@@a.barker7792" a competitor" 😂😂😂 this guy has built a business for 20 years and has a tremendous reputation throughout Southern California.... he's probably not concerned about this sorry-ass thief taking any of his business.
I would agree but in today age the person won’t learn their lesson simply because so many companies are in need of hiring especially if the person is an actual worker. I take equipment home all the time but I just ask and my boss tells me to just make sure it comes back with a full tank and no significant damage.
@@ODMonkey nothing as long as you have permission to borrow the equipment and fix it if you break it. Also as long as not stealing any work from your boss either
@@bigsasquatch44so how do you know the opportunity cost of losing your best employee? You don't right? You think best employee just walk in with a resume every second of the day?
@@fastdrummingif it’s my company, idgaf, you’re out. No matter how good of an employee you are, if you disrespect me and my stuff like this guy did, I’d rather take my chances replacing you than let you continue to make a fool out of me. It’s really about respecting yourself and setting the standard that there are consequences for these types of actions. But yeah keep him on, he only borrowed a piece of equipment worth more than most people make in a year, without asking 😂
Make him pay rental price for those 2 days and allow him to rent it anytime he needs he’s just gotta pay to rent it. Break it they pay for the repairs.
My boss does the same for me. He used to let me borrow it for free and to be honest I took advantage of it. So I pay full rental price now. But it's still nice
But if you’re paying rental why would you be at fault to pay for a broken repair? At that point… it’s on the owner for supplying you equipment that was subpar and not running perfectly! If it’s your fault and you broke it. It’s still on the owner to fix it. Have you ever heard the expression: “ahhh it’s just a rental?”… when referring to beating on equipment that is… that’s just the rental game! The owner doesn’t have to rent his stuff out
@@Izzone24 a real rental company has special insurance for renting the equipment ... it costs a lot more than standard on the job insurance because insurance companies know the renters will beat the crap out of a rental. Vs a person who owns the equipment and needs it everyday ..who will take better care of it since he played out the big cash to buy it. Same as auto rental companies...
I’ve been working in the Heavy Equipment industry as a mechanic for over five years now…. Neither one of my bosses has had a problem with letting his employees borrow a machine to use around the house as long as we asked permission told him exactly where it was gonna be and treated it as our own… I’ve always went by the motto if you borrow something you return it in better shape then you found meaning a full tank of fuel completely greased and cleaned up….The fact he’s not asking your permission and just taking tells me he’s using it for work that YOUR company could be doing or something else shady of that nature.. And he feels the reward of what ever he may be using it for is bigger than the risk he’s taking of using it without your permission.
Same and if I broke it and it wasn’t doing something crazy or stupid like using the equipment like it’s suppose to my boss would boil it down to well it was about to go anyways but that’s because I’m the one that has to try to fix it no matter what
I let my guys (foreman only) borrow equipment with a truck and trailer to haul the equipment. I have 3 stipulations. 1. They are responsible for any costs or damages that occur. 2. They are the only ones allowed to use the equipment while it's being borrowed. 3. They are not allowed to use the equipment for side work. If they get caught using my equipment for side work, they will be let go immediately. If I was in your situation and it was one of my best guys, I would at the very least suspend him for a week. I say a week because a week hurts their pocket. Make sure to explain to him what he did wrong and why it's a big deal. Let him know that lying and distrustful acts will not be tolerated again and will result in immediate termination.
@@jonathantaylor6926this happen almost anywhere tho if someone is good they will go independent in any field at some point if they don’t well they are obviously not good lol
@@ohadzic6377 can i ask what makes you guys so opposed to this? Im a mechanic and I try and take side work when I can but its only from people who have turned down the shop price and I want to help them out while making more than I do at work so it seems like a win win for us. I get it if you are underbidding before the quote is rejected but whel they are walking out about to find another person to do the work why not??
I agree. Sad to say because I also was let go from my job in April- which wasn’t my fault and haven’t been able to find a job since. Fire him! Trust is everything to a boss. As a manager two things I always tell my guys. “ don’t lie to me” “Don’t steal from me” Without either of those you have nothing.
