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Chief Toilet Mover
Trade: Bathroom Remodeling
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Littleton, Colorado
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Paying For Profit
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Trade: Remodeling and Custom Decks
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Paying For Profit
When ever I can I pay piece work, sometimes the whole crew, sometimes just the lead man. This seems to keep things moving. Of course it also leads to a lot more whining when someone is in the way or materials are missing, but if there is a problem I want to know about it and fix it.
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Re: Paying For Profit
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Trade: Builder/Remodeler- Master Electrician
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Crockett Texas
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Re: Paying For Profit
I feel it is next to impossible to keep someone motivated over a long period of time.
If a person is making twice the pay that is normal for that position over time they will become lethargic. I suspect it is human nature and something we can all be guilty of? The grass is always greener on the other side. That is why we have the right as employers to talk to them and explain the situation. If that doesn't work they get to try the unemployment line
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Re: Paying For Profit
Pay per job is an EXCELLENT approach if you can make it work.
Here's how I've seen it set up.... The foreman gets X percent of the gross sale of the job. Out of that , he pays the laborers. There are a couple reasons for this being affective: 1) It cuts down on the amount of laborers the foreman wants on the job - since it's coming out of his pocket. 2) No more slacking on the job 3) The smart foreman will incentivise his crew for getting the job done right and on time. 4) Service calls become the responsibility of the foreman. Obviously, there are downfalls... 1) You'll need a grace period to figure out what a good percentage is for your crew. 2) You're assuming that each job you do has the same level of difficulty in getting completed. 3) You need a foreman with a bit of business sense.. or one that is teachable to this. |
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Deck Cleaner
Trade: Deck Cleaning, Staining, Restoration
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Havertown, PA
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Re: Paying For Profit
I'm not trying to be negative as I know some guys that implement this type of comepensation program versus set salary or pph but here is something that I see recurring and have experienced. When your crews know what the job pays, they get sour grapes. I made the mistake of letting my guys pick up checks from homeowners when a job was completed. Well of course when the homeonwer handed them the check unenclosed in an envelope they look at the amount paid. Regardless of my expenses, regardless of their pph they would get in the truck with each other and comment. "Damn, Ken just made $600 and we were only there for four hours." Of course they weigh that against the fact they each of them was paid $60 for that same period. That is where the resentments start. Words like workmen's comp, liability, marketing and taxes have no meaning to them. They used $30 in materials so in their minds I just pocketed $450 on their backs and now they have to drive to a second job so Ken can make another $450? Again, it doesn't matter if I paid double the industry wage and offered bonus incentives (which I do), its never enough.
This has cost me more than one employee to either disgruntled slacking (to the point I fire them) or for the smart ones they just open up shop down the street. I have vowed that no employee will ever again know what a jobs pays. Bonuses and incentives are performance based and static. Percentages only come into play on my end, not theirs. |
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Ultimate touch
Trade: General contractor, Remodeling
Join Date: May 2006
Location: chicago
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Ultimate touch
Trade: General contractor, Remodeling
Join Date: May 2006
Location: chicago
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Re: Paying For Profit
Mike why do you hire employees just curious what the benifit is to that? I would think you make them subcontractors and cut them in on the action. I may hire one employee but the rest is going to get subbed out. I will probably hire someone to do office work soon.
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Thom
Trade: General Contractor/Homebuilder
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Albuquerque NM
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Re: Paying For Profit
two days ago I had two tinners working/slacking on the job (employees of a sub). They stretched the job out an extra day (three instead of two for a metal rough-in) because (and they told me this) they didn't have another job to go to so Scott (the owner) would send them home and they would miss a days pay. Later they were talking about it being impossible to get "rich" with the standard line "it takes money to make money". I explained the fallacy of that statement.
