Me too, pink , fluorescent pink, my chargers and batteries and hand tools. I buy yellow cords and when I buy them I sharpie my initials on every loop so when I unroll them I can easily spot them on the floor amongst several trades because every two feet or so you see my marks
I met an old craftsman who defaced everything he owned , he says “ nobody steals ugly stuff!” I now paint everything Neon green … it looks awful but it never walks away
Best thing to do is, "oh you need money, what do you have of value? You need $250, sure give me that smith and Wesson, once you pay it back, the Smith and Wesson is yours again"
I never loan money. If a 'friend' asks, I'll just give them 50 bucks which is better than loaning him $200 with the expectation of getting it back because I don't like playing the debt collector game.
@@newdefsysI did exactly this, best part is, every conversation he starts with me I reply with "where's my money" that instantly give them amnesia that they even started a conversation in the first place. They then think after a month or two of not engaging you may have forgotten only to be hit with the same thing after they say " hey man, long time how you been " instantly go quiet again. My advice if you EVER want to avoid people who are annoying and begging and mooching, loan em like 20 to 50, nothing more nothing less, that amount will keep them away forever, so long as you always ALWAYS ask them about it the moment they start a conversation.
@@diegomurillo2194 I have a gun and you have 250 and you say gimme the 250 for the gun and I'll give it back when you pay me, now I have 250 and a gun
Some kid in my HS broke into several cars for their radios. When the original owner of the radio tried to "buy" it back... The seller ended up with a ER trip!
My very first trade boss was a man named Mr. Good, I was 18 and he drove me to the construction site for free and bought me my lunch while also teaching me a lot of things, he’s a good man and I worked my ass of for him because I could tell he cared about me and making sure I could get the job done
Hell yeah. That's a good boss right there, had a similar experience. Still close with all of em, even the ones that quit or stopped showing up to work hahaha.
lol not only the last one? if i grab you cigarettes 4 times i will charge that shit man. Like and if someone takes me up from home e.g. and takes me to work with him i at least make sure to give something back every now and then. and so on... that last one was just really serious
@@AraiDigitalnaw. You should give fair warning if you’re buying lunch and billing me later. You don’t say I said “yeah” to lunch then buy steak and lobster at $200 a meal. I don’t care if you think that’s value, I thought you were getting me a $5 pizza.
@@HeckslerGaming-pi7sy none of the deductions are legitimate and grounds for a legal case, the theft needs to go through the proper legal process you can't just deduct pay like that. What if the owner sold the drill for cash then claimed the worker stole it so he could fire them?
@@adamgray8333 I use to say if you weren't standing on it then it would be stolen hell now days that saying don't work because they'll knock you over and take it now days they just don't care anymore
Boss has a point for everything but the lunch. If he asking "you want lunch" the default understanding, especially in the trades, is that its on his dime.
I believe its "do you want me to grab you anything" they didn't go to lunch together and the boss paid or something. You fly I buy is a default understanding it convenient and they do it every week. Otherwise, dunno if that true in the trade.
@@desertodavid Yeah, who hell thinks someone offering to save you some time means they are paying, or gets offended by it if they expect something more. This is why we can't have nice things.
@@dewdodu The issue is not getting back and being like $2.50 please. If you come back and brush it off then you just did me a solid. Giving me a bill later would get you laughed in the face.
If it cost me 10 bucks for a Mcmeal to keep an employee busy on the job instead of leaving for lunch, it sounds like a bargain to me. I’ve bought pizza for workers before just to keep them focused on their work. Of course they still get time to stop and eat, but they’ll stick to schedule if they’re not leaving the work site.
@@dewdodu I feel this. Just be a grown-ass man and ask "How much do I owe you" when he gets back and that solves 99% of all problems. Either you pay him then and there or you're off the hook.
I had a foreman try to do something similar to this once. He would offer to take you to lunch everyday. He always went to a burger joint where it was at minimum $15 to eat. And he would offer to pay. Which I was making $8/h at the time so it was greatly appreciated. After 2 weeks of working my paycheck came in at $300. Turns out every time he saw you sitting down or take a bathroom break he deducted one hour of pay and every time he he bought you lunch he did ducted that plus interest. Quit the same day. Threaten to sue and he gave me $200 extra plus an extra $100 to stay. I took the money and never went back.
@yoshibear7526 if he sued and had a good lawyer poke into the company. He could've gotten them shut down and a nice paycheck. To anyone else reading this its illegal to deduct from employee paychecks like that without it being in the legal paperwork when you're hired.
Way-back when I was young and broke, I'd show up to work and my boss would pull his pockets out and say, "I'm just checking to see if I can aforsld you working today". LOL
I worked a parking lot outside an airport.. Got to many weeks of checks not clearing.. we couldn't cash our 300$ paychecks.. one of them called the news.. that worked, but a bit of a dixk move considering how laxed the job was... Had a Playstation in the booth dumbbells, a BBQ outside, tv vcr and stereo..
@@mandelorean6243 bro aint none of that matters if people can’t pay rent. Even if they employed teenagers “I’m gonna write you fake-ass checks cuz I bought a playstation for everyone” is a shit move. Always worth sticking it to people like that. Like, why the fuck you even show up that job and work for free?
@@mandelorean6243 Bossman would have had to pick up his teeth off the floor and go buy new electronics after i got done pawning them off so I could actually get the paycheck he used to buy them with
I was giving this guy a ride to and from work going out of my way ten minutes every day. After two months of this, I asked him to pitch in $15.00 a week for gas. He quit on the spot.
I mean, unless they ask for money from you for your items or ask for the money after theyve givin it or while they’re giving it to you they cant do shit legally deducting it from your pays wage theft
Guys nothing is free meals unless your a lady. Now are you a lady on a date? So if some asking you about something ask first who is paying or is it free. This thing are common sense in work.
@chaosinsurgency6636 this is why everyone is expected to pay for their own lunch at our company. If someone asks "you want anything" at our company a yes means you're covering yourself. And if someone does cover you, you are expected to pay them back in a week or you buy them lunch at some point.