He's also lying twice.. first taking it without asking and then let's be real... he's taking it for side work on the weekend, it ain't for his own house.
Just fire him. Suspension will only build resentment. You DEFINITELY NEED IPOTS OR SOMETHING TO TRACK IT DOWN JUST IN CASE SOMEONE STEALS IT. BECAREFUL OF THE REST. IM FOR HIRE TO ASSESS THAT THE TEAM YOU HIRE WON'T FAWK YOU OVER. IM THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. EMPLOYEES WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME ONBOARD. HMU.
Fire them all. There are other guys out there that will be ur right hand man. Some people just don’t appreciate it. You tha man. Make the call. Brotha. ✌🏽 💯
You have just found your 1st franchisee. Bring him under your wing and work out a deal. If you dont, you will have a guy that will market all your customers that ask them if the do side work.
Well he already proved he would do it without permission and not only that break it and take no responsibility hoping everyone will think it happened on the jobsite which is bad for business if it’s broke and is the tool needed for the job to be done so he needs to be fired and responsible for the bill to fix the machine he broke previously otherwise he will jus do it again if you keep him air to the next guy who hires him if the consequences aren’t harsh enough.
Hell no think about it bro he gonna take shit without asking he’s the type to go in your pockets/glove box wallet in the truck or whatever steal other tools and whatever else he can get his hands on bro takes home equipment without asking that’s stealing lol if u didn’t catch him in the act who knows what would have happened
I think repairing a piece of equipment for an employee that is loyal and does a good job is not a problem. As long as he asks for permission to take it home
I mean logically think. 1.) borrowed equipment and broke it without telling you which cost your company money to fix and more to lose due to lack of equipment 2.) did it again and if you WOULDNT have caught him you’d be back at square one 3.) consequences are a voice of reason for some but to fire a person in this economy. Try this, if you may, ask him what he needs it for. Then worse comes to worse help him and see if the equipment he wants is what he needs also if dock his pay a smidge to pay for the repairs IF you wished. But I’ll say as a business owner myself show some empathy. It’s not needed but if you got your back scratched you should do the same for the guy who got you to your now bridge. He made you a lot of money but cost some damages, does the feather outweigh the deed or no. That sir is up to you as a boss.
Let the person decide quit or pay the equivalent of a rental fee of any local rental shop. Set the standard moving forward the equipment will be reported as stolen.
Got to let him go. I've been a foreman for 26 years. No reason not to ask. What happens if he gets killed on it. Or kills or damages somebody else's property
If your not going to fire him, don’t suspend him. Suspension is just a free vacation, make him do the work he doesn’t want to do until you have your point across.
No, you don’t suspend him. You don’t ever want the man to feel like he hast to lie to you. Let him use the damn equipment just whatever it costed you if it costed $100 then you make him pay for that but you don’t charge him for your time, man. He is a guy that puts a lot of money in your pocket. You need to value him more than that piece of equipment, show him that you care more about him than the equipment
Partner with him on his side projects. He needs equipment you work out a rental rate/fee or profit split agreement. Especially if it’s your best guy. Win-win.
As long as you are OK letting him use the equipment, your fine. He clearly doesn't listen or follow directions and never will... so you are either ok with it or fire him, he's not going to change
Honestly the best thing you can do, because he's obviously trying to build his own business, is talk to him about how you can be 50% owner in his new business until he gives you a reasonable return on interest
Reading those comments makes me want to cry. People are so toxic. It’s not easy to find good machine operators… One way is once a month is a weekend where employees can borrow equipment. And Monday is day when all employees clean and maintain all equipment and also clean yard.
Nobody mentioning that he LIED before he confessed. The icing on the cake is he didn't even fess up to the breakage. Trust AND honesty gone. F THAT! FIRED!
Fire him. If he doesn’t realize how good he has it working for you and taking things and breaking it being dishonest then you don’t want him to infect the others like cancer.
