Do you have a handle on how much time employees are paid but not productive (or all out stealing time)?

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Yep! And if that "boss" is a supervisor hired by the company, the employees will work a "little" harder but if it's the guy that calls ALL the shots and puts the money in their hands, they will work "Much" harder. ;)

This topic is like the Theory of Relativity. Maybe more like Special Relativity. That space time thing where if the boss is in the space, there is more productivity.

Vickie the Boss Said:

Lefty Said: Vickie,

I tried to post a comment on Trents post. It would not let me. Where it asked for my website, I entered it and it said I did not.

This happens on both my laptop and phone.

Lefty - On the Forum, Website or LinkedIN?

Lefty Said: Vickie,

I tried to post a comment on Trents post. It would not let me. Where it asked for my website, I entered it and it said I did not.

This happens on both my laptop and phone.

Lefty - On the Forum, Website or LinkedIN?

When it comes to working on top of a roof, it all comes down to whether or not there is a boss present with the employees. I don't have employees anymore but I did for many years and I always worked with them leading by example. In fact very few could come close to keeping up with me but as long as I was up there getting after it, they would give it their best shot to do the same. If I left to get lunch, go to the landfill or whatever they would slow to a crawl or completely stop until I got back. If I stopped to take a break, they stopped to take a break. When I got back up, they got back up. It was truly monkey see, monkey do. lol

But evidently working physically with the employees is not a requirement because I once worked for a company that paid hourly ( I always hated hourly ) and they paid the least amount per hour of anyone in the area. However, they always had work. The owner of the company would go with the crew every morning to get the ball rolling. Once he got everything going, he would just sit on the ridge and watch everyone. I've never seen 6-12 roofers work so hard for so little money other than for this guy. He was always there watching their every move.

No one wants to do any of this anymore in today's society. I guess most never wanted to. It's too easy to just send the Mexicans on the cheap and don't worry about it.

Vickie,

I tried to post a comment on Trent's post. It would not let me. Where it asked for my website, I entered it and it said I did not.

This happens on both my laptop and phone.

On average 60% of the time in construction is wasted .the Mexicans will give you 8 hrs worth of work for 8 hrs pay.the white guys 2-3 hrs work for 8 hrs pay .