he’s not a loser HE SHOWED UP! and he was honest about the situation in the first place, i have been dealing with employees, up to 20 or so at a time (not now) for over 30 years. if kyle doesn’t want that guy i would be happy to have him assuming he is otherwise as kyle described. that guy is worth keeping and if gets his promo and his wife gets flowers i’ll bet they will both be in love with kyle for some time to come.
where’s the emoji for stamping my little feet.
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Obviously opinions differ on what a man should do. Fact is, it’s HIS judgement call and not ours (remember, it’s a guy who’s already proven himself; my stance would be different if he were a habitual excuse-maker). Something that seems important to you may not seem important to us and that’s ok.
BUT, when you show that what your guys care about (i.e. their family) is important to you, they will treat as important what you care about (i.e. your business). Instead of having a good guy come in and work at 50% because you forced him, you’ll have that same guy miss the day but come in and always give you 150%. And when you cultivate that spirit on a crew where everyone has each other’s backs your guys will willingly pick up the slack of being short-handed because they know that’s what the team would do if it were them instead. Sure, you can lead by fear, but it will never beat leading by love.
I think as business owners we can completely lose perspective and believe our business and the work are the most important things in the world. Maybe to us. But, ultimately, they’re not. To the guys it’s just a way to support what IS the most important thing: their families. This has nothing to do with manning up. If it were a question of laziness, then yes. But it’s not.
Imo a better response would have been, “Bro sorry to hear your wife’s not doing well. She gonna be OK? Look, were super short-handed right now so we’re really gonna miss you. Thanks for letting me know ahead of time and let me know if you need anything.” I guarantee you treat a guy like that, he’ll do anything for you.
I know many of you will disagree with me and of course we’re all entitled to our opinions. However, that’s the style that I’ve led the crews that I’ve managed and the results were remarkable. The team spirit was excellent, moral was always high, and we always got the work done.
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Uh oh, this is about to get good…
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Stand clear, brace for impact.
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Here in Minneapolis sick time / pto is required for businesses with 5 or more employees . It doesn’t really effect me since I have any employees and never will . Sick time in general usually includes family members, at least he didn’t lie about it .
His wife was a con artist. He was my best, she convinved him to leave, 5 days after they married he bailed.
I miss him
One day you will understand. It’s not about that
When you depend on someone to come in an he calls in with a lame excuse it’s disturbing
Like I said I give the guy Props for telling the truth. I would never An I have worked for guys in the windowing clesning business for 10 years. Call in an Say my wife/girlfriend Wants me to stay home with her because she has the stomach flu
First off there are guys that would fire you just for that. Get with the real world.
I got s true story. I got fired from my first window clesning job.
My first window clesning job
Called up a friend of mine. In need a job he says I got someone that’s looking … cool 
I started on a Monday worked through Friday that whole week I was calling him in the morning to see whrrr to meet
Friday comes an he asks anyone want to work tommotow i said ya me . He said ok call me in the morning… cool
I get home i was living with my x girlfriend at the time. She says I’m going out tonight wh my friends why don’t you come . I was like naaaa. I have to work tomorrow. Well… of course I decided to go
Yes I got trashed … got home at 3:30. Had to call boss @ 5:30 to find out where to meet.
I was out of it I called him an said ". Red listen I went out last night with my girlfriend I just got home … do you really need me if you do I’m coming if not I’m out of it I could use the rest. He says just stay home . Ok you sure … yup
Go to call him Monday . No amswer … call him Tuesday no amswer. No im panicking no work no money wtf. Long story short he fired me. Yes I was pissed an when I got a hold of him I let him know it
He said to me you don’t want work I got someone else
Oh ya I called my buddy an laid into himw with this guy , but to know avail.
I ended 2 weeks later getting another job with my first prolonged window cleaning job. 4 years worth this next guy
So my point is we have businesses to run an People will fire you for not showing up
Spoken like a true noob.
Give it some time, wait til you get burned a few dozen times, you’ll change your tune.
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I have a lot of young guys working my crew. To be honest I run into these types of excuses on a weekly basis. They just dont get it. I hate to sound like an old man complaining about the younger generation, but I literally have to explain to these guys why work is important and how the only person(s) they are truly hurting by not realizing how important their job is themselves and their family…not me.
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I had an excuse from one guy recently who told me he needed a day off cause his son was having surgery. He then comes back to work and brags to my crew leader about how his son had to have tubes in his ear (not a big deal) and he stayed home and played Xbox all day while his wife took him to the doctor. He just wanted an excuse not to work.
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To be honest, after talking to him later that day, he actually wanted to come to work. Basically what he told me is that his wife was mad at him because he wouldnt stay home with her cause she had a stomach bug and he basically wanted me to tell her No instead of him putting on his big boy pants and telling her No. He has only been married for about 6 months…poor soul.
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6 months…lol
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ummmmm…
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Ya hang in there with him. Have a talk. Let him know you despend on him, An that you understand his martial situation , an you appreciate his honesty.
Give him his promo. I bet he will never call with a lame excuse again. It will be a better one. Haaaa😬
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lol… thanks? Actually, I let employees walk over me too much and I get invested too much into trying to better my employees lives outside of work. Yes, my focus is about making money for the company and I do this cause I love my crew and want to be able to offer them the best pay and best opportunities while they are working for me.
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You ain’t kiddin
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You’re right to, though. While it’s of course not true across the board, I believe there’s a lot of truth in the idea that the Millennial generation is lazy. This generation has grown up with abundance in their lives and the world looks down on disciplining your kids. Combine that with the constant effortless feeling of (false) accomplishment that videogames gives, the ease of getting just about anything at the touch of a button, and the sense of entitlement fostered in this world and you have a recipe for disaster. On top that, the previous generation hasn’t helped much with their poor example of buy on credit, work for it later.
I was just ranting the other day how kids are always complaining to me that they have no money, but when i tell them to go rake leaves or shovel snow, all i get are excuses. I tell them you can make excuses or you can make money. Your choice.
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The last place I’d want to be is with someone that has the stomach flu, even if I hated my job, boss, coworkers and customers. I’d be begging for OT.
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