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We are in a poor county and the unemployment rate is very high. I can't even get unqualified people to apply. There has been tons of dealerships closing in this area. There should be techs looking for a job. I think too many have learned that they can make a decent living at home on unemployment. They won't get rich, but at least they don't have to work for the money that they do get. We are going to loose our behind here if I can't find a tech. Silly kid that was hired after kid that couldn't poor pee out of a boot with the directions in the heal is slooooooooowwwwwwwww! He can't even turn an oil change quickly. Somewhere along the line he thought that 8:00 am meant 9:00 am. This morning the boss' 72 year old father went and changed a tire on a fleet account because silly kid was an hour late. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Sorry for the venting!

We don't have a major problem with cell phone usage here. There is occasional use, but it is not been an issue. If it were an issue, the employee would have to be in a meeting with the boss to discuss it and if they didn't improve they would be terminated. I am a smoker, but that doesn't mean any special breaks. We are all allowed a break in the morning and in the afternoon. We also have a lunch hour. There is a butt stand outside of the shop where butts must be discarded. There is no smoking in the building. Simple as that. Just because someone smokes doesn't mean they are lazy or are going to require more breaks. I hate the rap that smokers get. You can take a break just like everyone else, but as soon as production goes down the first thing you hear is "Everyone is hanging around smoking cigarettes!". Somehow holding a burning piece of rolled up tobacco instantly is the cause of all production issues. I may smoke, but I can run circles around most nonsmokers when it comes to a hard days work. I will get down off my soap box, now. The short of it is to make policies, make sure they are inforced and your employees will conform or be terminated.

I hate that I am so happy at your distress, but we have been having the same problem. I am glad that someone else can't find help in an economy where there are so many supposedly jobless people that are working so hard at finding a job. My eyes are rolling as I type that one. I have posted ads on craigslist, any free classified that I could, facebook, employment security commision and on and on and on and on. No sign in the yard. Funny... my mom suggested the same thing when I kept complaining about all the ads I had placed on the net. This is our situation. Everything was going pretty well until a few months ago. One of the body techs in training talked the mechanic into quitting with him to go work in a textile mill. One day they were gone. No explanation or anything. Needless to say, they were laid off in less than a month from that job. It has been hell since then. We had one guy that was knowledgeable, but not dependable. He came in, here and there, and finally never came back. Next, we hired a very dependable guy that basically fudged his abilities on his resume and during his interview. He cost the company so much many I don't even like to think about it, but he showed up early and would work late. Never really slacked off. He was just in over his head. He couldn't diagnose or even repair most vehicles. He worked on a water pump R & R for about a week. Yes, a week. Everyone else was so busy they couldn't lend a hand, so he took that truck apart and put it back together about five times. It only needed the water pump because he worked on it previously and damaged the water pump. He also put a bolt through a radiator. Almost every vehicle he touched came back. One came back 5 times. There is one out there now that is a comeback from him, but no one can figure out what he possibly could have done. All it needed was new spark plugs. He of course isn't here. He was fired. New guy started and he was 15 minutes early to his interview and I think the boss heard angels singing. He hasn't been on time since. While replacing an alternator, he blew a fuse on the alternator and damaged the power steering pump on a Lexus. The company ate that one, of course. Now, he is having family problems and missing whole days of work. Blah, blah, blah, blah. You know, my exhusband and I separated one night and the next morning I was at work. I was late because my eyes were swollen shut from crying all night, but damnit I went to work! Looked like hell, but I went. Even the body repair techs are lazy and don't produce, so they need replacing. Do you think I can get a resume or a job application filled out? Nope! Where are all those techs that need a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? Just thought I would let you know that we feel your pain.