
Originally Posted by
pritch
I experienced something like that - twice. "Stick your job up your arse." The first time that happened it came out of the blue, I thought things could escalate rapidly so I walked away. Second time, same guy, a foremen no less, and he said it in front some of his staff. I told him I was on my way to check something in the yard, when I got back to the office I'd tell the pay clerk to make up his pay. If he changed his mind he should get to the office before me. He was there, and thereafter a changed man.
At one large company we had a few disgruntled drivers from time to time. Dispatcher would lean over counter looking towards floor and ask if their legs were working ok. Second question was you do know how to find the exit gate, well problem solved.
The ones that do walk off the job and go somewhere else usually did it with little fanfare.
Back to topic original poster could consider hiring immigrants as apparently they’ll never have housing problems. And coming from some foreign dictatorship they’re probably unlikely to complain much or ask for pay rises to often…. Sometimes different perspectives might even bring new profitable ideas or better ways of doing things.
Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket - Eric Hoffer
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