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    I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

    I can not find a decent employee to save my life! In the past 2 years, I've had about 5 people work for me. Everyone of them start out fantastic, then they become so unreliable.

    Latest is a guy that I had extremely high hopes for. He had the eye to catch flaws in the paint, and the enthusiasm to want to fix them. Now, he could care less.
    He makes excuses why he can't come to work, then complains when his check is small. Telling me that I don't pay enough. He'll come to work, not say a word to me, then tell me he has to leave at noon I have jobs scheduled! He doesn't care.

    He tells me that he loves the job, and that I am the coolest boss he's ever had, yet he treats me like poo

    I just want to go back to the way it was when I first started out. Me, myself and I! But there is too much business for 1 person


    /rant
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    Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

    Sorry and i know how you feel and thats why i work alone. Before it was the other way around though. I was the one spending time and wanting to fix things but the boss was the one saying just skip it to save time so he could make a buck. So i quit and started my own business because im in it for the love of detailing not the money.
    ""Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing - the result." - Vince Lombardi
    Jon's Premium Auto Detailing
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    • #3
      Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

      A couple of thoughts...

      1. I'm not sure being the "coolest boss ever" is a good thing (always). You didn't expand upon your working relationship with your employees, but I have found that in order for employees to be at their best, they need to be treated with respect, but must also treat the boss with respect. This is usually best if you are not "friends" with your employees. It is okay to be friendly, but I wouldn't put too much stock in the "coolest boss ever". To me, that translates to ... "he lets me get away with stuff nobody else would.

      2. Simple economics -> I think pay is normally linked to quality of employee. That is not to say you can't have an AMAZING employee for little money, but I think the general idea that "you get what you pay for" is true in most cases. If this guy shows promise, sit him down for a serious talk and tell him, he either shapes up or he'll have to ship out.
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        Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

        I try to keep things firm, yet friendly at the same time.
        As far as pay is concerned, he has the ability to make some pretty good money if he wants to. He is on a commission basis, and I have enough work for him to make 200-300 per day. But he bails out on me half way through the day.

        When we get rainy weather, I offer to give him things to do around the shop so he can still make money. He tells me that he'll be there, then he never shows. Or when he does show up, he'll spend the day working on his truck I'm not paying him to work on his own truck.

        He is pretty much all but gone now. I have hired a replacement for him, and he is training the new guy(not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing). I wish I could spend the time training the new guy, but I have very little time to train someone to clean cars. I have to polish paint(about 18 cars behind schedule right now), and work my full time job.

        Now, he just doesn't answer my calls or text messages. So I have no idea if he's going to be there or not.
        2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
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        • #5
          Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

          Ah, the work ethic of our young. My guess would be he has the thought process of "I would work harder if you paid me more." That puts you in the if you worked harder, I would pay you more frame of mind. What a Pandoras box we find ourselves in. Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move forward which sounds like what you are doing. I'm sure that you have done this but remember to set crystal clear expectations for every employee however many that might be. What ever those may be, they must be applied consistantly or you run the risk of having people bail on you. We are in a immediate gratification era it seems.
          Michael


          Talent hits a target no-one else can hit; genius hits targets no-one else can see. - Schopenhauer

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          • #6
            Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

            Their are good people out there . You just have to find them.

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            • #7
              Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

              Originally posted by Larry A View Post
              Their are good people out there . You just have to find them.
              Agreed. But the problem is I'm too far away.
              Scott

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              • #8
                Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                Maybe we can get Joe or Renny Doyle to chime in with some suggestions?
                Mike Phillips
                760-515-0444
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                • #9
                  Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                  That *****.

                  Been here at the ol' lock up for 14 years, heck a 14 year veteran.

                  Boy, if you could pay me say....45,000-60,000 a year, 3%@50 retirement, 457 Retirement, blue cross PORAC insurance, dental, vision and LDF I would give you about 16 more years faithful service........

                  Hope you get someone who is dedicated to you and your company. I know the feeling. I've had 5 jobs in my 25 years of the work force. Seen people come and go in my work now. Amazing.

                  Aaron
                  Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,

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                  • #10
                    Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                    Darn.
                    I really hope you get someone dedicated to you and the business

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                    • #11
                      Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                      where you at? im looking for a job

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                      • #12
                        Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                        Hope you find someone that is not only good but reliable. I just don't understand why some people need to be so flakey. Sounds like he has the potential to win some pretty good money.
                        Jesse

                        2009-2014 Meguiar's/Car Crazy SEMA Team
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                        • #13
                          Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                          Originally posted by gators241987 View Post
                          where you at? im looking for a job
                          Dallas, Tx

                          Full time detailer needed in Dallas, Tx...
                          Scott

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                          • #14
                            Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                            Sorry to hear things are not working out for you Nick. There's good people out there. You just have to wade thru all the self-promoting to find the good ones. Good luck to you. Hope you find a great employee.
                            quality creates its own demand

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                              Re: I am absolutely sick of this whole employee thing!

                              Gah, I wish I knew more about detailing so I could work for you full time. I'm the kid who called you who was interested in working / learning from you but time doesn't permit me to. Where exactly is your shop? I know you go everywhere as far as the mobile detailing goes.

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