A lot of people know how to game the system so they have the attitude "hey if you don't like the way i work i'll just go on unemployment, and make just as much".
It's too easy nowadays to get paid to do nothing which bleeds into employees attitudes. There is no pride in workmanship or loyalty.
I can remember one girl who worked for me and my competitor across the street offered her 10 cents more an hour (in the 80's) and she wanted me to match that, i said no. I told her if she left, she couldn't come back. She left and went to work across the street.
She was back in a week trying to get her job back. I said, you should have thought about the pay advances, interest free loans, pick of the schedule, free movie rentals and all the other perks you got (that she didn't get across the street). I never let her back.
Part of Dave's story sounds like either a lack of respect or laziness on their part. Either they figure they can get away with slacking off or are just stupid. It is hard to find good workers nowadays.
That's why i think i would hire an old guy over a young punk. A forth thing they know is when it is payday.
Words of Wisdom:
“Words that sink into your ears are whispered…… not yelled”
“The biggest trouble maker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morn’n”
“The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth”
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