So he was worth the raise but you let him go.............Hard to wrap my head around that one. As hard as it is to find decent employees these days I would think one would want to keep a good one when they found one.
Why didn’t you tell him he was deserving of the raise, but he wasn’t getting it until he was there 6 months?
I would have played it by ear. Every employee is different. Generally, I would have tried to negotiate the 6 month deal, because that's when I generally give new guys a raise if they've worked out. If he was worth it, I would have given it to him. After 90 days, they qualify for health insurance, so why not a dollar raise if he's worth a schit. If he had hadn't come along as quick, I would have told him to wait until 6 months, and we'll revisit it. Some guys learn very quick, and some not at all.
With that said, I've been trying to hire a forklift/ bobcat/ loader operator for 4 months now and can't find anyone. Zero applications. I haven't been very aggressive in looking though. Just Help Wanted signs up. Good people are hard to come by.
