steamron
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Where is good help?
Tried to go to dinner at Applebees last night. Not many cars as we passed by and the wife wanted a steak. 35 minute wait, even though the restaurant wasn't busy. They were short staffed.Where is good help?
free foodDont know what his secret is.
at companies with a culture that doesn't involve sweating, upselling, heavy lifting, joint stressing, piss, shit and chemistry.
at companies with a culture that doesn't involve sweating, upselling, heavy lifting, joint stressing, piss, shit and chemistry.
And even that don’t get it!start with that hiring mindset above….^^^^^
as the business owner, recognize that any employee you hire should be paid at Least a lousy $5 per hour above your local minimum wage
and then there is Sarti....(Marty, this is another one of mine you'll want to skip, or at best skip read.)
I've listened to trade show presentations since 1976.
Most were boring, forgettable, and rehashes of the same old stuff.
One from Rusty Amarante (now a founding father of the Belfour restoration franchise) stands out.
I can't remember the exact words, but it was essentially this:
"You're asking someone to drive a smelly truck to peoples' houses, operate a complicated machine that is often in disrepair and takes a series of hard to remember actions to start, then to remember a variety of cleaning product dilutions and formulas. Once in the house, they have to relate politely with people who have a million emotional issues, navigate through all sorts of items of real or perceived value and not break them, then operate equipment that creates a hot and smelly environment. Afterward, they have to be able to explain if things aren't perfect, and get it all done in time to make it to the next job and start the process again.
All the while they are working for a boss who doesn't know how to be a boss, and treats them like his kids, not employees.
You expect someone to want to do all of this when they can work at a fast food place for more money?"
and then there is Sarti....
What would you pay to be a fly on the wall to watch him present those two invoices to the customers yesterday?
Now I want to quit(Marty, this is another one of mine you'll want to skip, or at best skip read.)
I've listened to trade show presentations since 1976.
Most were boring, forgettable, and rehashes of the same old stuff.
One from Rusty Amarante (now a founding father of the Belfor restoration franchise) stands out.
I can't remember the exact words, but it was essentially this:
"You're asking someone to drive a smelly truck to peoples' houses, operate a complicated machine that is often in disrepair and takes a series of hard to remember actions to start, then to remember a variety of cleaning product dilutions and formulas. Once in the house, they have to relate politely with people who have a million emotional issues, navigate through all sorts of items of real or perceived value and not break them, then operate equipment that creates a hot and smelly environment. Afterward, they have to be able to explain if things aren't perfect, and get it all done in time to make it to the next job and start the process again.
All the while they are working for a boss who doesn't know how to be a boss, and treats them like his kids, not employees.
You expect someone to want to do all of this when they can work at a fast food place for more money?"
It’s premium pricing or bustNow I want to quit
Wasn’t serious. I’m living the dream.It’s premium pricing or bust
One man show or multi truck
as long as there is a fat
Margin you are good
If you think that’s ‘not possible “
then you are correct…..
quit
I can remember back in the early 80's
Grown men with families calling me begging for work...actually crying sometimes......at that time my starting
Hourly wage was 7/hr and I was killin It at $39.95 lr/dr &h....extra rooms 12.95
Average ticket 60 -80 a job....usually
10 jobs a day or so!
LOOK THERE HE GOES...THATS MR BOB!
Tip yor waitress lady's and gentlemanI hope today gets as better by the time I’m your age