There’s literally landscape bosses that either go through this every week. Or just take their guys to get drugs. Pretty much any labor job deals with this
I worked for a 1/2 ass landscape company for couple of years in the early 00's right out of high school as their mechanic, and I had it happen to me where one of our mexican sod layers stole some my wrenches out of the tool box in the shop while I was at lunch, and later that day came back trying to BS me he had a good deal, not realizing I had etched my name in the tools as he did not read, or speak good English, I got my tools back after talking to his buddy which was one of our best and honest workers, needless to say that dude hit the gate to never come back!!!
@@CommodoreFan64 we had a Mexican guy steal the boss's dumbbells and put them on craigslist with his burner number that he used while he was here working. Boss had a key to their apartment since he was paying for the apartment while they were all here working. He went in, took them back, went and picked him up from a lawn he was on, took him to gather his stuff and drove him to the airport the same day. Which was nice because normally they ride the bus back to Mexico when their work visa expires. He gave all the other Mexicans a dollar an hour raise and told them to do a better job finding the guys replacement next year.
I paint all my tools purple and write my name in fluorescent orange on them. Makes them gaudy to the point where no one wants to steal them and I can use a blacklight to find that missing tool.
Yeah I've heard of people using some type of hidden hand writing. Funny thing today I was walking when I saw a nice circular saw, and something else past this busy place. There were three roofers... I thought it would be so easy to distract two of them, and have someone else grab the two tools. While I don't steal? I was just thinking how horrible of a place it is to leave an expensive item around. Like it is just asking to be robbed honestly. Almost like women leaving their expensive phones or wallet sticking out of their back pocket.
Why would he want to be his personal accountant then fire him? So he does the accounting and then fires the guy? Why? Oh wait you're just an idiot who doesn't know the difference between then and than nvm.
Yessir, that's construction for you. Either you're working 32 hour weeks because the office doesn't want to lay off the good workers, or you're working 60 hours a week and trying to catch the tool thieves pawning your stuff to support their meth habit.
You can't deduct from a paycheck without a signature before the check is issued. That's the law. Hire a better person or wait till after he has cashed his full check for payment. You're enabling him. Don't have to be his parent.
You never know with some people. I asked somebody to grab a half gallon of milk which fit nicely in my small refrigerator in the camper. He brought back a whole gallon, a paper bag full of different cereals, and something else I can't remember. (I quit eating breakfast cereal years ago,😒 and now had to find half gallon containers for the milk)! BUT The real kicker was he wanted me to pay for all this stuff!
Bro I had a cousin offer me a beer when I was 18 and he was 24. And the guy asked me to pay him back 3 weeks later like 20 dollars for it. Giving me flashbacks to that moment.
@@NightstarReaper the lesson being there is no such thing as a free lunch if they pay for it great but don't get mad if they expect to get paided back
I once worked at a car wash, busted my @$$ off all day in the heat, did a great job, only me working, the owner politely asked me "I'm getting some lunch at Wendy's, you want anything, ill get it for you". He brought me back a burger, fries and coke, then in my face deducted it from my pay, i told him to both keep the food and my check too. He was out of business within the week also 😂
@@kangerer8886 So? A kid wanting to work isn't like being out there pushing rocks. Actually teaches skills, handling money, saving money, being self sufficient. Back in the 20's a ten year old kid was more mature than the average 20 year old today, crime was also extremely low because everyone was working. The only reason there's compulsory schooling is because they banned kids from working, which led to a massive spike in crime. Kids today don't take school seriously, don't want or even know how to work, don't even have chores to do, just want to hang out with losers or play games.
@@robertburk5550wow, so, 1) not sure _anyone_ was talking about child labor (not even gonna touch that, though), and, 2) you sound like you haven't talked to a "kid" since your own went off to college in the 80's. Maybe reach out to them (and be nice to them, and care about how they are and what they're doing), and you'll be a happier person.
@@SimonWoodburyForget its more than just to work and back, in many jobs the bathroom is at the closest gas station, meaning someone without a car needs someone else to also stop working to drive them. That's not just gas and travel but also loss of productivity of 2 people for one person's needs. Employees cost more than just the hourly rate they are paid. Only legitimate business owners and top staff understand this.
@@raguellagrande7344employers and top staff are also the only ones to know that sometimes, the dude with 3 DUIS who you pick up every morning is the most reliable employee you will ever have
@@raguellagrande7344 sounds like they need a porta potty not giving reasonable bathroom breaks is against the law and every state I have lived in it's illegal to deduct for it
Reminds me of a coworker at a restaurant job I had who warned about how "Oh, don't break anything here or they'll take it out of your pay." She was the ONLY one who had that problem. Because while everyone else might a dish once a week at worst, she broke several every shift. For example, rather than place the glasses into the glass rack like everyone else, she dropped them in. Doing so broke about 3 glasses every shift.
@@ktmzuk and that’s why you’re unemployed lol I get the same kind of morons responding to my help wanted ad telling me they want a minimum of $50 an hour cash. If you wanna make more money than me start your own company idiot
@@eskimoblack If they are stolen out of your vehicle you file a claim on your auto insurance. Unless you only have liability insurance, then you're fucked, but if you work out of your truck you should get full coverage so your tools are covered if they are stolen.
@@eskimoblack You can insure literally anything, the river dance guy insured his legs back in the day, singers insure their own voices. I have a special policy for a bunch o guns i inherited.
Father in law kept his tools in a storage unit when he moving to a new house.. . All got ripped off once. Everything he had.... And that was what he did for a living
I worked with a guy like this once. I drove trucks in AM and waited tables (with him) in the evenings, he asked be to borrow 50… I was like damn you usually ask for 20 but I don’t have it… he goes “I figured since you have to jobs you could help me a bit” I didn’t even say anything I just walked away.
what you do is you borrow money from him and never lend money to him. Have cameras on your car and at your house. (try to not let him know where you live) they usually are loud and sometimes violent. They rarely go to court but the few times they do, you always win because they look bad all around and it's easy to fight that type of case.
I ran my dad's roofing business for years.. always a guy just like that, thought it was just roofers. Years later I'm running a painting business.. same guy different trade
What do you expect with painting and roofing. Literally bottom of the barrel in the construction trades. You benefit off the backs of these knuckleheads so don't complain.
