[ronnie paton]

life was going well business expanding very well two vans to employees(working in a team) and than bang.....

my team leader hands is notice less than a week before i go away so i was a little stressed had a crap holiday got back wed and iv been busy since.

went to work this morning a really knightmare of a job took far to long and then my back i hd just bought to get to the courtyards woudnt work so couldnt finish job, then van wouldnt start?? then waited a hour and half for AA.

the on the hour journey home doing 70 and the laders going flying off(not actually coming one clamp holding it on by cm) i has to slow down and get on hard shouldr not believing what had happened and think how lucky i was they didnt come off on to a car and kill someone. it was my fault has i clamped a clamp onto ladders and not the roof rack ust be stress!!

surely thats is.....................no my next employee ring and gives me notice that he is starting on is own in a couple of months, im sooooooooooo stressed aaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

[ian1972]

bad day then

[Murdie window cleaning]

Think you need a holiday 

[LWC]

Sell your other van, go out and work on your own, choose all the cream, sell the rest.

Live an easy life.

Dont stress, dont worry, who cares, 

Chin up

Matt

[Pole 2 Pole]

That's why i decided to go it alone. No one can let ya down. A friend o mine tried employing people from the job center. After getting thru half a dozen bone idle layabouts...........related to where i was coming from. He's gone it alone now too. I've never taken a day off with a cold/man flu or stress. It's amazing how relying on yourself and nodody else has a positive effect on your health. I had RSI of the elbow for months and months. Never took a day off. Cod liver oil with glucosamine saw me thru it. One of the mum's at my kids school had it in the wrist( no jokes please lads) she worked for the council. And guess what?? Had 3 months off paid leave. I even suggested the glucosamine to her but she declined stating she needed a break from work anyways. Can't wait to see how much my next tax bill is   Bloody spongers........Sorry Alex.........I'm on one again  

[ronnie paton]

well i cant turn down work and i have 5 or 6 clients who think we provide a good service and keep throwing work at us and i really aspice to be a succes (to me a success is to be running a business and not working has a sole trader).

iv picked up two biggish jobs since wednesday but i havent even got a secure business base, it seems when you get comfortable and believe things are going well then theyhave to come crashing down.

maybe i should pay out more in wages or maybe im just unlucky lets just hope that tommorrow doesnt get worse...........but i am intervewing

[Rob_Mac]

Get an advert in your local paper, for full time positions, train them up, get it rolling again and get it up to speed.

Bad day - that is all it is Ronnie!!!

When you find two more staff, who are more capable and dont want to run off with their own aspirations, you will see that it has made your business better!! and you will have learned about coping under stress!!

Keep your chin up and get on with it!!

Rob

[Sean Dyer]

hiya pal,

felt bad for you today when you was telling me that

Seems that it is hard work but i reckon you just need to keep cracking on, i dont think its that your business model is wrong, i just think you have been unlucky pal

Keep going, soon you will find a good employee How many businesses thrive on employees! ? And they manage , you are gaining experience in what not to employee/what to look out for, and soon you will see them coming a mile off and know what to employee and how to keep them , its stressful now but like you say, theres no future in not employing

Other option is give me all your work

[ronnie paton]

cheers lads for the support

[GWCS]

Sell your other van, go out and work on your own, choose all the cream, sell the rest.

Live an easy life.

Dont stress, dont worry, who cares, 

Chin up

Matt

I agree with this, if you like working and doing the graft yourself.

However if your managing you shouldn;t be working too.

Ronnie, im sure there are plenty of guys on here willing to sub work from you!! on a individual job basis.

You can still have that big business plan, just get someone else to do the lesser work whilst you do the cream.

[Sean Dyer]

you are doing well mate, i hope my business can grow same as yours, just try again, and soon it will click

Business is like this, people who think you can grow and one day just have people doing everything are deluded you always are working hard, if its not on tools its keeping staff etc,

on dragon den yesterday they were saying good business men dont think of pitfalls they just take the next step - thought it was good advice

[ronnie paton]

at least im not in a positon were i have no work and im struggling to gt it or even in a prison cell cause the ladder caused a major accidnt on the M58 at ush hour time............imprberly lucky actually my mistake could of critical

[cozy]

Sell your other van, go out and work on your own, choose all the cream, sell the rest.

Live an easy life.

Dont stress, dont worry, who cares, 

Chin up

Matt

Well said Sir L, where's your OBE and when did you last see Liz.

By the way, Ronnie will survive.

Now, where are my golf clubs......

[Sean Dyer]

was it that monster ladder?

I pulled out in traffic today with mine not clamped i was putting it away and really needed a p so ran into field and then after just jumpoed in car and drove off, 2 secs later i thought poop!!!! ladders, thankfully i was ok

[ronnie paton]

im sure my keybard keeps missing letters? half my words are missing letter

[Rob_Mac]

It is an employers market at the moment. I would personally be looking for someone from a low paid job, who has got big bills.

Attract them with a good wage structure, increasing with experience and offering incentives for reaching daily targets.

We spoke the other week, your daily targets are good and there is no reason not to implement the above.

Keep your head focused on moving forward, no matter how hard the next few weeks will get!!

Rob

[Sean Dyer]

im sure my keybard keeps missing letters? half my words are missing letter

i put ad for canvasser on gumtree and seem to have tempted a really good prospect, female too she is sale person needing extra work

Get some ads out mate, theres a few million people need to pay bills with no wages right now!!

[matt]

the trouble will allways be staff seeing how easy it is to earn more money whilst working for themselves

[ronnie paton]

was it that monster ladder?

I pulled out in traffic today with mine not clamped i was putting it away and really needed a p so ran into field and then after just jumpoed in car and drove off, 2 secs later i thought poop!!!! ladders, thankfully i was ok

it was two big uns and i thought i clamped them but i calmped one round the ladders and not the roof rack...stupid i know......then i seen it swing round and trial behind me it was hanging of thevan with only the back clamp keeping it on which wa really bent and my back door is bashed and the ladders are worn were they were dragged down the motor way.

[GWCS]

was it that monster ladder?

I pulled out in traffic today with mine not clamped i was putting it away and really needed a p so ran into field and then after just jumpoed in car and drove off, 2 secs later i thought poop!!!! ladders, thankfully i was ok

it was two big uns and i thought i clamped them but i calmped one round the ladders and not the roof rack...stupid i know......then i seen it swing round and trial behind me it was hanging of thevan with only the back clamp keeping it on which wa really bent and my back door is bashed and the ladders are worn were they were dragged down the motor way.

wish id seen that.. not funny, but sounds a right spectacle.