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I call those ‘bare minimum’ effort types. Show up everyday, pleasant enough to work with, but never put in any more effort than they absolutely have to. It’s a character trait and you won’t fix it. It’s hard wired into them. Might work out with a laborer but not someone in a position involving responsibility you have to rely on.
@dougie oh my. I have to use the bigger field books now days. Easier to read my own writing. That might hurt a little lol. You know i got my rump cussed screamed at called names equipment tossed grabbed a holt to and i am ok. I think. I always did have a personal line though but even when my boss grabbed my shirt and pulled me in close to give me a talking to I never took it as overboard when i knew i was in the wrong. I don’t know if i could handle that today someone grabbing me but as a young buck out of high-school i just said yes sir. And the whole field book. Had a crew chief that use to whop me over the head with one. Now just to get my attention and we had a good understanding of each other so I never took it as physical abuse. Now days i don’t think that stuff would fly lol.
I never took it as overboard when I knew I was in the wrong
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@dougie I guess having to pick my own switch so grandma could whip my rump and it better not break messed me all up lol. Oh did I deserve everything i got though. Wish I could go back and tell that little brat and punk teenager a thing or two. Hard headed and stubborn is what i was for sure. I don’t know how my mom managed to keep me. Every grey hair had to come from me. Geezers lol. I remember my dad saying you better not. Then smile as he knew for sure i was going to try. And yes well i learned eventually.
@hi-staker Good luck in your approach but you may want to consider adding a timeline for improvement. Some individuals get it and some don't, we have no control over that.
I once hired a young Crew Chief that seemed promising. It didn't take long before he started making significant mistakes regarding not following standard procedures or written instructions. It was a constant drain explaining to him over and over again how to do things and why we do them that way. After about six months of him not grasping basic concepts, I had to let him go.
Everybody deserves an opportunity to learn and grow with proper guidance but only a select few will learn from constructive criticism, there comes a time to cut your losses when your guidance is not being followed.
@olemanriver : If I was told to go get a switch I would come back with a rock for her to throw at me because I knew she couldn't hit the broadside of a barn.
My Mom spanked me with a plastic hair brush, once, and it broke; I laughed...
Psychological abuse is more effective.
Many years ago a Fifth Grade teacher needed to deal with a significant behavior issue with a student just as the final bell for the day was ringing on a Friday afternoon. She told him he would be punished on Monday. The student was worrying over the entire weekend about what the teacher would think was appropriate. His worry was so evident that his parents finally got him to explain why he wasn't behaving normally. First thing Monday morning, those parents were at the school chewing the teacher a new one long before the bus arrived with their son. The principal supported the student's side of the issue and reprimanded the teacher.
In my day, the teacher would have punished me immediately, then driven me home so she could explain to my parents why she did what she did. After she would have left, I would have received more punishment. Fortunately, I was a perfect angel.
agree with most of above and a sit down is long overdue. Have learned a lot from one person I work with as he takes lots more time than me to do a job but he is meticulous and I do not have to go back behind him - just the opposite of what you are faced with. Put your person in a position they can be successful in and if you both cannot find that let them know they is not cut out for this profession.
Had a LS who could not make a decision and got 'flustered' when the going got tough. He left us and went to work with a big box firm and then figured our surveying wasn't for him - he is happy to teach school and stops by to say hi now and then.
Having 90 percent of what it takes to do the job right is what causes the greatest internal issues. Many times, the goal is to have someone ahead of you to take the heat by telling you precisely how something is to be done. Being able to handle the heat and being the BIG DOG results in a paycheck difference that can be outstanding.
I've found that going in the field and showing the young guys how I expect things to be done is more effective with a stubborn one than handing lists to him. As a Dad I learned that each kid is different and sometimes you have to modify your method of parenting. That applies to LSIs just as well.
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