I had my new helper start today. At interview she said she had worked on commercial crew. got to my first five lawns and gave her the trimmer. I cut all five lawns,edged,went to check her work and she went around all five lawns with NO string in trimmer! She also spilled a gallon of mixed gas on another lawn! I want to fire her but need the help. Think I might fire her and work alone untill someone calls about ad. I'm sooooo mad right now! Just needed to vent some. :angry:
Really Bad Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Either blonde,Or really nervous.(you big bully!)
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As a female, I expect to work as hard and be as efficient as any man on any crew. There is no reason for this to have happened with your new employee. The gas...Ok, maybe SOME of it could spill...
But, the weedeater...no string...WHAT!!!???!!!
Did you drug test her before you hired her?
How could you trim 5 lawns and not notice you don't have trimmer line?
Cut her loose...she's giving us all a bad name!
Amanda
But, the weedeater...no string...WHAT!!!???!!!
Did you drug test her before you hired her?
How could you trim 5 lawns and not notice you don't have trimmer line?
Cut her loose...she's giving us all a bad name!
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where abouts in the Northeast are you?
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jc--dude--surely you are posting a troll.
if you did what you said regarding pitching the babe a trimmer and then taking a hike for five lawns...you are either an idiot or not qualified to manage a toadstool.
it's your biz--if you wanna run it like you are saying you are then SUPER! but I can't believe that you would make the post that you did unless it is pure troll.
besides...assuming you are on the level...di-ju ever think that she mighta run the mower on her last job and not the trimmer???:dizzy:
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Geo, you make some great points in your reply, but no string in the trimmer. You would think after the first time you go to trim and nothing happens..............time to reassess the situation.
Just cuts, why don't you try working with the girl for a couple of weeks. Pay her accordingly, and tell her that she's on a trial basis only. If after 2 weeks she doesn't get the hang of it let her go. One way to look at it is it's a perfect opportunity to train someone to do the job to your specs. No bad habbits to deal with. Also teach her to pour gas in the smaller equip. in the back of the truck. Easy clean-up.
Just cuts, why don't you try working with the girl for a couple of weeks. Pay her accordingly, and tell her that she's on a trial basis only. If after 2 weeks she doesn't get the hang of it let her go. One way to look at it is it's a perfect opportunity to train someone to do the job to your specs. No bad habbits to deal with. Also teach her to pour gas in the smaller equip. in the back of the truck. Easy clean-up.
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You call what she did help!!??
Did you bother calling for references or did you make the hiring decision with the wrong head?
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I would suggest that as long as this girl seems like she is clean that you work with her. Do as others have suggested and help her build her skills. For applications which require detail and a creative eye, I would take a woman over a man ANY day of the week. I have had women do grunt work before, and they kept up with the men. However I really felt bad about it afterwards. On the other hand though, they did insist on doing the work...
I also had a bad day. A helper working with me did almost everything wrong all day. Started with a rehab job. Told to cut at a lower height, which he did not listen, so he had to cut twice. Then told to put clippings in back of truck, but put them in dump trailer instead, now he had to clean out dump trailer (needed trailer to haul loam). Told to watch out for irrigation heads when using aerator, which he did until the last head, which he snapped off. Now I had to dig up line and repair. All day long all I heard was sorry.
To top it off at the end of the day, we are putting all the tools and equipment away, I tell him to take the rest of the gas in the gas can and dump it into the truck. I thought he understood to put it into the gas tank, but I was wrong. I come out of the garage and he is pouring the gas out into the body of the truck. Again I hear sorry.
I can not afford to have help make mistakes like that all day. This was on Thursday. Gave him the day off on Friday, and had my wife fill in. It is much nicer to have help that cares about how and the way the job gets done.
To top it off at the end of the day, we are putting all the tools and equipment away, I tell him to take the rest of the gas in the gas can and dump it into the truck. I thought he understood to put it into the gas tank, but I was wrong. I come out of the garage and he is pouring the gas out into the body of the truck. Again I hear sorry.
I can not afford to have help make mistakes like that all day. This was on Thursday. Gave him the day off on Friday, and had my wife fill in. It is much nicer to have help that cares about how and the way the job gets done.
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Did you check to see if he still had any drugs left at the end of the day. If he's not on drugs, and he's not ******** you better hold a flashlight up to an ear. If his eyes start glowing real bright then you know the problem.
In your case ffshuter, fire him! You can't train someone who won't listen.
I do have one question. What was going through your head? Why would you turn your back on somebody who can't follow the simplest of direction? End of day clean-ups are much faster if you don't have to clean up after your helper helping you to clean up.
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Equipment should never be refueled on the customer's property. Always in the street/at the truck. When I see my help lugging a fuel can onto a property, I immediately stop what I am doing and correct them.
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Always see what a new person can do on a lawn first. That way you don't look foolish.
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