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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:32 AM Jul 2015

One per-center tells WHY he is voting for Bernie

[–]Comms 248 points 1 day ago
My father owned a moderate sized construction business and he always paid well above market rates for his employees. I worked with him every summer and when I asked him why his reasoning was very simple:
i) He hates turn over and the whole hiring process. He'd rather pay someone more and have them stay with him for years (many of his guys worked with him for decades) than have to constantly be in a hiring process
ii) He has expensive equipment and tools. Paying his guys well means nothing is every stolen and his crew actually ensures everything is locked up, locked down, put away, and secured at the end of each day.
iii) Because he paid them well they only needed one job meaning they were always well rested and focused on their work.
iv) His crew were his best advocates. Much like the OP, his guys would pursue leads, sell, and hand him warm closes. My father's company usually had a 6-12 month wait list depending on the time of year. And people would wait because his people did great work.
This race to the bottom when it comes to pay is just a terrible practice and only exists because a few already rich people just want more money. That needs to end.
Interesting story related to point ii: He opened a branch of his business in Miami after hurricane Andrew to help with the rebuilding. One night one of his trucks was broken into and a bunch of expensive tools were stolen. The next day his entire crew decided they were going to sleep on site to prevent that from happening again. They picked up some cots and tents the first few nights until my dad rented a few RVs for the six or so months they were down there. When I was visiting the entire crew treated it like they were at sleep-away camp.
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One per-center tells WHY he is voting for Bernie (Original Post) kpete Jul 2015 OP
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