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I was eating breakfast this morning at a fast food place and two crews of workers from the same lawn care company came in. They were bragging on how lazy they were. "Yeah, I can lay all that sod by lunch but I am going to make sure that we don't get it till quiting time." Theywere also mocking the boss because he wouldn't loan them any money as he had no more money to loan out. I was so nausiated by these losers. Here were grown men and they were so lazy. Yes, I have seen this before. What a shame!! I guess they didn't have proper upbringing. Ok... so we all know this exsist out there. The question I have for all of you is what do YOU do to motivate and ensure good work habits.... not to mention honesty and integrity? Do you just keep hiring and firing till you find someone worthwhile or do you try to mold and shape them?
Darb, think you answered your own question. Fire and hire. Investigate Theory X and Theory Y. These theories catogorize workers into 2 groups. It does not give you a response but it helps you understand. You can find it with a net search. A conversation was started here on it also. I do not know how to link you to it. Net search is better anyways.
Get Mexicans, they had the proper upbringing.
Where do you find these Mexicans?
H2B is a labor shortage solution.
Originally posted by LAWNGODFATHER Get Mexicans, they had the proper upbringing.
Plus I would have called the number on the uniform and gave a shout out for them to the big boss. Click to expand...
On the first comment... I have found that to be so true. My wife is Mexican. Her family is the best. I am so happy I married into her family. Her mom had nine kids and only one turned out to be stupid (into drugs). I could tell you many stories about what good and hardworking people they are. You know I might just have to go through all of the crap that INS has in place to validate their existence just to get some quality help.
On the second comment... Yes, I probably should have called... I would love to learn which of my workers were bragging about how lazy they were. I personally wouldn't care if they were mocking me. As a matter of fact when I was teaching I was out in the hall talking with a student and when I returned, I found a student doing an impression of me. I forced him to repeat it and I about died laughing... he was really good... brutally painful but good. Darb
I dont mean to sound prejudice, but mexicans is why lawns are done so cheap here, You get enough of them working for $7 a hour, and doing a good job. One of the biggest guys in town, uses almost all mexican labor, and his prices are scrub prices on nice lawns! I took one there accounts, because the owner didnt like weird guys around, and they were doing a good job for $112 a month and it was $90 for most of the 2 years before raised the price! I low balled my self for $120 and cut out some extras they were doing! You guys get enough of that good cheap labor, and see what happens to the prices you get for lawns. Especially after they start running there own crews. Youll see the $60 a man hour you guys talk about go down hill.
I have had call about driving, yelling out the window to females, about being in the wrong place (hooters for lunch) etc...
Originally posted by Ryan Lightning I dont mean to sound prejudice, but mexicans is why lawns are done so cheap here, You get enough of them working for $7 a hour, and doing a good job. One of the biggest guys in town, uses almost all mexican labor, and his prices are scrub prices on nice lawns! I took one there accounts, because the owner didnt like weird guys around, and they were doing a good job for $112 a month and it was $90 for most of the 2 years before raised the price! I low balled my self for $120 and cut out some extras they were doing! You guys get enough of that good cheap labor, and see what happens to the prices you get for lawns. Especially after they start running there own crews. Youll see the $60 a man hour you guys talk about go down hill. Click to expand...
That is one perception of it, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Such a waste of good oxygen | LawnSite
/ Such a waste of good oxygen
I was eating breakfast this morning at a fast food place and two crews of workers from the same lawn care company came in. They were bragging on how lazy they were. "Yeah, I can lay all that sod by lunch but I am going to make sure that we don't get it till quiting time." Theywere also mocking the boss because he wouldn't loan them any money as he had no more money to loan out. I was so nausiated by these losers. Here were grown men and they were so lazy. Yes, I have seen this before. What a shame!! I guess they didn't have proper upbringing. Ok... so we all know this exsist out there. The question I have for all of you is what do YOU do to motivate and ensure good work habits.... not to mention honesty and integrity? Do you just keep hiring and firing till you find someone worthwhile or do you try to mold and shape them?
Darb, think you answered your own question. Fire and hire. Investigate Theory X and Theory Y. These theories catogorize workers into 2 groups. It does not give you a response but it helps you understand. You can find it with a net search. A conversation was started here on it also. I do not know how to link you to it. Net search is better anyways.
Get Mexicans, they had the proper upbringing.
Where do you find these Mexicans?
H2B is a labor shortage solution.
Originally posted by LAWNGODFATHER Get Mexicans, they had the proper upbringing.
Plus I would have called the number on the uniform and gave a shout out for them to the big boss. Click to expand...
On the first comment... I have found that to be so true. My wife is Mexican. Her family is the best. I am so happy I married into her family. Her mom had nine kids and only one turned out to be stupid (into drugs). I could tell you many stories about what good and hardworking people they are. You know I might just have to go through all of the crap that INS has in place to validate their existence just to get some quality help.
On the second comment... Yes, I probably should have called... I would love to learn wh
ich of my workers were bragging about how lazy they were. I personally wouldn't care if they were mocking me. As a matter of fact when I was teaching I was out in the hall talking with a student and when I returned, I found a student doing an impression of me. I forced him to repeat it and I about died laughing... he was really good... brutally painful but good. Darb
I dont mean to sound prejudice, but mexicans is why lawns are done so cheap here, You get enough of them working for $7 a hour, and doing a good job. One of the biggest guys in town, uses almost all mexican labor, and his prices are scrub prices on nice lawns! I took one there accounts, because the owner didnt like weird guys around, and they were doing a good job for $112 a month and it was $90 for most of the 2 years before raised the price! I low balled my self for $120 and cut out some extras they were doing! You guys get enough of that good cheap labor, and see what happens to the prices you get for lawns. Especially after they start running there own crews. Youll see the $60 a man hour you guys talk about go down hill.
I have had call about driving, yelling out the window to females, about being in the wrong place (hooters for lunch) etc...
Originally posted by Ryan Lightning I dont mean to sound prejudice, but mexicans is why lawns are done so cheap here, You get enough of them working for $7 a hour, and doing a good job. One of the biggest guys in town, uses almost all mexican labor, and his prices are scrub prices on nice lawns! I took one there accounts, because the owner didnt like weird guys around, and they were doing a good job for $112 a month and it was $90 for most of the 2 years before raised the price! I low balled my self for $120 and cut out some extras they were doing! You guys get enough of that good cheap labor, and see what happens to the prices you get for lawns. Especially after they start running there own crews. Youll see the $60 a man hour you guys talk about go down hill. Click to expand...
That is one perception of it, but it doesn't have to be that way.