Need to hire

[Minuteman]

Forbes.com recently ranked Oklahoma City as the most recession proof city in the United States.

Oklahoma City, Okla.
Median home price: +8.2%

Unemployment: 3.5% (from 4.7% in February 2007)

Key growth: Leisure and hospitality, +6%; construction +11.5% from 2007

Did someone say something about a recession? With falling unemployment, one of the strongest housing markets in the country, and strong growth in agriculture, energy and manufacturing, Oklahoma City might not have received the recession memo, and it looks best positioned of the nation's metropolitan areas to ride out the current crisis. Booming valuations of Oklahoma City's largest companies, like Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, suggest the energy sector is the right place

We ought to hire another guy. But the want ads have half a dozen ads this week for journeymen and/or experienced helpers. Several of the supply houses have "help wanted" flyers on their bulletin boards. Everybody is busy. I would rather not hire at all than to hire the wrong person. Like a thief, or somebody lazy, or accident prone, or unteachable, etc.

IMO, the best new hires come from word of mouth, but what would be the next best thing? Any ideas?

 

[frizbeedog]

IMO, the best new hires come from word of mouth, but what would be the next best thing? Any ideas?

Hire a relative?

Find 'em young, train 'em right, and hold on to them.....but you need one right away, so you might be screwed in a good local economy, since the bad ones are always available. :roll:

Oaklahoma, Where the wind come whistlin' down the plains. Oaklahoma!

.....I wish I could do better for you. :smile:

 

[Minuteman]

Hire a relative?

Find 'em young, train 'em right, and hold on to them.....but you need one right away, so you might be screwed in a good local economy, since the bad ones are always available. :roll:

Hired my wife's nephew last summer, he is making a good hand.

Oaklahoma, Where the wind come whistlin' down the plains. Oaklahoma!

.....I wish I could do better for you. :smile:

Um, the wind comes sweepin' down the plain Also, the last line of the song. O K L A H O M A, OK!

 

[frizbeedog]

Um, the wind comes sweepin' down the plain Also, the last line of the song. O K L A H O M A, OK!

I did my best, sorry. :smile:

Long time since I've seen that movie.