This… is one of the best short story form videos that I’ve ever seen. There are clear character arcs with a fill and consistent story. Every word is needed to make it work. This is funny and the best micro film I’ve seen yet
@@3182john The answer to that would be “maybe you’ll have to sacrifice your Miller light for a couple of weeks.” My husband’s shop is cool sometimes though. Depending on the kind of worker you are, they’ll buy a tool then deduct a little bit from your check. Also their policy is that if a tool is over 200 bucks, they’ll buy it, but it’s a shop tool. Usually it’s a torque wrench or impact driver.
You'll have that. I had a guy on the crew who couldn't get a day in without hitting me up for something. At pay day he owed me all but a twenty out of his check. He didn't have a licence so I picked him up. One morning I went to his home where a cord of firewood had been dumped in his yard. My one of a kind tarp was on top. I didn't say a thing but kept him on for another couple of weeks. During that period I didn't dip into my pocket to help him out. Back at my place a load of wood was missing. On his last day while he was " working" I went to his home, folded the tarp and tossed the firewood in my truck. That afternoon I handed him a check that had a firewood/ tarp deduction. Ya just gotta watch your stuff or it drives away.
I can pretty much guarantee that he was on some form of drug, even if it was alcohol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying a beer even as I write this. But I have only ever seen the “no shame” attitude from addicts. This is not an excuse, it’s a warning. Addiction kills self-criticism. If a co-worker is itchy, 90% chance he will steal your tools.
When i was in construction, a co-worker used to catch a ride with me 60 miles trip to the site, he never offered to buy gas..and was travelling with me for over a month..we both get the same wages one day i asked him to give me aome gas money he told me he couldn't afford it. That's the last time he got picked up..at the time i had to go out of my way to pick him up.😡
Had a similar experience but round trip was only the same as your one way. But the other guy was my actual brother and he got the hint after the first couple paychecks.
i only ever offerred rides when it was convenient for me and most people offerred to give me gas money without me asking. for those that didnt and i felt they were being ungrateful i just stop helping them. similar situation too, we make the same amount of money for the most part and these people wouldnt bring lunch to work claiming they were too broke always bumming cigs off everyone and stuff.
Man I'd love to find a boss that'd be willing to deduct fuel and time out of picking me up for work. Right now I'm stuck either pedaling or walking lol
Nah bro you didn't get the point the point is you DONT want this situation bc you basically on slave labor at that point idve knocked that dumbass foreman out robbed his wallet and ciggs and left a lil note sayijg find a new employee bitch ass lil man have had to do it before for bosses dicking my pay and always willing to again if im even 5 short on what my math is i aint nobodys do boy ik my worth and it aint free lmao 😂 I feel u tho I started working at 13 with abusive parents I'd walk 4 miles to work with a busted up face lol
In college I worked two summers for 3 months each installing furniture into new dorms and it is SO accurate. Both years we would start with 20 guys and 3 weeks later we would be missing 2-3 drills and 4 guys.
I'm a commercial plumber now but spent years framing houses and this is so accurate especially with the backdrop. Framers are a different breed. I've had some milwaukee batteries go "missing" on those jobsites before.
Reminds me of my last helper. I had to pick him up and drop him off for work every day, almost never the same place. He got pissy and quit when he found out I wasnt paying him for the time from picking him up to the first job and from the last job to being dropped off. I wasnt even deducting anything for gas.
Good advice but it assumes both parties are acting in good faith. People like the employee here will makeup any excuse to renege regardless of the agreement/understanding. My favorite example is Bill Clinton when questioned about his affair with Monica and Bill answered with his famous: "It depends on what your definition of the word 'is' is.
Would you seriously ask someone to buy you 4 packets of cigarettes and expect me to believe that you thought the person you asked was shouting you? No, it's clear in this example the employee is 100% in the wrong, no 5% or 10% to the boss, 100% to the employee. I've met plenty of guys who would do those deductions out of pettiness due to the fact that the employee stole from them.
Buying lunch, taking time to pick them up, getting CIGARETTES which cost money to get AND the worker smokes, like... how is it not being on your shoulders to cover those costs petty? One thing to be misleading, but nah.
You're one of those guys that expects another grown man to buy your lunch, take you to work and pay for your smokes? Crazy that you made that public. Someone you know might see this. Very embarrassing
@classic max we got another 13 year old boy that doesn't understand the premises of taking care of one's adult self. If you expect another man to buy your lunch, take your to work, pay for your smokes, for free, just because, then you are a little boy. It's impossible for a grown man to have that thought process, the mind must be underdeveloped and essentially in the realm of a 13 year old boy. It's embarrassing and I would smack your mouth if you expected me, to buy your lunches and drive you around like I'm your daddy. I ain't your daddy boy. You better expect to pay for your stuff little boy.
As for stealing I've never stolen anything. But as for the rest of the video it reminds me of working for my uncle when I was younger. He would nickel and dime me then have the nerve to always rub how much money he made.
Jorge would not have had said business opportunity if Wes had shown up with some integrity, the right attitude, and a good upbringing. Instead, he was blaming others for his problems, complaint about accountability, and NOT performing quality work. I guess you can't expect everybody to be decent people, can ya?
I always provided lunch for the crew. It's not that much money (some guys preferred to bring their own lunches anyway) and it's a good way to make them feel appreciated.
I used to work for millionaires. They would only get pizza 1 time a year outside of their xmas party. But during work hours never had lunch or donuts for us. Only the lower paid office workers would get us breakfast and drinks. Out of their own pay they would do this. Never be paid back by the millionaires either. Just shows you people will money don't give anyone else money. Why they have money.
Bruh just cause they rich they ain’t gotta buy y’all mfs lunch😂 are you still in elementary school? Y’all grown asf out here hating on another man cause he ain’t feeding you. Get ya own meal and stop complaining cause you ain’t getting no handouts😂😂😂😂
We had a trucker back in the early 2000s who was constantly stealing stuff from the cargo, the damages was deducted from his pay every week, not once has he complained, he knew what it was for and we knew that he earned alot more by selling it locally, but neither side ever complained about it. We got compensated for the damages and he got a bonus for whatever he took from the trailer. It was a live and let live relationship.
