How Lazy is this,,,,,

[Leaveammoforme]

When times get thin and we have to lay people off....I always remember those that did the minimum and those that went beyond now and then.

Guess who stays and who goes?

...enjoy your time...you now have plenty of it...and no income.

It's a 2 way street.

I was employed by an International Company several years back. I was one of about 20 folks in Texas that did my job. Super easy job, great pay & amazing benefits.

The bean counters wanted to eliminate 1 of 3 positions in my area. This job was one of those were people hire in and don't leave until retirement. I had seniority on one guy in South Texas. Everything was based on seniority. Performance equaled squat.

I chose not to knock guy in South Texas out of his job and left the company. Company said since I did this that I had quit. I argued 'laid off' but whatever.

Couple years later the company called wanting me back. I said 'No Thanks'

[Travelingchild]

I don't live to work. I'm not a company man. I don't bleed company colors. Honest 8
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Neither am I, this guy is always complaining of being broke & he's single...

As far as honest 8 that's a rare trait you have most construction works are just there for 8..

Not Directed at you personally but in life if only put in the hours and not a moment more people notice.

For example I was willing to drive a clients fancy audi to the closet dealership 2 hours away, my work day was 12 hours, But they picked up a nice rental because the dealer ship was out of loaners, they picked up breakfast , lunch & dinner.
I was on their dime, they said do what ever i wanted... My wage $40 hr plus overtime.... they reimbursed me for everything INCLUDING the 2 hours I spent at a gun range. ended up going to homedepot, etc. every gun store in town ON the Clock, saved me from driving on my own dime that weekend.

Then I played all weekend..Anyone have an issure with clients like that.

Later I stopped by their house for something and they handed me a brand new Ipad Air & said thanks for the extra effort..

[SteyrAUG]

Are you hiring?

No shit.

[punkey71]

And then there is my GF's ex. He's a fireman you see. He works exactly 6 days a month for $150k a year.

But when it comes to his kids he's always "too tired, worked too hard... have no money right now" or the classic "I can't- I have to work".

6 days a month?

Not 24s I assume. 48s?


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[Leaveammoforme]

Neither am I, this guy is always complaining of being broke & he's single...
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Gotcha, Yeah that changes things. We've all seen that type and it boggles the mind.

[Travelingchild]

... too lazy to do simple things like turn in accurate paperwork and other minute details. People that could not show up on time or could not remember small details.

..have their shit together.

That's funny cause I have a Commercial B with all the endorsments still keep it current but never us it hazmat too(what a pain).

Old job chasing helicopters boss would get pissed because guys couldn't keep logs current..
How hard is that, drive - stop fill out log.. drive-stop fill out log,,, stop for evening fill out log & time sheet..

that job was 20 percent driving & 80 percent waiting at LZ but the common excuse I did't have time to do the paperworK

Really!!!!!

[JusticeM4]

OP, that is quite lazy. $30 an hour to basically do nothing while getting paid is a damn good opportunity, but some people are just too lazy and stupid I guess.

[Eurodriver]

My two careers have been the Marine Corps and public accounting.

I haven't seen anything of which you guys are discussing. Hard working, decent, intelligent folks (all under 30) inhabit those fields.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

I don't blame them in some ways. They have seen their baby boomer and X-gen parents and grandparents get screwed over in jobs as the employment market and the economy change. Frankly, I'm all for labor getting more of the pie versus capital. Management wants to treat labor like a commodity- well, that doesn't always mean lower prices.

Every situation is different, but you can't be a capitalist and then complain about a market, even if it is the labor market.

I work for a manufacturing company and we can't get the young guys to do over time. These kids could have barely a HS diploma and make just under 100K if they worked a 60 hour week. They are fine with $50k a year and live with their parents and have lots of free time. To each their own. If I were a 20ish guy coming out of school in late 2000s and seen employment tank, I might think that way too.

[williejc]

This week I came out of retirement to work full time for a residential treatment center for adolescent males. I'll be driving 40 miles round trip each day to work the 10-6 shift, four days on and two off. There are zero benefits. The pay is $9.50/hour. I'm excited about my third career even though I can't get dressed by myself before I head out for the job. Too much arthritis. So what?