Why is it so hard to find really good help? Why is it that the majority of painters fall into one , all, or a combination of the following 3 catagories...
1. Stupid
2. Drug/alcohol problems
3. flakes
Wouldn't you think that in today's economy that people would be thankful for the work they get? As you know I put an ad on C-List last Saturday and had over 30 people call me within a couple of hours.
Well, I took my old painter back even after he cost me a job last Saturday (hence the ad I posted because he didn't show up)...
And now today, he was supposed to meet me here at my house at 6:30 this morning to meet with the GC and start a commercial job downtown. I talked to him yesterday af/noon and he assured me he wouldn't sleep in and that he'd be here to pick me up (because I just got a new work van a couple days ago, but I haven't registered it yet)
Well, it's 8:30 and still no answer when I call him and no call back to me.
I am pissed!!!!!!!! This is the SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is FIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess me paying him a flat rate if $150.00 a day wasn't enough.
There are literaly HUNDREDS of people in line to WORK RIGHT NOW and he thinks he can sleep in and blow me off?
??
I don't think so.
I swear the only guy I've ever worked with who totaly had it together in every catagory was Matt G. Great painter, great guy, great all around.
If I was working for somebody else in this economy right now... You can bet your shorts I'd be kicking ass and doing everything I could to keep my job. I sure as hell wouldn't be sleeping in and blowing the boss off.
*deep breath* Thanks for letting me vent. Luckily the GC is cool and I'm off to meet up with him now. 2 hours late.