I use to be a bookkeeper for a painting company. This is how every Monday went. Had to pay them on Monday because if you paid them on Friday they didn't have enough money to get to work on Monday.
I never understood it. If you have spending problems, put half of every paycheck into a savings account that requires withdrawals be done in person. By the time you get up, dressed, drive to the bank, you'll probably change your mind about whatever dumb shit you were trying to do.
@@jackbrax7808 most construction workers are making in the $20 an hour range at best. After taxes they might take home $2000-$2500 a month. Show me some place in this country where you can plan and save like that and survive on $2000 a month.
One thing I hate about construction is the thieves. How can a grown man steal just ask for help. Anyone in construction will help you if you ask for help don’t steal
That's why I don't work with people anymore. When I worked construction and mechanics I swear there was no difference between the co-workers. There was the quiet guy that got shit done, the clown, the crackhead, the know it all, and the thief (which usually doubles as the crackhead) And they constantly want to borrow tools, expensive tools, and then try to "accidentally" hide it in their trucks and hope I forget. It got to the point where I was doing everybody's job because they never wanted to buy their own tools to do said job and I was tired of getting borrowed and stole from. Fuck all that. I run my own company now alone and make twice as much.
Hope all is well there’s nothing I hate more than thieves. Live in Minneapolis and it used to be great here but ever since George Floyd place has gone to shit. I’ve been carjacked twice in the last 2 years both at gunpoint with my car ended up getting totaled and shit sucks.
@@Killshot15 honestly, why was man made a martyr when all he did was get himself killed when he was drugged up/ high af Comply with the police and get in the car and guys won’t be in these situations…
@@monkeybandit4162 fr they tried to make the dude seem like he was a good guy and people bought it some people just believe anything there government tells them without thinking twice
My old boss ran out of checks one week and asked if I wanted to just take whatever cash he had on him until he got more when I asked about when I could get paid. I turned it down cause I didn't have any immediate expenses. Realized later that he thought I needed beer money.
We had a good relationship with a Florida pawn shop. He called me Everytime one of our harnesses and yoyo showed up. I bet you after I bought all the harnesses new, I bought them 3 more times...
@@williamjenkins4913 why would I do that? So people would take them somewhere else, and I would never find them and have to buy them new again? No thanks Plus the guy had everything I needed, he had their photo ID, thumbprint and I would just swear out of warrant for theft against my guys and fire them. The guy actually help me a lot, I was thankful.
Uhhh Yeah you can if the whole thing is a handshake deal You do realize that like 70% of construction workers are paid in cash or check? They don’t have no W2 or anything, they are contract workers And even if this was in some way, illegal (it’s not) The dude would be in the cell next to him for stealing The only thing wrong in this, is the lunch If boss man asks if you want lunch, it comes outta his pocket That’s how it is with the trades every time
Contractor. If he’s shady he has more to lose. If he isn’t shady, then everyone’s got more to lose by letting theft slide. Deduction for lunch is scummy though.
Why would a contractor ever buy anybody lunch or cigarettes for free of course, he expected his money back. It was just doing him a favor, not having to travel since he had no car
I work at a HVAC company with a guy like this right now. Never seems to have money every week always needs to “borrow”, never has the proper tools but “8 years experience”, always needs a ride but doesn’t want to pay, and when he borrows your tools there’s a chance he’ll break them and refuse to replace them
@@eddiewilliams46 PVC cutters snapped, 2 knives/box blades 1 he broke the tip off the other he gunked up with mastic tape, left multi meter and pipe wrench in attic, broke numerous oxy-acetylene torch heads (supplied by the company but still its the lack of care) He’s on the way out the door what i’ve been told
@Trxll. Treyyy wow 16 years in the industry and I've never seen tools brake like that. Meters and drills and all sorts of other expensive ass tools being left on roofs and attics......All the time!
@@ZHZhuull No they're not, the only thing on there that's even remotely legal is the deduction for the drill, which honestly if the boss knows should charge the worker for theft, outside of that the rest is indeed wage theft and yes, it is illegal, it's not deby reocvery, it's wage theft.
you got the voice perfect for the guy who got the paycut. i’ve known so many country boy types who just can’t comprehend this kind of thing and won’t change
@@williamjenkins4913, how so? If you got your own drill back from the landscaper only 1 guy interacted with, you know who it was. Also, I wouldn't expect a modern company to pay for employees "cancer-sticks" supporting a dangerous/unhealthy habit.
There's a road in Burbank, Oklahoma called wizbang. The Osage called it that because they would hear the wiz from a bullet going by and then the bang from the gun. Apparently, the oilfield workers would bring their. 45 with them to pick up their paycheck. If it was short, then there would be "differences", thus the wizbang. True story.
This video makes bring back hood memories because I had a good buddy I used to work with in concrete and he would do this all the time. I never really payed attention until this video came up. I ended up using his tools still cause we were cool like that (he knew I wouldn’t take it) just because I thought it was funny. Man do I miss him I haven’t talked to him in almost 2 years and I have no way of finding out how he’s doing. Jared if you see this, I’m looking for you deeno!!
Back in the early eighteen-hundreds mining companies used to do something similar to their employees they set up a small .In this town the mining companies owned everything. If you are employed by the mining co. you bought them, at the mining companies tool store, need a place to sleep, they own that too.
No, as the person offering, you say hey, I got lunch today, you hungry? Otherwise I'm not paying for you just because I asked if you wanted lunch, you're a grown ass man
My dad used to be "friends" with a guy who he said was a smooth talker. Dad loaned the guy two 8 track tapes. Months later he remembered to ask the guy for his tapes back. He realized as he was driving away that not only did he not have his tapes back, he had loaned the guy another tape. He never dealt with that guy again. Important life lessons from the old man.
I know a guy who spray paints his tools pink. I asked him about it, and he told me that nobody steals a pink hammer.
Me too, pink , fluorescent pink, my chargers and batteries and hand tools. I buy yellow cords and when I buy them I sharpie my initials on every loop so when I unroll them I can easily spot them on the floor amongst several trades because every two feet or so you see my marks
I do it too
That's funny. I used to paint mine orange, when I worked for a maintenance company. To many people not to mark your tools. Lol.
