Re: Installers Wanted

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm glad I'm done with employee headaches. I'm back to being a family
owned/operated company...none of those old days problems. There's a lot to
be said about downsizing!


"Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:31:52 -0700, "Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
| > wrote:
| >
| >>"Michelle" <mst0004_remove_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| >>news:oO0Hg.16873$tP4.12635@xxxxxxxxxxx
| >>> They'd have to get a visa (unless they have one).. probably H1-B..
| >>> probably have to prove to US immigration that you couldn't find anyone
| >>> in
| >>> the US? H1-B visas take forever don't they?
| >>
| >>There is an idea.  I really can't.  Just guys who are totally
unqualified
| >>wanting to be the boss for more money than I make.  Heck, I almost hired
a
| >>kid today with absolutely no experience or education in the field until
I
| >>pulled his background report.
| >>
| >>I cancelled my ad on Monster.com this morning.  Got tired of lazy
treasure
| >>hunters sending me resumes.
| >
| >
| > What are you offering?  You're not one of those Jim R. speaks of that
| > wants installers to use their own trucks,
|
| No I have several nice service trucks, but in construction its a common
| practice to pay a vehicle allowance instead of providing a truck.  This
| allows those guys who otherwise could not be employable due to DUIs and
| excessive tickets to work.
|
| > pay their own health
| > insurance,
|
| Health insurance is always paid by the employee one way or another.  If
they
| don't make enough money to cover it they don't work long.  My payroll
agency
| has a managed healthcare program available to anybody after they have been
| working with us for three months.
|
| > have no retirement plan,
|
| 401K Is also available through our agency.
|
| We also offer paid vacation after the first year.
|
| > work for a barely livable wage,
|
| Above average for the area.
|
| > and be available 27/7 at your beck-and-call are you?
|
| No, but I expect all qualified techs to be on call atleast in rotation.  I
| have been on call 24/7 for 13 years.  Expecting to be in this industry and
| bnever be on call is just stupid.  I would also expect them to use
accuarte
| terms in describing something even if in sarcasm.
|
| >  It works both
| > ways - someone already said it, you get what you pay for.
|
| No you don't.  I have been doing this for a long time.  I had one guy quit
| for a cut in pay because he thought there was more stability in a
government
| job.  The guy IS on call 24/7 now and works late 3-5 days a week.  Oops.
He
| still does some part time work for me on a piece work basis and when he
does
| he makes way more than he does at his government job.  Hell, his part time
| work for me made the down payment on his new house.
|
| > What are
| > you offering????
|
| What are you offering?
|
| I am offering hard work for a reasonable paycheck.  I am offering
| responsibility in exchange for reliability.
|
| I will not hire DRUNKS, DRUG ADDICTS, OR FELONS.  Why these guys even
apply
| to an add that clearly says MVR report required, drug screens mandatory,
and
| Background Checks done I have no idea.
|
| In a market where the largest employers are retail and farm work and the
| farm work pays better than retail I pay well above market for entry level
| and very well for somebody who can do the job.  Oh yeah, and both of those
| large employment bases are very strongly subject to seasonal layoffs.  I
| have had more work than I can handle year around for many years.
|
| So much thanks for your ever so helpful reply.
|
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| Bob La Londe
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