Fire him. Sadly a suspension would make him salty. If you wanted to keep him and give him a chance again, let him know his position could still be available in 6 months and to reapply if he really wants to work with you
You've been really good actually. You're Geeing me up because I did an ACL and MCL compadro 👉🏼 High five 🖐🏼🇦🇺🍻🤗 Ive got to go in for an ultrasound and get a shot of cortisone on my shoulder as well. Hopefully i'll be back on the cut in 3-6 months. ( psst- Harnesses and back braces from STIHL )
Here's a rhyme for you: I ask ChatGPT and this what it said, “You make a dollar, he makes a dime, Lend him the gear so you both can climb, Together you'll thrive, it's no crime, To profit more during company time." But perhaps you need to create a deposit form where he gives you a deposit and you refund if nothing broke
Be straight with him and tell him that he's fucking up. If he isn't gonna fix it then you're gonna take repairs out of his pay since is his own private work, also take out the hourly rental from his pay as well. Then use the excuse of "once you prove to me you can be responsible and one of my best trusted guys, you'll get free repair and free rental but only if you're making me more money than you're losing and stop fucking up"
Option 1: formal warning Option 2: get a system in place where they can "rent it" from you (say for hours of over time) so it is limited, and a perk, and the rout of least resistance which people allways will take
Dam I’m going to agree with the bottom comment. I see this happen all the time at work before you know it all your equipment is missing over the weekend. Now just because I send some of your videos you seem like a nice guy and your care about your employees. Charge him for using it over the weekend and he is responsible for any damage sign a contract so you protect yourself
If you don't have a written policy, make one now and have all the employees sign one. If they want to take home the equipment for personal use, then let them rent it (maybe at a discount,) but they have to tell you first. If they don't tell you, then it is presumed they are not using it legitimately. make them write the provision in their own hand; that way they cannot say they don't know. The boss of a construction company I worked for let the foremen take hone their company pickups, and generally let them use them for whatever. One day, the bosses wife saw the wife of one of the foremen driving the truck at the supermarket.... that was the end of that.
I would make it very clear that all of the machinery costs money to run and establish some kind of financial responsibility for him if he uses your company machinery. Maybe even offer to let your company cover the job and give him a bigger cut for jobs he sells for you. Also maybe start looking in to moving him from labor to training and sales, you only do side work because you aren’t making enough money at your current job. If he is capable of selling his own work, he can sell yours aswell. A little bit of appreciation and empathy can go a long way, you can show that and strength just by making that one move. Company growth is employee growth. Any kind of positive moves you can make in your company’s growth is a positive move in your company. Moves like this could establish and reinforce loyalty.
Been doin concrete for a company out of sacramento... been with company( small 15 employees) got the confidence to ask boss at least twice a month to borrow equipment for side jobs and been doin it for at least 4 years. Never taken his customers or messed up machines. Its hard that they couldn't trust u.
I had neighbors that wanted to use a lot of my equipment to do a job. They had no tools and no skills, seriously. The one in charge of the job didn't want to cut me into his job and basically wanted the tools for nearly nothing. My offer was that I set the price and take 50 percent and set the price they would all make a decent wage. He turned me down flat. a few days later one of the other guys told me that they should have taken my offer because they got ran off of the job because they screwed the job up so bad. Now I have borrowed equipment before and broke it several times but I learned a ton on how to repair equipment and very fast.
If it’s for personal use we have to ask the boss he does not mind but we have to ask be for we use stuff at home or on personal projects it very nice man
You're fired, give an inch and they take a mile
Then you've created a competitor. Work Somthing out with him that works for both of you.
@a.barker7792 nope, you got rid of someone who is sneaky and costing you money
@Jack-1212 without understanding why he or she did it, then you are just another sla^e driver. And the people that stay will think that also.
@@Jack-1212 by your response, you've never trained your own people with your own money to understand the value you spent over losing it.
@@a.barker7792" a competitor" 😂😂😂 this guy has built a business for 20 years and has a tremendous reputation throughout Southern California.... he's probably not concerned about this sorry-ass thief taking any of his business.
😂You need a whole new crew if thats your best guy.
