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Not only can I legally fire someone for not working OT; I can legally fire someone because I don't like them, or because they are ugly, or because they have a tatoo, or because I feel like firing someone that day, or because I don't like the quality of their work, if fact I can fire someone for almost any reason I want or for no reason at all. Yep, "your fired Keith" , "but why boss?", "I just don't like you Keith, never really have, so clean out your truck grab your hand tools and get out of here".

Are you kiddin me?
I'm glad I don't work for you.
What a jerk.
 
bkludecke said:
Not only can I legally fire someone for not working OT; I can legally fire someone because I don't like them, or because they are ugly, or because they have a tatoo, or because I feel like firing someone that day, or because I don't like the quality of their work, if fact I can fire someone for almost any reason I want or for no reason at all. Yep, "your fired Keith" , "but why boss?", "I just don't like you Keith, never really have, so clean out your truck grab your hand tools and get out of here".

I cannot fire someone because of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion (I think), etc.,....
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If you fire someone just because you don't like them, you'll have to pay unemployment. Truth is, no one gets fired for that reason, at least that's what the Employment Office officials are told.

You can fire Keith, but you tell him some other reason. "You don't produce enough" or "We have too many problems with your work" or "You just aren't reliable enough", whatever it takes to be able to fire the guy without having to pony up the Unemployment bills. If you're smart, you'll have this conversation several times with Keith, and document it with a paper trail.

That way, when you DO fire him, he can't collect unemployment because you told him (and can prove it) several times he just doesn't cut it.
 
qcroanoke said:
Are you kiddin me?
I'm glad I don't work for you.
What a jerk.
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To be fair, he didn't say he WOULD, only that he COULD.

Big difference.


If you fire someone just because you don't like them, you'll have to pay unemployment.
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We had a guy fax us a handwritten note saying "I found a better job". A few weeks later the knucklehead TRIED to file for unemployment. It was a classic moment in stupidity.
 
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qcroanoke said:
Not only can I legally fire someone for not working OT; I can legally fire someone because I don't like them, or because they are ugly, or because they have a tatoo, or because I feel like firing someone that day, or because I don't like the quality of their work, if fact I can fire someone for almost any reason I want or for no reason at all. Yep, "your fired Keith" , "but why boss?", "I just don't like you Keith, never really have, so clean out your truck grab your hand tools and get out of here".

Are you kiddin me?
I'm glad I don't work for you.
What a jerk.
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The flipside is the employee who can quit at anytime for any reason...got $0.25/hr more...new company has a hot secretary...etc...and they can quit at 9am Monday morning by phone (when they were supposed to be in at 8am) or when you are in the big push to get a job done and need them...

does that make them jerks?
 
emahler said:
The flipside is the employee who can quit at anytime for any reason...got $0.25/hr more...new company has a hot secretary...etc...and they can quit at 9am Monday morning by phone (when they were supposed to be in at 8am) or when you are in the big push to get a job done and need them...

does that make them jerks?
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Only when they do it.


But IF they did that, you will be better off without them in the long run.
 
Over 40 hours is rarely required. Mon-Fri 8-5 is our schedule. But I will work when there is work to do. Sometimes I will work 2-3 hours on a sat and hit the beach or I will work a full day if need be to get caught up or ahead if there is a heavy work load coming. Very rarely will I work a Sun. I believe in the 7th day of rest. Doesn't have to be Sun, of course. And sometimes you just gotta work, but I don't feel is has to be the norm.

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To be fair, he didn't say he WOULD, only that he COULD.

Big difference.

True, It just tee'd me off the way it was posted.
I'm all for employer AND employee rights.
Just don't do something because you can.
That's all I'm sayin.
 
Used to work saturdays all the time, now I only work them if I really have to get something done. I can always make more money, but cannot make more time.
 
qcroanoke. Sorry if I upset you. I don't think I'm a jerk (at least not for the reason you stated).:D

I was just trying to explain that I don't need a reason to fire an employee. Believe me when I say that I treat my employees very well. We are an independent shop in a small resort town. I pay my JWs north of $26/hr + 10days paid vacation/sick leave + 7 paid holidays + paid family health insurance + 40hrs holiday bonus check + a company truck to take home + all the hours they want to work. My JWs have been with me for 21yrs, 14yrs, and 12yrs. So you see I don't fire people very often, nor do they quit.

Peace
 
I will be working tomarrow [Sunday] because I want to, and because it will put a lot of money in my hand at the end of the day. I like what I do - no matter what day it is. I also work for a company mon - friday. I can decide what jobs I want to do on the weekends though, I can also choose to not do anything on the weekend. Tomarrow I will be troubleshooting a job that a prior 'electrician' worked on. Quite interesting; if you turn off the bathroom light the tv in her bedroom goes off as well. I enjoy a challenge!

~Matt
 
TOOL_5150 said:
Quite interesting; if you turn off the bathroom light the tv in her bedroom goes off as well.
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I dunno... doesn't sound that challenging.

Now, if turning off the bathroom light turned the tv in the bedroom on... :)
 
Well it seems that as my family needs increase i.e. college , housing etc i rarely find myself not working. In fact if im not working i feel guilty and typically its sunrise to sunset, so in the fall/winter my income drops cuz of the shorter days
not to mention some weather interruptions :D
 
tallguy said:
I dunno... doesn't sound that challenging.

Now, if turning off the bathroom light turned the tv in the bedroom on... :)
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There was another switch box that she said the 'electrician' took the switch out, made sparks, and put it back together with out the switch and said he would not deal with that box any more as it was unsafe. So she has a blanked off switch box, and a bathroom switch that controlls half of her bedroom. At any rate, I will be making good money on this job so it is a good time spent on a sunday.

~Matt
 
TOOL_5150 said:
There was another switch box that she said the 'electrician' took the switch out, made sparks, and put it back together with out the switch and said he would not deal with that box any more as it was unsafe.
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Comforting words from the 'professional' to the home owner. :roll:
 
TOOL_5150 said:
Tomarrow I will be troubleshooting a job that a prior 'electrician' worked on. Quite interesting; if you turn off the bathroom light the tv in her bedroom goes off as well. I enjoy a challenge!
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That's an easy one. Someone placed the hot feed out on the wrong side of the switch.
 
LarryFine said:
That's an easy one. Someone placed the hot feed out on the wrong side of the switch.
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Wow how did you figure that out? :D

I think the challenging part will be fixing what the other 'electrician' blew up, blanked off and ran from.:rolleyes:
 
bkludecke said:
Not only can I legally fire someone for not working OT; I can legally fire someone because I don't like them, or because they are ugly, or because they have a tatoo, or because I feel like firing someone that day, or because I don't like the quality of their work, if fact I can fire someone for almost any reason I want or for no reason at all. Yep, "your fired Keith" , "but why boss?", "I just don't like you Keith, never really have, so clean out your truck grab your hand tools and get out of here".

I cannot fire someone because of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion (I think), etc.,....
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I strongly believe you should be able to if you so choose.

Would I do it? I don't know for sure because it is not something that has ever come up for me but I doubt it.

But like I said, as a business owner I should be able to if I wanted. If you don't like the way I run my business, key words my business, you are free to go work any where you want.
 
When i was doing industrial PM work we would work Fri,Sat,Sun, and Mon
8 hrs,12 hours,12hrs and 8hrs. We would travel on fri. morning set up do thermals and amp draws Sat and Sun repair any problems found if possible. Mon was follow up thermals and amp draws and travel. Tue. Wed. and Thur.
was spent on the golf course or at the fishing hole and rivers are a lot less crowded in the middle of the week
 
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