Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Ever have a worker

that won't let you work/do anything.

No!

Enjoy it while you can.

Had those before.... It won't last.

I'll start to do something and he'll be right there, I got this Boss you just take it easy. He is a good installer in his own right.

I just hired one - green but he's big on asking questions which is good. What's bad is the questions he asks are things he could google himself. Like zip codes of where places are.

It's week 1 so slack has been cut but it's part of my plan to discuss regarding "help yourself before interrupting others"

Maybe he thinks you don't look so good. He probably likes the job and figures it's in his best interest to keep the boss around. :-)

lol, maybe. actually, I'm 6 yrs older but look younger than him, he's 52

My son hired a logger some years back, he just did it all...all the time. He was originally hired to fall timber, but he did that, then in the afternoon showed up to work on the landing, set chokers, ran cat and skidder, whatever, all without being told or asked. I am happy to report, that the guy now owns his own little logging outfit, all his equipment is paid for and he is doing well...other than the fact he is having trouble finding men with his work ethic.

No, but I’ve had several content to stand there and watch me work.

Pay him 150 a day whether we work 8 hrs or 12, but he wants to get paid every day. feel bad for him his daughter is "grown" and his family take most of his money, gave him a bunch of clothes I don't wear anymore, and size 34 jeans don't fit me anymore. Good guy but his family takes advantage of him.

I worked with a guy once that you had to frisk at the end of the day or he'd end up putting all your tools in his truck. He'd try to do everything and then go back and tell the boss how lazy you were. We got that straightened out pretty quick.

Trained a big black girl years ago.She was a worker and really impressed me at the time.Once I signed her off on the job and she made probation,her ass hit a chair and she ain't moved since.

There are workers who try to make themselves too valuable to fire. I don't have a problem with that.

Yes. I was the scape goat for his BS. He was protected by fraternal organization.

Maybe start using a little color in your beard?

I was always looking for an employee who shows up on time, gives me a day's work for a day's pay, and doesn't steal from me. We can work out all the other detalis along the way. "The boss might not always be right, but remember that he's always the boss!"

True that.

Yes! Last one used us a stepping stone on the way to starting his own company. He's now our competition, but I have no animosity, just admiration. Love to see the young guys with ambition, not just showing up for a paycheck.

Bastid!

Made me chuckle this morning.

I've always felt a great sense of pride when people I've hired have gone onto greater roles elsewhere, started their own thing or became peers/leaders themselves. Especially if they still reach out to me to talk and discuss shop.

Had one young lady reach out last week for advice on an interview she was having with a great freight tech company specializing in procurement. She worked for me 3 companies ago.

She ended up with the job and I couldn't be happier for her. Hired someone with raw skills but high ceiling - it's my job to help them get to the ceiling and often - that's at the expense of my own team as they leave.