Maybe its not his best guy and maybe the crew is nothing like jose as far as negative terms go
One bad apple
Fire his ass! He’s doing side jobs for sure! It’s going to come back and bite you! You have to show the other employees what can happen
I would agree but in today age the person won’t learn their lesson simply because so many companies are in need of hiring especially if the person is an actual worker. I take equipment home all the time but I just ask and my boss tells me to just make sure it comes back with a full tank and no significant damage.
If he destroyed something expensive Tigran would have to have to pay if his insurance didn't cover
What’s wrong with side jobs bro
@@ODMonkeynothing as long as you aren’t using other people equipment.
@@ODMonkey nothing as long as you have permission to borrow the equipment and fix it if you break it. Also as long as not stealing any work from your boss either
If they gotta borrow a drill for the weekend you hiring the wrong people lol
Or his paying them so little they cant afford a drill
@@pauljones6328 This
Fire him.
Trust is everything.
Money is everything.. mob. If he can make me more money than others, then I can compromise. if not ... he gotta go.
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@@breakyoselffoolhe cost him money because he can't be trusted...
@@bigsasquatch44so how do you know the opportunity cost of losing your best employee? You don't right? You think best employee just walk in with a resume every second of the day?
@@fastdrummingif it’s my company, idgaf, you’re out. No matter how good of an employee you are, if you disrespect me and my stuff like this guy did, I’d rather take my chances replacing you than let you continue to make a fool out of me. It’s really about respecting yourself and setting the standard that there are consequences for these types of actions. But yeah keep him on, he only borrowed a piece of equipment worth more than most people make in a year, without asking 😂
You need to put GPS on your equipment, buddy.
Make him pay rental price for those 2 days and allow him to rent it anytime he needs he’s just gotta pay to rent it. Break it they pay for the repairs.
My boss does the same for me. He used to let me borrow it for free and to be honest I took advantage of it. So I pay full rental price now. But it's still nice
Yes that could work but if the business needs that machine today and it's broke the time lost will never come back ..
So... 😢
This seems the most fair
But if you’re paying rental why would you be at fault to pay for a broken repair? At that point… it’s on the owner for supplying you equipment that was subpar and not running perfectly! If it’s your fault and you broke it. It’s still on the owner to fix it. Have you ever heard the expression: “ahhh it’s just a rental?”… when referring to beating on equipment that is… that’s just the rental game! The owner doesn’t have to rent his stuff out
@@Izzone24 a real rental company has special insurance for renting the equipment ...
it costs a lot more than standard on the job insurance because insurance companies know the renters will beat the crap out of a rental. Vs a person who owns the equipment and needs it everyday ..who will take better care of it since he played out the big cash to buy it.
Same as auto rental companies...
I’ve been working in the Heavy Equipment industry as a mechanic for over five years now…. Neither one of my bosses has had a problem with letting his employees borrow a machine to use around the house as long as we asked permission told him exactly where it was gonna be and treated it as our own… I’ve always went by the motto if you borrow something you return it in better shape then you found meaning a full tank of fuel completely greased and cleaned up….The fact he’s not asking your permission and just taking tells me he’s using it for work that YOUR company could be doing or something else shady of that nature.. And he feels the reward of what ever he may be using it for is bigger than the risk he’s taking of using it without your permission.
Let him go brother that’s breach of trust
I think just, don't let him do it again.
Jose cuervo. Never let them drink again 😂😂😂
I always ask my boss if I take the equipment home and if anything is wrong with it I let him know immediately.
Same and if I broke it and it wasn’t doing something crazy or stupid like using the equipment like it’s suppose to my boss would boil it down to well it was about to go anyways but that’s because I’m the one that has to try to fix it no matter what
He’s never gonna stop 💁🏾♂️
I let my guys (foreman only) borrow equipment with a truck and trailer to haul the equipment. I have 3 stipulations.
1. They are responsible for any costs or damages that occur.
2. They are the only ones allowed to use the equipment while it's being borrowed.
3. They are not allowed to use the equipment for side work. If they get caught using my equipment for side work, they will be let go immediately.
If I was in your situation and it was one of my best guys, I would at the very least suspend him for a week. I say a week because a week hurts their pocket. Make sure to explain to him what he did wrong and why it's a big deal. Let him know that lying and distrustful acts will not be tolerated again and will result in immediate termination.
