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    Posted: 09/April/2004 at 11:12pm

can you guy tell me how to find good guys i have tryed little $$$$ i have tryed lots of $$$$$$$ i pay for training i have health plans all good vans & trucks oldest van is 1992 tm cleanco 2002 cleanco47 2001caddyvac all well look after they get the best of every thing im not cheap. tryed newspapers unimploymentboard all i get are lossers calling .

i had compation call & book a carpet job for his own house when my guy got there he cleaned his carpets & after he gave my guy a card that said i liked your work if you are unhappy where you are at give me a call. the funny thing is the guy i sent was my nephew. so he called me & told me about it & gave me the card. so you guys see how hard it is to find good men please help sos sos sos sos please no fighting lets just get anserws

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I know exactly what you mean. You hire some guy train them show them everything that you know and BAM they are gone on their own carpet cleaning and taking some of your customers with them.

I am ask all the time to recommend any body that I think is willing to work hard and not want to start their own carpet cleaning business. What a loaded quest that is.

9 times of of 10 the guys I think will work out don't. I though I could help but the truth is you never know. You just have to keep trying until you hit the jack pot. I gave up suggesting any one, it always came back at me. Not that they blamed me but hearing the crap the guys did to them put a guilt trip on me.

You are not alone in this and I hope you get some good advise from the guys here. 

GOOD LUCK Dyna 

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if you want good reliable people give them a piece so they are a part of your creation. i give them a van finance them for the van and give them the work they take a % and it works great if they dont work out you repo  the van and he loses a lot more  if he is sucessfull he wins and so do you
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Dyna...you're right nothing works...more money less money...good van or not...If you get a good one, he's only looking to start his own business...if you get a poor one, he doesn't show up for work...he's late to the calls, he has the touch of death.....

In this day and age...no one wants to do carpet cleaning...it's almost like a Mcdonalds Job...just a filler while they look for something better

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I found a good carpet cleaner from another co. who was not

getting paid well and not on time. He now works with my co.

for the last 2 yrs. He, great!!  I give him a % of every job.

Steamdragon the hotter the better.
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You  don't necessarily find good employees you have to work and make good employees. You have to mold that person in your company.  Lets face most young people are not planning to be a carpet cleaner for the rest of their life.  Sometimes it is the training or lack of that frustrates peopel and causes some to leave. It may even be your present employee who is doing the training afraid of his job.  Hireing form another company?  I may want to start fresh you don't need another companies bay habits.  But if you were only looking to save money on training  and are not worried about your business than I am sure there are a great number of former employees who for one reason couldn't cut it with your competition.  I must quit as in most of your eyes I will be way off base.  These are my opinions.
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There are no good employee's....the good ones never stay long....
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Hiring them is usually no problem, keeping them is easy too. Its getting rid of them that I have a problem with.  Even the ones who quit come back!

If the employee knows you are concerned with him getting a good paycheque you will find there are fewer problems and they will stay around.

Everybody wants to start their own business at first. Then most realize that they need a good contract to pay the bills and have the stuff on the side for gravy.

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Lee you go far and beyond to help out your employees. I know this much to be true.

If I ever get fired I am going straight to your office and ask for a job.  

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I think I've brunt that Bridge with Lee...he'd never hire me..lololol

It's hard to leave this kind of work...you're outside or inside..you get to see interesting homes....talk to beautiful women...meet nice customers..make great money...make great money...make some more great money.....With Owning your own truck...if you need cash you can make it quick...if you're employee you can make it quick too at no cost to you...lol

I think a lot of us get use to the quick in flow of money..it's sure is hard to leave



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You know Stanley I'm starting to think I am at the wrong end of this business.  Any suggestion's and don't tell the Magic Man!!!!!    
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Poor Adwa....if you're on salary..hell yes your on the wrong end.. commission based sales....so at least you control your destiny
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Stanley money isn't every thing, well just about not every thing.

I am happy, I get up every morning for the last 15 years, look forward to getting into work every day just to talk with you guys. I blink my eyes and its time to go home.

I think the percentage of people feeling how I do each day is low. I consider myself lucky.

God it sounds like I fishing for a raise   Anybody listening

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adwa who do you work for now?
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