I met an old craftsman who defaced everything he owned , he says “ nobody steals ugly stuff!”
I now paint everything Neon green … it looks awful but it never walks away
I put rainbow decals on my stuff. Most blue collar people aren't openly gay, so everyone knows where it belongs.
If you "NEVER" want to see anyone again, loan them some money.
Best thing to do is, "oh you need money, what do you have of value? You need $250, sure give me that smith and Wesson, once you pay it back, the Smith and Wesson is yours again"
I never loan money. If a 'friend' asks, I'll just give them 50 bucks which is better than loaning him $200 with the expectation of getting it back because I don't like playing the debt collector game.
@@newdefsysI did exactly this, best part is, every conversation he starts with me I reply with "where's my money" that instantly give them amnesia that they even started a conversation in the first place. They then think after a month or two of not engaging you may have forgotten only to be hit with the same thing after they say " hey man, long time how you been " instantly go quiet again.
My advice if you EVER want to avoid people who are annoying and begging and mooching, loan em like 20 to 50, nothing more nothing less, that amount will keep them away forever, so long as you always ALWAYS ask them about it the moment they start a conversation.
@@diegomurillo2194 I have a gun and you have 250 and you say gimme the 250 for the gun and I'll give it back when you pay me, now I have 250 and a gun
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Damn, you’re driving that man to work and back buying him lunch cigarettes, and then he steals a drill Id charge him to
My alcoholic boss lost his license permanently . I had to pick him up and take him home during the week. I walked out eventually.
Nah that’s too nice he needs to be fired
I like how all the deductions really add up to the $95.07 🤣😂🤣
I’m just gonna take your word for it 😂
Huh... It actually does.
That's what he got paid.
You must have missed the Milwaukee drill price
Milwaukee drill price was $429
“The landscaper sold it back to me” 🤣
Yeah that’s something the landscaper would do
Some kid in my HS broke into several cars for their radios. When the original owner of the radio tried to "buy" it back... The seller ended up with a ER trip!
Ppl always looking down on us
that shit got me too!
The funniest shit ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The landscaper was the real winner
Depends. Did he sell it back on cost?
@@johnnyrotten200 he deserves a little compensation! Haha
@@ntamsma 🤣
Lol. Economics for the win
No he isn’t because he’s giving me my drill and he can talk to the guy that sold it to him about his money.
My very first trade boss was a man named Mr. Good, I was 18 and he drove me to the construction site for free and bought me my lunch while also teaching me a lot of things, he’s a good man and I worked my ass of for him because I could tell he cared about me and making sure I could get the job done
I did the same for a helper and she said I was the worst thing that's ever happened to her in her life lol
Hell yeah. That's a good boss right there, had a similar experience. Still close with all of em, even the ones that quit or stopped showing up to work hahaha.
That's what a good boss does. The way it should be
Yeah that man understood respect and taking care of their employee and yoy understood loyalty and hard work not a lot of it now a days
@@umadbrashe’s probably one of them “strong independent” folk
Okay, that last charge was legit.
Prob only reason he did it in the first place was bc of them deductions lmfao
All the charges were legit lol
lol not only the last one?
if i grab you cigarettes 4 times i will charge that shit man.
Like and if someone takes me up from home e.g. and takes me to work with him i at least make sure to give something back every now and then. and so on... that last one was just really serious
@@AraiDigitalnaw. You should give fair warning if you’re buying lunch and billing me later. You don’t say I said “yeah” to lunch then buy steak and lobster at $200 a meal. I don’t care if you think that’s value, I thought you were getting me a $5 pizza.
@@HeckslerGaming-pi7sy none of the deductions are legitimate and grounds for a legal case, the theft needs to go through the proper legal process you can't just deduct pay like that. What if the owner sold the drill for cash then claimed the worker stole it so he could fire them?
As a landscaper I can confirm. There's only 27 blowers in this city and they all just steal from each other and trade it around that way.
Only 27 blowers? What, are you not counting your mother?
Can confirm 👍
BTW, ima need that hand blower and 3 Rakes next Wednesday 😂
How tf do they steal a blower!?
@@warpigs9069 not locked down, walk up. Walk away with it.
Our city unofficial slogan is "lock it or lose it"
@@adamgray8333 I use to say if you weren't standing on it then it would be stolen hell now days that saying don't work because they'll knock you over and take it now days they just don't care anymore
Boss has a point for everything but the lunch. If he asking "you want lunch" the default understanding, especially in the trades, is that its on his dime.
I believe its "do you want me to grab you anything" they didn't go to lunch together and the boss paid or something. You fly I buy is a default understanding it convenient and they do it every week. Otherwise, dunno if that true in the trade.
@@desertodavid Yeah, who hell thinks someone offering to save you some time means they are paying, or gets offended by it if they expect something more. This is why we can't have nice things.
@@dewdodu The issue is not getting back and being like $2.50 please. If you come back and brush it off then you just did me a solid. Giving me a bill later would get you laughed in the face.
If it cost me 10 bucks for a Mcmeal to keep an employee busy on the job instead of leaving for lunch, it sounds like a bargain to me. I’ve bought pizza for workers before just to keep them focused on their work. Of course they still get time to stop and eat, but they’ll stick to schedule if they’re not leaving the work site.
@@dewdodu I feel this. Just be a grown-ass man and ask "How much do I owe you" when he gets back and that solves 99% of all problems. Either you pay him then and there or you're off the hook.
Sound like the nicest boss ever to front all that shit.
That's not an employee,that's a deductible
I had a foreman try to do something similar to this once. He would offer to take you to lunch everyday. He always went to a burger joint where it was at minimum $15 to eat. And he would offer to pay. Which I was making $8/h at the time so it was greatly appreciated. After 2 weeks of working my paycheck came in at $300. Turns out every time he saw you sitting down or take a bathroom break he deducted one hour of pay and every time he he bought you lunch he did ducted that plus interest. Quit the same day. Threaten to sue and he gave me $200 extra plus an extra $100 to stay. I took the money and never went back.
that sounds extremely illegal
@@experimentalcyborg it is. and sadly nothing can be done because our labor laws are shit
That company should go out of business tf
@yoshibear7526 if he sued and had a good lawyer poke into the company. He could've gotten them shut down and a nice paycheck. To anyone else reading this its illegal to deduct from employee paychecks like that without it being in the legal paperwork when you're hired.