He ain't taking it home. He's taking it to the last person who turned down your bid. "Hey if you say cash me and my cousins will do it for half! '
You get it. That is exactly what's going down. And that makes it way more dirty.
@@jonathantaylor6926this happen almost anywhere tho if someone is good they will go independent in any field at some point if they don’t well they are obviously not good lol
YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD 100%. Fire him and send a message to the rest. Taking equipment to do side jobs is like sleeping with your wife.
Amen my friend. You are 💯 percent correct
@@ohadzic6377 can i ask what makes you guys so opposed to this? Im a mechanic and I try and take side work when I can but its only from people who have turned down the shop price and I want to help them out while making more than I do at work so it seems like a win win for us. I get it if you are underbidding before the quote is rejected but whel they are walking out about to find another person to do the work why not??
Fired, the trust is gone fired.
I agree. Sad to say because I also was let go from my job in April- which wasn’t my fault and haven’t been able to find a job since. Fire him! Trust is everything to a boss. As a manager two things I always tell my guys. “ don’t lie to me”
“Don’t steal from me”
Without either of those you have nothing.
Once a liar always a liar remember that.
Then that makes us all liars because we've all lied before
@@WillLiam32exactly
He's also lying twice.. first taking it without asking and then let's be real... he's taking it for side work on the weekend, it ain't for his own house.
bullshit
Fire him ! Loyalty is everything he can’t be trusted.
Fired him, just because he knows hes one of the best guys he will keep doing it.
Fire him bro. Trust and honesty will take you a long way
Give him a raise
Fire your liabilities! First time shame on him. Second time shame on you!
I hate to say it, but his actions deserve to be fired.
U broke
@@Rzr_j701 u broke lol
You can’t trust him…. Fired !
He's gotta go. He borrowed without permisson and didn't fix it when he broke it. He didn't own up or take responsibility for it. It'll only get worse.
Give him a promotion he deserves it
Fire him T, this will just get worse if you keep him on.
Give him a raise!
Just fire him. Suspension will only build resentment. You DEFINITELY NEED IPOTS OR SOMETHING TO TRACK IT DOWN JUST IN CASE SOMEONE STEALS IT. BECAREFUL OF THE REST.
IM FOR HIRE TO ASSESS THAT THE TEAM YOU HIRE WON'T FAWK YOU OVER. IM THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. EMPLOYEES WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME ONBOARD. HMU.
This video could get him sued by Jose cuervo
Jose Cuervo you aint slick🤣
Tell them don't take my kindness as a weakness
Fire bro not the first time just the first time you caught him
Fire him. The second somebody becomes a liability that’s when the problems start and they never stop.
Fire them all. There are other guys out there that will be ur right hand man. Some people just don’t appreciate it. You tha man. Make the call. Brotha. ✌🏽 💯
Make him an example to those that’s thinking about it , remember this business not charity
It will never end . He's FIRED
He crossed the line of trust, trust is better than a good worker
Get rid of him asap! He will get you In trouble...no matter how good of an employee he is.
Fire him. What else is he doing?
How you know next guy u hired is gonna have same quality or better?
HIS ACTIONS DEFINITELY WARRANT A SUSPENSION.
You have just found your 1st franchisee. Bring him under your wing and work out a deal.
If you dont, you will have a guy that will market all your customers that ask them if the do side work.
Well he already proved he would do it without permission and not only that break it and take no responsibility hoping everyone will think it happened on the jobsite which is bad for business if it’s broke and is the tool needed for the job to be done so he needs to be fired and responsible for the bill to fix the machine he broke previously otherwise he will jus do it again if you keep him air to the next guy who hires him if the consequences aren’t harsh enough.
Pay him enough to stop doing side work. He’s one of your best guys, in your own words.
