Re: Customer had to close shop can not get employees

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 21, 7:27=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <onebike...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Eay-Yup.
>
> For years I tried to build my business, train employees play all the game=
s.
> I have had only two guys I would hire back if they were available today. =
=A0I
> just quit trying a several years ago. =A0I take as much work as I can do =
by
> myself and that's it. =A0I got tired of having to finish other people's w=
ork,
> and then do more work so I could afford to pay them for not doing it.
>
> At one point I had three full time installers, 1 full time salesperson an=
d a
> full time office assistant. =A0I worked 80 hour weeks and made less than =
I do
> right now working part time in a crap economy.

Same here.

Every once in a while I'll need another pair of hands and I'll hire an
installer for a day. I can borrow him from a friendly competitor as
long as I can give him a few days notice. I pay the boss cash $30.00
an hour. HOWEVER, after a few early experiences,  I never let the guy
work alone. I'm watchin him every minute. Guys been in the business
over 25 years and still don't know shit.

On a job, among other things, I had him put a contact on the front
door of a shop. It was warm out and the door was propped open all day.
Finished the job, and we checked all the openings and PIR's except for
the front door which I figured I'd check when I did my central station
check just before I leave. I told him to pack up and he could go. I
pack up, put everything in the van and go back to arm the system and
check the central. The front door wouldn't close all the way. He'd
mounted the switch and the magnet without ever closing the door to see
if it lined up. Jeeeeeeze. NOW .... I gotta
get all the tools, ladder, etc out of the van. Try to drill a hole in
the aluminum door right next to an existing hole without breaking
through. Damn DAMMIT......!!!!! Another half hour - fortyfive minutes
futzin around with it and HE'S home already !!!!

Puts a motion detector about 10 feet off the floor so that anyone
walking where you'd normally expect a person to walk .... could walk
right under the PIR with out setting it off. I mean ..... is it really
that hard to figure out?  I can't believe that me knowing what a
typical pattern of a motion detector is ...makes me super smart.

Oh well..... Thus I work alone ........