What's the name of the company?
That's the kindest, most understanding boss I've ever heard of!
Known WAY too many bosses like that.
How, he made illegal payroll deductions,
@@notamouse9211 And the guy stole a drill from him.
@@SporkyMcFlyprolly because the dude ain’t hardly paying him from the sound of it 😂😂
@@stevebob99332If you are stealing from the company and don't have a mode of transportation, the odds are that guy isn't worth much per hour.
I just asked you for some cigarettes i didn't know your was gonna charge me... I'm dead 😂
Way-back when I was young and broke, I'd show up to work and my boss would pull his pockets out and say, "I'm just checking to see if I can aforsld you working today". LOL
I worked a parking lot outside an airport..
Got to many weeks of checks not clearing.. we couldn't cash our 300$ paychecks.. one of them called the news.. that worked, but a bit of a dixk move considering how laxed the job was...
Had a Playstation in the booth dumbbells, a BBQ outside, tv vcr and stereo..
@@mandelorean6243 bro aint none of that matters if people can’t pay rent. Even if they employed teenagers “I’m gonna write you fake-ass checks cuz I bought a playstation for everyone” is a shit move. Always worth sticking it to people like that. Like, why the fuck you even show up that job and work for free?
@@mandelorean6243 Bossman would have had to pick up his teeth off the floor and go buy new electronics after i got done pawning them off so I could actually get the paycheck he used to buy them with
@@VisonsofFalseTruthsMust not have had any bills because of weeks of no pay sounds like no food, no gas and homeless.
@@VisonsofFalseTruths I mean sounds like they paying you to live at work 😂😂
I was giving this guy a ride to and from work going out of my way ten minutes every day. After two months of this, I asked him to pitch in $15.00 a week for gas. He quit on the spot.
15 a week? That's a bargain. I mean, depending on when of course.
That's crazy. I'm paying 15 a day or trip or 25 to 30 just for one way of an uber ride sometimes. 15 bucks a week.. lol.
He's a loser bro ain't got no priorities prolly spends his money on dumb shit and gets mad when he's has to responsibly use his money lol
Sounds like he worked you for about 10 hours of your time (your life) Next time you will be charging for that ride straight away.
That’s 6.5 hours of your life you can’t get back
Any time my manager or boss said "I'm getting lunch from ..., want anything?" My first response was always "who's paying?"
I mean, unless they ask for money from you for your items or ask for the money after theyve givin it or while they’re giving it to you they cant do shit legally deducting it from your pays wage theft
Huh? Always assume you pay for your own shite unless stated otherwise. What's weird about that?
Nah bro, when someone asks it is implied less you work around brokeys
Guys nothing is free meals unless your a lady. Now are you a lady on a date? So if some asking you about something ask first who is paying or is it free. This thing are common sense in work.
@chaosinsurgency6636 this is why everyone is expected to pay for their own lunch at our company. If someone asks "you want anything" at our company a yes means you're covering yourself. And if someone does cover you, you are expected to pay them back in a week or you buy them lunch at some point.
There’s literally landscape bosses that either go through this every week. Or just take their guys to get drugs. Pretty much any labor job deals with this
Lol oh hell yeah. Or straight up paying the lawn crew in oxys
@clydefrog203😂😂
I actually couldn’t argue with any of those. Firm but fair.
"The landscapers sold it back to me, it's got my name ennngraavvved" I think I've actually heard this one personally
I worked for a 1/2 ass landscape company for couple of years in the early 00's right out of high school as their mechanic, and I had it happen to me where one of our mexican sod layers stole some my wrenches out of the tool box in the shop while I was at lunch, and later that day came back trying to BS me he had a good deal, not realizing I had etched my name in the tools as he did not read, or speak good English, I got my tools back after talking to his buddy which was one of our best and honest workers, needless to say that dude hit the gate to never come back!!!
I've seen it at almost every job ..engraved tools
@@CommodoreFan64 we had a Mexican guy steal the boss's dumbbells and put them on craigslist with his burner number that he used while he was here working. Boss had a key to their apartment since he was paying for the apartment while they were all here working. He went in, took them back, went and picked him up from a lawn he was on, took him to gather his stuff and drove him to the airport the same day.
Which was nice because normally they ride the bus back to Mexico when their work visa expires.
He gave all the other Mexicans a dollar an hour raise and told them to do a better job finding the guys replacement next year.
Steal lots of drills huh?
@Walker yeaa I have quite the collection lolol
I paint all my tools purple and write my name in fluorescent orange on them. Makes them gaudy to the point where no one wants to steal them and I can use a blacklight to find that missing tool.
Damn that’s a good idea. Where do you get the fluorescent pen from
@mickeyshooter5298 lowes or HD bro
you're going to use a blacklight to find a stolen tool.. 😂😂😂 okay batman 😭
That's me w my cashmoney.
💯
Yeah I've heard of people using some type of hidden hand writing.
Funny thing today I was walking when I saw a nice circular saw, and something else past this busy place.
There were three roofers... I thought it would be so easy to distract two of them, and have someone else grab the two tools.
While I don't steal? I was just thinking how horrible of a place it is to leave an expensive item around. Like it is just asking to be robbed honestly.
Almost like women leaving their expensive phones or wallet sticking out of their back pocket.
“The landscaper sold it back to me” 😂
"Name engraved in it"😂😂 Real shit!
Times are so tough, he would rather be this man's personal accountant then fire him and look for someone else.
Payroll has to keep track. It is the entire point
Its a real struggle.
Why would he want to be his personal accountant then fire him? So he does the accounting and then fires the guy?
Why?
Oh wait you're just an idiot who doesn't know the difference between then and than nvm.
Yessir, that's construction for you. Either you're working 32 hour weeks because the office doesn't want to lay off the good workers, or you're working 60 hours a week and trying to catch the tool thieves pawning your stuff to support their meth habit.