Fire him, bro
If he's one of your best guys then he has saved you more money than he has costed. Give him a stern warning and it probably wont happen again
Hell no think about it bro he gonna take shit without asking he’s the type to go in your pockets/glove box wallet in the truck or whatever steal other tools and whatever else he can get his hands on bro takes home equipment without asking that’s stealing lol if u didn’t catch him in the act who knows what would have happened
I think repairing a piece of equipment for an employee that is loyal and does a good job is not a problem. As long as he asks for permission to take it home
Fired dude. 🎉
Fire to set an example for the other churros 😊
I mean logically think.
1.) borrowed equipment and broke it without telling you which cost your company money to fix and more to lose due to lack of equipment
2.) did it again and if you WOULDNT have caught him you’d be back at square one
3.) consequences are a voice of reason for some but to fire a person in this economy.
Try this, if you may, ask him what he needs it for. Then worse comes to worse help him and see if the equipment he wants is what he needs also if dock his pay a smidge to pay for the repairs IF you wished. But I’ll say as a business owner myself show some empathy. It’s not needed but if you got your back scratched you should do the same for the guy who got you to your now bridge. He made you a lot of money but cost some damages, does the feather outweigh the deed or no. That sir is up to you as a boss.
Let the person decide quit or pay the equivalent of a rental fee of any local rental shop. Set the standard moving forward the equipment will be reported as stolen.
Charge him a rental fee twice ✌🏾....... And half the repair fee!
GIVE HIM A RAISE
Booyah 👊🏽 😁 👍🏽 🇺🇸
Fire 🔥
Make a rental agreement with him and make him service it or fire him 😂
Got to let him go. I've been a foreman for 26 years. No reason not to ask. What happens if he gets killed on it. Or kills or damages somebody else's property
If your not going to fire him, don’t suspend him. Suspension is just a free vacation, make him do the work he doesn’t want to do until you have your point across.
Rotten apple, you have to get rid of it, my guy no hard feelings 😅
No, you don’t suspend him. You don’t ever want the man to feel like he hast to lie to you. Let him use the damn equipment just whatever it costed you if it costed $100 then you make him pay for that but you don’t charge him for your time, man. He is a guy that puts a lot of money in your pocket. You need to value him more than that piece of equipment, show him that you care more about him than the equipment
Fired! “Best” employees are the people who don’t steal from the company.
Partner with him on his side projects. He needs equipment you work out a rental rate/fee or profit split agreement. Especially if it’s your best guy. Win-win.
Fired!
Fire. They are taking advantage of you for his own side work.
Instead (legally) rent your equipment to your workers for a small fee. It enables you to use insurances or sort out any damages the right way.
Fired 😂😂😂
Best man last warning pay for the damage. Stil doing it there is the door bye
Give him another chance, he's your best guy, be careful. Honesty is the best option. Air tag your equipment for your basic protection, theft!!
Fire 100%
Take the yard keys, invest in a couple security guards.
Go help him with his project bring a whole crew and all the equipment.
let me know when I start working 😂😂😂is taking advantage
As long as you are OK letting him use the equipment, your fine. He clearly doesn't listen or follow directions and never will... so you are either ok with it or fire him, he's not going to change
He’s your BEST THIEF!
Honestly the best thing you can do, because he's obviously trying to build his own business, is talk to him about how you can be 50% owner in his new business until he gives you a reasonable return on interest
He become your competition, taking advantage of you and your equipment, his next movement he'll take your customers.
Reading those comments makes me want to cry. People are so toxic.
It’s not easy to find good machine operators…
One way is once a month is a weekend where employees can borrow equipment. And Monday is day when all employees clean and maintain all equipment and also clean yard.
Nobody mentioning that he LIED before he confessed. The icing on the cake is he didn't even fess up to the breakage. Trust AND honesty gone. F THAT! FIRED!
Fire him. If he doesn’t realize how good he has it working for you and taking things and breaking it being dishonest then you don’t want him to infect the others like cancer.
Charge him the daily rental rate for the days he has “borrowed” the equipment. His reaction to that demand will tell you what to do.
Fire. He's doing side jobs.
Take care of the Guys, Get a sign out sheet. Be the best boss ever.
Some people end up taking advantage of it, like when it breaks they don’t want to fix it
@@elsierra9741log the hours on the machine, it's a business expense to fix it anyway, lowering your taxable income.
