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One of my key guys is doing side work. I actualy encouraged him to go get a couple lawns on his own that he can cut on Sundays or after work....
Well this past spring he told he can't work for me on Saturdays anymore due to his own work has to be done.
Well that surprised me and twisted me the wrong way, but it hasn't been that bad so far.......Spring we can actualy work 7 days a week......Then we transition into the shrub trimming and once we hit around mid July we don't work Saturdays unless something comes up or to make up time lost.
This guy a couple years back was talking to me about making more money.......OK. I rely on him a great deal to make sure things get done on the maintenance route. His English is fine and the customers like him. He is a hard worker and does excellent work.......Just a couple things...........He won't trim bushes anymore and he won't learn to drive a truck and trailer.......
So I am left with a driver for maintenance that is clearly not foreman material......and a guy who is foreman material that won't drive..LOL
So I basicaly told him flat out..........that the things you won't do is what holds you back..............Told him I had no problem paying him $200 or + more a week. If you were to learn to drive with a trailer and return to trimming some bushes time to time.
Well so now he is off doing his own work.......probably making a full days pay more than half a day. Another 2 - 3 years he will be out on his own.
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