(01-18-2023, 08:03 PM)WingerDinger Wrote:

(01-18-2023, 07:55 PM)Jags Wrote: 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.

You already know this, but I had to find out the hard way.. Not to hire friends or become good friends with your employees.

Ya hire friends or family, and everything works out great, for a little while. Then when they start screwin up, they don't expect to be treated like an employee and they start looking for all the perks and extras. Then you're stuck being the bad guy because you gotta get rid of them.

Sucks, dude..

I’ve got a confession to make.  I hired my niece’s BF last year.  He can do the work.  Wasn’t bad at it.  But considering who he was and the fact he never kept a job, I knew I had him.  He couldn’t go back and say he got fired.  He’d show up every day, sometimes late.  But the help was better than not having any at all.  I actually refused to fire him.  I knew he couldn’t quit.  The family was just that close.  He did his best to get fired, I refused.  He had a meltdown to say the least.  The guys in the truck (myself included) still have our laughs.  But I can honestly say that I never treated him wrong or anything.  He tried to make me look bad.  But, let’s just say the family knew better.  Fun fact: he still has no job.  My niece is still busting her [BLEEP] to pay all their bills.  And she doesn’t make that much.  Maybe one day she’ll learn.

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