Total Members Voted: 18
Voting closed: July 16, 2020, 11:06:30 am
I haven't voted because it would be the first 5.I've employed half a dozenEither too slow, a poor learner, too fast and get complaints. I had one who kept breaking stuff including smashing the van up. Another kept having days off or needing to finish early. Had quite a few apply then not turn up.. Had a decent one but he was only looking for a leg up to go self employed...But overall I hated it, having the responsibility of someone on the books felt like a weight around my neck. Having to worry if they are going to turn up today or get all the work done or do a poor job or scrape the van down a wall. I can see how it would work with the right person but finding them is another story.
I’ve always believed that this is a trade like any other you have to learn it,the thing that may wake someone new up is to send them straight on a WFP course if you think they could be the right person. Then they might think hang on I thought this was just a cash in hand anyone can clean windows kind of gig,when I watched Forest Gump I thought he was a 1 off until I had a few come and go just like him 🤣🤣.
I don't employ anymore but when I did I found it hard to find good reliable staff
Quote from: Jay Le Huray on July 09, 2020, 02:18:47 pmI don't employ anymore but when I did I found it hard to find good reliable staffYou have to be able to pay well to get good reliable staff, problem is if you do this then there's not enough profit left to make it worthwhile.
Quote from: Dry Clean on July 10, 2020, 11:12:51 amQuote from: Jay Le Huray on July 09, 2020, 02:18:47 pmI don't employ anymore but when I did I found it hard to find good reliable staffYou have to be able to pay well to get good reliable staff, problem is if you do this then there's not enough profit left to make it worthwhile.Exactly what I found. I paid peanuts and got monkeys. But when I did the math paying a decent wack just isn't viable. Im not going to go through all the hassle to make only 20% profit on an employee. Better to just sell the work.