I recently have been hired as a manager of sorts for an architect/ contractor. After working this job for two months now, I can clearly see problems. One of the sites has no porto-john. I asked the two Native American workers where they go and they said behind big rocks or dirt piles. See what I mean? Not a good way to treat the workers and a potential fine if caught. It's just bad practice.
Another problem is morale. The men are overworked. My employer has no problem getting jobs and his end results are beautiful homes for high end customers, but he burns bridges with employees. There is a lot of grumbling behind his back and a high turn over. The main problem I can see so far is he has employees rather than hiring ICs where ICs would be better suited. He has a high turn over of workers because he doesn't put enough bodies on a job and has unrealistic deadlines. I can see this is going to be a challenging job. He hired me at a point where he was exasperated and frustrated at losing workers so I think he wants to make improvements. I believe he is having a hard time recognizing his faults. I suppose this is where I come in. Joy.
Anyway, I just wanted to share this here. I bore my friends with this talk and I figure I have an audience here who understands or can relate somehow. Thanks for listening.
Another problem is morale. The men are overworked. My employer has no problem getting jobs and his end results are beautiful homes for high end customers, but he burns bridges with employees. There is a lot of grumbling behind his back and a high turn over. The main problem I can see so far is he has employees rather than hiring ICs where ICs would be better suited. He has a high turn over of workers because he doesn't put enough bodies on a job and has unrealistic deadlines. I can see this is going to be a challenging job. He hired me at a point where he was exasperated and frustrated at losing workers so I think he wants to make improvements. I believe he is having a hard time recognizing his faults. I suppose this is where I come in. Joy.
Anyway, I just wanted to share this here. I bore my friends with this talk and I figure I have an audience here who understands or can relate somehow. Thanks for listening.