I explained that if they became the hardest working, most productive men in the company, they would be the last to be laid off. If they dedicated themselves to learning how to do everything in the business and being the most productive, they would make themselves far more valuable to the boss who would give them a raise to make sure they stick around. If they didn't get the raise, they would be much more employable elsewhere and could and would earn more money. Their response, after thinking about it for a minute, "I don't think I want to work that hard". The point is, pay your good men better than the others. The crew should know they get paid better. Give them positions of responsibility. Talk to them about the performance of the others. Pay attention to them. That will build their already good attitude. The slackers will be disgruntled. They will never understand that the higher paid guys are deserving of the extra money. Over time the slackers will quit (or you will fire them) and that's good for the company and everyone involved. Slackers are poision. They are an emotional drain on the rest of the crew. They hold you back. Last edited by thom; 02-09-2007 at 09:56 AM. |
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Re: Paying For Profit
We've been toying with an idea similar to this for a while now. On paper, it looks good.. we'll find out the reality in the next few months since we just started it as a trial on January 1st.
Service Calls or T&M work- Hourly Rate based on employee's classification. The wages are above going rate in this area. Contract Work- Base hourly rate per class which is set well below their service call rate. (Ex. $25 hr Electrician drops to a $18hr rate) plus they receive a percentage of profit. How much they earn in addition to the hourly is based on the contract labor bid. If they go over or too slow to come in under the bid price, little or no bonus. If it's done early, and correctly, bigger bonus. They are given half of the bonus at the time of completion, the other half stays in an interest bearing account for 3 months. No call backs at the end of three months, the bonuses get distributed. If we do get a call back on the work, the cost to cover is deducted from the bonus account. We're also subbing some of the work out to our employees, letting them have full control over that portion of a project, such as drywall or painting. It helps them have a little extra in their pocket and gives us piece of mind that the quality of work will still adhere to our standards.
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Trade: Builder/Remodeler- Master Electrician
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Re: Paying For Profit
I tried every incentive plan I could muster in the past.
If the customer was happy on completion you would get a bonus. The guys would beg the customer to give a good review so they would get their bonus. Percentages of the profit. Their idea of profit and mine would differ. Try docking them for a call back on a job they had been paid for ![]() Monthly bonuses? If they don't increase each month then they are stagnating. I feel you can pay them well and remind them often they are being paid well. When my guys tried to mutiny one time I went out and bought a new van. Fitted it with tools and parked it in the drive. When they asked me why I bought a van I told them when I get sick of the shyte I may just put the tools on again. Scared the crap out of them. Got a good month of hassle free employees. If you have crews installing siding, roofing, even some paint you can work things. Remodelling is a different kettle of fish.
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Re: Paying For Profit
Copus, I think you are very right. One thing no incentive plan figures in is the employee's ambition or desire to achieve. How well any of these ideas work depends on how much they want them.
It also depends on the reason a company starts to use them.. for the employee's benefit or for the overall good of the company. It sounds as if you were using it to motivate employees. In our case, it reduces expenses. We let the employees vote on it before we started trying it out and there was only one "no" vote, so it empowered the guys to feel like they had a direct say in their pay. Maybe it's all in how it's presented to them?
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Trade: gen.contractor
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Re: Paying For ProfitQuote:
That is the key!
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Trade: GC/ Interior & Exterior Remodeling
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Re: Paying For Profit
No one is ever compensated enough and no one ever cares enough unless it is their own deal. It will always be like this for a small company. The only way is to have a structured business that allows people to move up the ladder with pay and even then who does what is measured. You can have the most educated and most talented people running your work and will be paid far less than someone who can sell the work.
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Trade: Building
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canberra
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Re: Paying For Profit
Incentives are for workers who have no incentive to work for you! So what are they working for you then??!!
The only new incentive they should get from you is a new pair of work boots, so they can walk away. Forget wasting your time with these type of people. Spend you money on workers who want to be there. People on wages are slow and unproductive. Let them work on Contract, then you'll see them run!
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Trade: Builder/Remodeler- Master Electrician
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Talk to me in a few months Hope it works for you. I think most any plan is designed to motivate in one way or another. You say saving cost...what does the employee see? If they do not get a bigger share the morale will drop like a ton of bricks. We all no what happens when we get on Rotten apple? On that note gotta go see a kids basketball game.. Good points
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Trade: Bathroom Remodeling
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Trade: excavating / concrete / masonry
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Re: Paying For Profit
Gee Mike it sounds like you have done some reading?
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