can go on and on, but it’s best for my health to try to forget about that cancer.

I've terminated my share of prize characters over the years.  Sometimes, no matter how bad the timing is, you just have to get rid of a walking time-bomb.

If there was a line trying to get into the lawn industry, I would’ve fire so many more a lot quicker than I have.  This line of work, sometimes you’ve gotta roll with what you’ve got in order to make the clients happy.  I’ve made some changes on the business side.  Hopefully finding help in the future won’t be so hard whenever I’m hiring again.

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