BaronVonBoll 0 #1 March 19, 2009 A few weeks ago we hired a new assistant carpenter. We have a lot of special products in line to be made and the carpenter shop was swamped. This guy went through our two day saftey training and spent the next two days learning what it was he was suppossed to do. Then I told him to go clean up some of the concrete that got spilled while pouring. I went to go check on some inventory and unload a truck. When I got back into the factory he was gone and the concrete was still on the ground. I found him in the breakroom watching t.v. I asked him what he was doing and he said waiting until it was time to punch out. I asked him about the concrete on the floor and he said...."THATS NOT MY JOB!" I then asked about the other tasked we still had to do and he informed me ...."All my work is done!" I said your right it is done. I then went to my boss told him what happened. Then I went to personell got a check cut and went back to the break room. I handed him the check and said, "your right all your work is done. Thanks for the good job, Your not needed anymore, Goodbye. We then hired another guy. After his saftey training he came out into the plant and I started to instruct him on his responsibilities and he said...."What I have to get dirty?" He turned and walked out the door. Amazing...Sooo We hired another guy. after a few days of working he said I dont think I can do this day in day out I want to do somthing different. I said.."Like what? He said "I want to do what you do." Keep in mind he cant read blue prints. cant weld< and cant finish concrete or any of the other things I do. I told him this and said it takes years of working on these things to learn how to do them right. His response..."Well I dont want to have to work for years before I get to be a leadman.. and left. sheesh I guess Ill just go back to doing it all myself.; much less stress. Do we really have a lot of people out of work or just a lot of people unwilling to work and just wanting a paycheck? Incidentally my primary employer makes precast concrete products. My other job is my own company that I do evenings and weekends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #2 March 19, 2009 WHOA!! Where are you recruiting from??!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knic 0 #3 March 19, 2009 Must be pulling from the AIG executive pool...- Knic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #4 March 19, 2009 You might have to reconsider your hiring process... You AND they should know if they want to do the job in question before you hire them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 March 19, 2009 Damn... it's hard to believe anybody can be that stupid in this economy. If I lived in Boulder, CO, I'd give it a try. I can read blueprints, as I have about 15 years working experience as a CAD drafter, mostly in architecture, a little structural, and some ductile iron piping. Jobs are hard to find around here. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No_Phear 0 #6 March 19, 2009 And some americans wonder why people hire immigrants.... at least they are willing to WORK! Tact is not my specialty..... Dirty Sanchez #453 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #7 March 19, 2009 The "I don't want to work, I just want a job" mentality. Yup, there're loads of that out there A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesilver30 0 #8 March 19, 2009 boulder? well, that's the problem. bunch of yuppies who want to get paid for smoking and joking. worthless bunch of... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnesbitt 0 #9 March 19, 2009 Sounds like you're describing the new american dream. It used to be work hard and be in control of your destiny. Too bad thats not the case anymore. Why work hard when you can get everything you need via handouts? And if you screwup with your handouts there are programs in place to cover your ass for anything! /sarcasm"If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 March 19, 2009 W.T.F? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,583 #11 March 19, 2009 What he said. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #12 March 19, 2009 i think it is that way in a lot of professions.....when i worked in the er as an RN, if you efficiently moved patient's through you saw more, you did more.....if you were inefficient.....you sat with the same patient's all day long and the next group taking over would get hammered or the ones working around the slow-bees would; you get those who are willing to do tasks that may not necessarily part of their job discription because it is all about patient care and getting people taken care of or you get the person who says "it is the techs job to clean the room" DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 March 19, 2009 If everyone works hard, nobody minds working. But if one person starts slacking off, everyone else wonders why they are working so hard. There's a large variation in work ethic in our country. I would have a hard time working in the ER with lazy people. I have a hard enough time working with lazy controllers, but it's a different situation. Their laziness does not usually up my work load directly, like it would in the nursing profession. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #14 March 19, 2009 Quote If everyone works hard, nobody minds working. But if one person starts slacking off, everyone else wonders why they are working so hard. My wife is having the same kind of problem in her office. She is the hardest worker there, but the rest of her team leaves much to be desired. She comes home stressed out a lot. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaronVonBoll 0 #15 March 19, 2009 Quote boulder? well, that's the problem. bunch of yuppies who want to get paid for smoking and joking. worthless bunch of... I dont work in Boulder I just jump there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
