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I've had about 16 different employees on my two or three man crew since 2001. It's been hit or miss.
The misses: Three ended up carted off to jail, not to be seen again for a year or two (I didn't rehire them). Two were great workers for a while, but they eventually got pretty cocky and thought they were irreplaceable (They were wrong). A couple (maybe a half dozen) were dumb as rocks and couldn't follow simple directions, but I kept them one full season as grunts.
The hits: I've had a few guys that were excellent workers. On time, don't complain or call in sick. And they actually look for work to do after completing a task, instead of just standing around.
Right now, I have two employees. One is the best I've had, the other is right up there. They make work a pleasure, especially when I think back to some of the nightmares I've had working for me.
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