Employer Question

[Hoover]

If you worked at a small business. And your boss just bought a new house, and instead of working at the office, he made you help him move. Would you be pissed or happy to be out of the office?

Please note: This is not packing or unpacking, this is just moving boxes and other stiff.

Just seeing what I can get away with...

[Brock]

"Boss, it's not my fault you don't have any friends."

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Hoover

Hmmmm, what if I gave them the option? Work at the office or help move. Moving will have good eats and cold beer.

Seriousally dude don't give them options. If they work for you, tell them what you want done. Being the good boss you give them food and beer, but it shouldn't really matter - you pay the check you tell them what to do.

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Seriousally dude don't give them options. If they work for you, tell them what you want done. Being the good boss you give them food and beer, but it shouldn't really matter - you pay the check you tell them what to do.

what are you talking about? they're not slaves, if someone told me to go clean their house I'd just laugh....

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Hoover........

How would that Boss Respond, if say, one of the employees, hired to do office work, "strained" their back backing boxes?


that said.....I worked in a small office after college, and on a couple of occasions the bossed asked me to do things, at my regular pay rate out of the office..........things like helping his friend sheet and roof his house, Locate his Septic and Laterals with GPS, Pleasure his wife.........the basics.

I did most of those things as I'd take being outside on a nice day, any day over the office...........but you need to make it a choice. choices with Fringe benefits are nice.

I'd pay for a Chiro visit and expect them back to work...

I think i'll just stay away from this. One guy offered to help for Free. Plus its not like I'll make a little old lady move my washer on her back.

I never ask my employees to do anything I would not do myself.

[badgirl]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Seriousally dude don't give them options. If they work for you, tell them what you want done. Being the good boss you give them food and beer, but it shouldn't really matter - you pay the check you tell them what to do.

I don't think just because he's the boss he can tell them what to do.
Only when it comes to the job they were hired to do should a boss be able to tell an employer what to do, helping move isn't one of those things, he should throw it on the table and see who grabs it, they should still get their pay as if they were in the office, or more.

[morphius]

I'd make it an option with food and drinks. If you make it mandatory, they will be pissed off.

[Brock]

Oh, you're going to give them beer, too. Ha ha. I can see it now, one of the plows into a telephone pole, and Hoover gets sued.

[ChiefsCountry]

I can tell some of you guys have never owned your own business before.

[PastorMikH]

Hoover, here's what I would do...

I'd close the office for a couple of days due to a lack of work, but let the people know that if any still want to get paid, they are welcome to come help you move, and the company would pay their regular salaries. That way they have a choice. Personally, if I were given the choice of working at a desk or getting out and enjoying a nice day helping someone move, I'd take the moving option. I'm not sure about legalities so it is something you would have to check on, but if they are on the clock and doing a task that you, their employer, assigned them, your workman's comp MAY cover the costs of any injuries unless there is a clause in your policy about the injuries having to have occured AT the job site of the policy. A quick call to your insurance guy could probably answer that one )Though I would tell him that you have work for them off site, I wouldn't devulge the type of work unless asked).

[Brock]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I can tell some of you guys have never owned your own business before.

I have. I paid my workers to do the job I hired them for, not to be my personal valet.

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I can tell some of you guys have never owned your own plantation before.

correct

[badgirl]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I can tell some of you guys have never owned your own business before.

My X husband owned his own business and still does, he may ask some of the guys if they'd mind helping out, but he would not ever demand it from one of them, just cause you own the business doesn't mean you own the people who work for you, you start acting that way and you gonna find yourself withoug workers, no one like working for a asshole.

[badgirl]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Hoover, here's what I would do...

I'd close the office for a couple of days due to a lack of work, but let the people know that if any still want to get paid, they are welcome to come help you move, and the company would pay their regular salaries. That way they have a choice. Personally, if I were given the choice of working at a desk or getting out and enjoying a nice day helping someone move, I'd take the moving option. I'm not sure about legalities so it is something you would have to check on, but if they are on the clock and doing a task that you, their employer, assigned them, your workman's comp MAY cover the costs of any injuries unless there is a clause in your policy about the injuries having to have occured AT the job site of the policy. A quick call to your insurance guy could probably answer that one )Though I would tell him that you have work for them off site, I wouldn't devulge the type of work unless asked).

Your saying you would LIE pastor

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by badgirl

I don't think just because he's the boss he can tell them what to do.

Maybe it's just me, but I thought that's what bosses do.

As for outside of their job description, there's that one tacky little clause as the end of the job description, "other tasks as assigned"

Man I love that Clause! (Well, when I'm the supervisor anyway).

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I can tell some of you guys have never owned your own business before.

Man when I was a kid working at a small business I did a bunch of weird crap. Wash the motor home, feed the cat, pack crap for some trail ride.

So since I'm low on work for the moment, can I just send thiem home with no pay? I feel like I shoul dget something for the time they are here.