Dishonesty is not ok. Trust is so important. If he doesn't understand that by now he probably never will.
He’s your best guy and he broke your equipment on his weekend. my boss let’s me use company equipment whenever I need it as long as replace the fuel.
Fire him. Sadly a suspension would make him salty. If you wanted to keep him and give him a chance again, let him know his position could still be available in 6 months and to reapply if he really wants to work with you
You've been really good actually.
You're Geeing me up because I did an ACL and MCL compadro 👉🏼
High five 🖐🏼🇦🇺🍻🤗
Ive got to go in for an ultrasound and get a shot of cortisone on my shoulder as well. Hopefully i'll be back on the cut in 3-6 months. ( psst- Harnesses and back braces from STIHL )
Best guys wanna be you.. they use you to become you.
Here's a rhyme for you:
I ask ChatGPT and this what it said, “You make a dollar, he makes a dime,
Lend him the gear so you both can climb,
Together you'll thrive, it's no crime,
To profit more during company time." But perhaps you need to create a deposit form where he gives you a deposit and you refund if nothing broke
Be straight with him and tell him that he's fucking up. If he isn't gonna fix it then you're gonna take repairs out of his pay since is his own private work, also take out the hourly rental from his pay as well. Then use the excuse of "once you prove to me you can be responsible and one of my best trusted guys, you'll get free repair and free rental but only if you're making me more money than you're losing and stop fucking up"
Give a raise and 6 pack of Modelo asap,!!!
Option 1: formal warning
Option 2: get a system in place where they can "rent it" from you (say for hours of over time) so it is limited, and a perk, and the rout of least resistance which people allways will take
Dam I’m going to agree with the bottom comment. I see this happen all the time at work before you know it all your equipment is missing over the weekend.
Now just because I send some of your videos you seem like a nice guy and your care about your employees. Charge him for using it over the weekend and he is responsible for any damage sign a contract so you protect yourself
If you don't have a written policy, make one now and have all the employees sign one. If they want to take home the equipment for personal use, then let them rent it (maybe at a discount,) but they have to tell you first. If they don't tell you, then it is presumed they are not using it legitimately. make them write the provision in their own hand; that way they cannot say they don't know. The boss of a construction company I worked for let the foremen take hone their company pickups, and generally let them use them for whatever. One day, the bosses wife saw the wife of one of the foremen driving the truck at the supermarket.... that was the end of that.
I would make it very clear that all of the machinery costs money to run and establish some kind of financial responsibility for him if he uses your company machinery. Maybe even offer to let your company cover the job and give him a bigger cut for jobs he sells for you. Also maybe start looking in to moving him from labor to training and sales, you only do side work because you aren’t making enough money at your current job. If he is capable of selling his own work, he can sell yours aswell. A little bit of appreciation and empathy can go a long way, you can show that and strength just by making that one move. Company growth is employee growth. Any kind of positive moves you can make in your company’s growth is a positive move in your company. Moves like this could establish and reinforce loyalty.
Been doin concrete for a company out of sacramento... been with company( small 15 employees) got the confidence to ask boss at least twice a month to borrow equipment for side jobs and been doin it for at least 4 years. Never taken his customers or messed up machines. Its hard that they couldn't trust u.
Fired dude
"Turning into a liability" automatically means they USED to be one of your best guys. You already know what you need to do.
I had neighbors that wanted to use a lot of my equipment to do a job. They had no tools and no skills, seriously. The one in charge of the job didn't want to cut me into his job and basically wanted the tools for nearly nothing. My offer was that I set the price and take 50 percent and set the price they would all make a decent wage. He turned me down flat. a few days later one of the other guys told me that they should have taken my offer because they got ran off of the job because they screwed the job up so bad. Now I have borrowed equipment before and broke it several times but I learned a ton on how to repair equipment and very fast.
If it’s for personal use we have to ask the boss he does not mind but we have to ask be for we use stuff at home or on personal projects it very nice man
RENT your equipment to him for his side Jobs. Nothing personal, just BUSINESS!
hand him an invoice for the machines cost per hour plus repair costs. has the option to pay or take payment off his pay.