Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee Once you delegate then follow up to see if / how they have completed the project is that micromanaging? It's a sinking feeling if you learn they didn't do something you asked them to do. "I forgot" isn'

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread CBB - Jay Fuller
k McCown via AF" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Cc: Subject: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee Date: Mon, Apr 10, 2023 10:16 AM It is always a fine line between training, course corrections and micro-managing. I tend to over delegate and under train at times. I don’t always notice the

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread Robert
Those are ok if they are done to OSHA standards... On 4/10/23 7:27 AM, Bill Prince wrote: ...nor let him see the piles of bodies in the landfill. bp On 4/10/2023 6:53 AM, Steve Jones wrote: He is calling OSHA, but that shouldnt be a concern, you just hit the osha guy with a pipe and put him

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
behind them. I literally had a broom lesson with five (allegedly) adult men in the residential streets of Salt Lake City... From: Steve Jones Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 7:53 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee Im new to owning a company and really

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread Bill Prince
...nor let him see the piles of bodies in the landfill. bp On 4/10/2023 6:53 AM, Steve Jones wrote: He is calling OSHA, but that shouldnt be a concern, you just hit the osha guy with a pipe and put him in the dumpster, landfills are full of OSHA inspectors. But really, im coming to find out

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-10 Thread Steve Jones
Im new to owning a company and really struggling with being the boss boss. One of the big things im struggling with is identifying where i am micromanaging. Im not saying you are micromanaging and Im not saying he was doing a good job, but I do find that because of my situation at my full time job

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
He was exceptional all right, mine usually take longer to show off their skillset. On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 1:49 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I hired a guy to be a production manager over our grout mixing machine > product. > He came with a pedigree of doing this at other places. I didn’t

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Jaime Solorza
Hardest part of owning a company...I gave one employee some breaks but after third incident, I fired him...during the last year of my company with a sweet contract and everyone was getting paid very well...since many of these projects were near the Texas-Mexico border, they would cross to frequent

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Darin Steffl
:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > via AF > *Sent:* Saturday, April 8, 2023 3:48 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Cc:* ch...@go-mtc.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Short Term Employee > > > > I hired a guy to be a production manager over our grout mixing machin

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Brian Webster
To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee I hired a guy to be a production manager over our grout mixing machine product. He came with a pedigree of doing this at other places. I didn’t check him out, just trusted the resume. He did have interesting

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I wrote it up. Have fought these battles before. But yes, we will have the discussion. From: Robert Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2023 3:25 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee Document his work, and I wish you have videoed some of it to have evidence. I get

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Robert
Document his work, and I wish you have videoed some of it to have evidence.  I get the feeling he's gonna bite..   At least have a discussion of his work with those, besides you or your family, who worked with him and can provide backup to your experiences... On 4/8/23 12:47 PM, Chuck McCown

[AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I hired a guy to be a production manager over our grout mixing machine product. He came with a pedigree of doing this at other places. I didn’t check him out, just trusted the resume. He did have interesting ideas but soon it became evident: He liked to sit and talk –alot. He did not want to