You can't deduct from a paycheck without a signature before the check is issued. That's the law. Hire a better person or wait till after he has cashed his full check for payment. You're enabling him. Don't have to be his parent.
To be fair, if your Boss goes to Grab dinner and says "you want some?" that sounds like an invitation to me
Probably be fine to cover the cost as an invitation given he hadn't done all the other stuff on top of it.
You never know with some people. I asked somebody to grab a half gallon of milk which fit nicely in my small refrigerator in the camper. He brought back a whole gallon, a paper bag full of different cereals, and something else I can't remember. (I quit eating breakfast cereal years ago,😒 and now had to find half gallon containers for the milk)! BUT The real kicker was he wanted me to pay for all this stuff!
Cant food be taken out as a business expense on taxes?
When they are on the job of course.
Bro I had a cousin offer me a beer when I was 18 and he was 24. And the guy asked me to pay him back 3 weeks later like 20 dollars for it. Giving me flashbacks to that moment.
@@NightstarReaper the lesson being there is no such thing as a free lunch if they pay for it great but don't get mad if they expect to get paided back
Whatchu selling a drill to a landscaper for anyways? Of course he's gonna sell it back to the contractor 😂
This guy must be a hell of an employee. 😂
I once worked at a car wash, busted my @$$ off all day in the heat, did a great job, only me working, the owner politely asked me "I'm getting some lunch at Wendy's, you want anything, ill get it for you".
He brought me back a burger, fries and coke, then in my face deducted it from my pay, i told him to both keep the food and my check too.
He was out of business within the week also 😂
illegal btw
@@kangerer8886 So?
A kid wanting to work isn't like being out there pushing rocks.
Actually teaches skills, handling money, saving money, being self sufficient.
Back in the 20's a ten year old kid was more mature than the average 20 year old today, crime was also extremely low because everyone was working.
The only reason there's compulsory schooling is because they banned kids from working, which led to a massive spike in crime.
Kids today don't take school seriously, don't want or even know how to work, don't even have chores to do, just want to hang out with losers or play games.
@@robertburk5550Buddy, there are child labor and labor restrictions for a reason.
@@robertburk5550you’ve been brainwashed by the system to life to work rather than work to live
@@robertburk5550wow, so,
1) not sure _anyone_ was talking about child labor (not even gonna touch that, though), and,
2) you sound like you haven't talked to a "kid" since your own went off to college in the 80's. Maybe reach out to them (and be nice to them, and care about how they are and what they're doing), and you'll be a happier person.
The bit about driving you back and forth has me rolling. So calm
@@SimonWoodburyForget yeah. Sometime people don’t have a vehicle and sometimes it’s DUI.
@@SimonWoodburyForget its more than just to work and back, in many jobs the bathroom is at the closest gas station, meaning someone without a car needs someone else to also stop working to drive them.
That's not just gas and travel but also loss of productivity of 2 people for one person's needs.
Employees cost more than just the hourly rate they are paid. Only legitimate business owners and top staff understand this.
@@raguellagrande7344employers and top staff are also the only ones to know that sometimes, the dude with 3 DUIS who you pick up every morning is the most reliable employee you will ever have
@@raguellagrande7344 sounds like they need a porta potty not giving reasonable bathroom breaks is against the law and every state I have lived in it's illegal to deduct for it
Reminds me of a coworker at a restaurant job I had who warned about how "Oh, don't break anything here or they'll take it out of your pay." She was the ONLY one who had that problem. Because while everyone else might a dish once a week at worst, she broke several every shift. For example, rather than place the glasses into the glass rack like everyone else, she dropped them in. Doing so broke about 3 glasses every shift.
Its hilarious how accurate this is. I seen it almost every week when i was a laborer
We had a guy only work one day out of the month, then pitched a fit when his paycheck was $65.
One day for only $65 is basically modern day theft. What a joke.
If I get any less than 500 for one day there's not a hope in hell I'm coming back, fuck that shit
@@ktmzuk and that’s why you’re unemployed lol I get the same kind of morons responding to my help wanted ad telling me they want a minimum of $50 an hour cash. If you wanna make more money than me start your own company idiot
@@ktmzukam I seeing this correctly sir ? Did you just state five hundred dollars is the bare minimum wage for you to work PER DAY ?
@@Thatawkwardmomentful currently charging 750 a day mate
There’s one on every crew….unless it’s roofers or dry wallers then it’s the whole crew
😂😅
@@DontSleepOnTheNap shit no the Mexicans usually have their shit together lol
@@DontSleepOnTheNap 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 I've seen it
FR… they typically operate brooms, water trucks, and their jaws
Or wall guys. Damn form setters
The landscaper sold it back to me😂😂
I love how the company's name is morning wood😂😂😂😂😂
I've had all my tools stolen some fuckers popped the lock on my truck and stole everything. I literally laid in bed for 3 straight days man.
Insurance.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 I was unaware you can insure your tools
@@eskimoblack If they are stolen out of your vehicle you file a claim on your auto insurance. Unless you only have liability insurance, then you're fucked, but if you work out of your truck you should get full coverage so your tools are covered if they are stolen.
@@eskimoblack You can insure literally anything, the river dance guy insured his legs back in the day, singers insure their own voices. I have a special policy for a bunch o guns i inherited.
Father in law kept his tools in a storage unit when he moving to a new house.. . All got ripped off once. Everything he had.... And that was what he did for a living
Can't blame the man for standing up for his rights every week😂
He got his own mustache but uses another man’s drill…
The boss picks you up too, what no car no work
I worked with a guy like this once. I drove trucks in AM and waited tables (with him) in the evenings, he asked be to borrow 50… I was like damn you usually ask for 20 but I don’t have it… he goes “I figured since you have to jobs you could help me a bit” I didn’t even say anything I just walked away.
what you do is you borrow money from him and never lend money to him. Have cameras on your car and at your house. (try to not let him know where you live) they usually are loud and sometimes violent. They rarely go to court but the few times they do, you always win because they look bad all around and it's easy to fight that type of case.
