It takes 3 months to train average guy up, if keen a little less. Thats's using ladders mind.
I can see where you are coming from regarding the drinking and timekeeping.
Have had lots of lads work for me in the past and morning timekeeping/coming in with hangovers is worrying when you employ, and they don't take kindly to being asked why they are late or look like poo.
I may be too hard on staff over starting time but, when I agree a starting time of say 6 o-clock and they aint there for 2 mins past then i'm gone and they lose a days pay. then they are ringing me up at 6.30 saying i'm late, not them, but me!
Come on, how long does somone wait 1 min, 2mins 10 mins a half hour, all day!
If I was to meet someone for work at 6 o-clock i would make damn sure that i was there for 10 to 6. no problem.
I could go on
Steve a