He'll yea just walk away that.. he'll yea u have to jobs and he has one that's y he's borrowing
I ran my dad's roofing business for years.. always a guy just like that, thought it was just roofers. Years later I'm running a painting business.. same guy different trade
So you admit to taking money out of an employees paycheck? 😂 Scumbag
What do you expect with painting and roofing. Literally bottom of the barrel in the construction trades. You benefit off the backs of these knuckleheads so don't complain.
I mean, the drill part he had comin.
There's that guy in every profession, and you're extremely lucky if you only have to deal with one of them.
This… is one of the best short story form videos that I’ve ever seen. There are clear character arcs with a fill and consistent story. Every word is needed to make it work. This is funny and the best micro film I’ve seen yet
The worst is when they buy you some food and drink and say don't worry about it ....then Deducts it from the pay at the last minute 😂
Reason I got out of construction. Everyone broke by Monday trying to borrow everything forever 😂
My husband always says that if you need to borrow something more than twice, you buy it.
Construction works like the old ways of the railroad companies
@@joebaby1975”but that costs money “ is an excuse I’ve heard for so long…
@@3182john
The answer to that would be “maybe you’ll have to sacrifice your Miller light for a couple of weeks.” My husband’s shop is cool sometimes though. Depending on the kind of worker you are, they’ll buy a tool then deduct a little bit from your check. Also their policy is that if a tool is over 200 bucks, they’ll buy it, but it’s a shop tool. Usually it’s a torque wrench or impact driver.
Yes
You'll have that.
I had a guy on the crew who couldn't get a day in without hitting me up for something.
At pay day he owed me all but a twenty out of his check. He didn't have a licence so I picked him up.
One morning I went to his home where a cord of firewood had been dumped in his yard. My one of a kind tarp was on top.
I didn't say a thing but kept him on for another couple of weeks. During that period I didn't dip into my pocket to help him out. Back at my place a load of wood was missing.
On his last day while he was " working" I went to his home, folded the tarp and tossed the firewood in my truck. That afternoon I handed him a check that had a firewood/ tarp deduction.
Ya just gotta watch your stuff or it drives away.
I can pretty much guarantee that he was on some form of drug, even if it was alcohol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying a beer even as I write this. But I have only ever seen the “no shame” attitude from addicts. This is not an excuse, it’s a warning. Addiction kills self-criticism. If a co-worker is itchy, 90% chance he will steal your tools.
We don't quit jobs. We quit people.
"Morning wood lumber company"😂😂
Life is hard, and it's harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
Life Is hard
Even more so when you don't bother to proof read your own writing.
@@ithinkimarealboy2402 If you understood what was trying to be communicated then it really doesn't matter.
@@gregsettle9725the lack of proofreading and doubling down makes you look like the perfect example of the quote
@@XxSolsacexX I do proofread. However, the stroke I suffered about 18 months ago does cause some issues at times.
When i was in construction, a co-worker used to catch a ride with me 60 miles trip to the site, he never offered to buy gas..and was travelling with me for over a month..we both get the same wages one day i asked him to give me aome gas money he told me he couldn't afford it. That's the last time he got picked up..at the time i had to go out of my way to pick him up.😡
Had a similar experience but round trip was only the same as your one way. But the other guy was my actual brother and he got the hint after the first couple paychecks.
That's on ya'll for doing it the first time. Meet at my place you can ride, I gotta go anyway.
Once you give them one ride they feel entitled their brain works in mysterious ways and never offer gas
i only ever offerred rides when it was convenient for me and most people offerred to give me gas money without me asking. for those that didnt and i felt they were being ungrateful i just stop helping them. similar situation too, we make the same amount of money for the most part and these people wouldnt bring lunch to work claiming they were too broke always bumming cigs off everyone and stuff.
Unfortunately, they are the norm I believe 😔
This is hilarious because I ACTUALLY used my Dremel to engrave all my tools including my Milwaukee set.
That is an actual conversation ......😂
Man I'd love to find a boss that'd be willing to deduct fuel and time out of picking me up for work. Right now I'm stuck either pedaling or walking lol
And have them deduct rent and groceries too! Bring back company towns!
Hey if you willing to get paid less then 100 bucks for 2 weeks worth of work I know some farmers that would love you and give you a ride
Some people are grateful for the small amount that they do have😊
I was just thinking this like wtf
Nah bro you didn't get the point the point is you DONT want this situation bc you basically on slave labor at that point idve knocked that dumbass foreman out robbed his wallet and ciggs and left a lil note sayijg find a new employee bitch ass lil man have had to do it before for bosses dicking my pay and always willing to again if im even 5 short on what my math is i aint nobodys do boy ik my worth and it aint free lmao 😂 I feel u tho I started working at 13 with abusive parents I'd walk 4 miles to work with a busted up face lol
This is actually accurate as hell 🤣🤣
In college I worked two summers for 3 months each installing furniture into new dorms and it is SO accurate. Both years we would start with 20 guys and 3 weeks later we would be missing 2-3 drills and 4 guys.
I'm a commercial plumber now but spent years framing houses and this is so accurate especially with the backdrop. Framers are a different breed. I've had some milwaukee batteries go "missing" on those jobsites before.
Same dude goes home and says, “damn, these jobs aren’t worth sh*t now days.” 🤣
That “man come on” had my stomach hurting 😂😂 hell yeah paycheck deduction
Fun Fact! What the employer is doing here is wage theft under federal law! www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/16-flsa-wage-deductions
Reminds me of my last helper. I had to pick him up and drop him off for work every day, almost never the same place. He got pissy and quit when he found out I wasnt paying him for the time from picking him up to the first job and from the last job to being dropped off. I wasnt even deducting anything for gas.
$95.07 sounds like my paychecks from my first job in 1987.... making a whopping $3.35 an hour.
Always communicate what one's expectations are before making a handshake deal. Everyone goes home a winner
"Your treat, or dutch?" Simple as that.
For ESL folks, "dutch" means everyone pays for themselves.
I don't think that's just an ESL problem
Thank you.
Good advice but it assumes both parties are acting in good faith. People like the employee here will makeup any excuse to renege regardless of the agreement/understanding.
My favorite example is Bill Clinton when questioned about his affair with Monica and Bill answered with his famous: "It depends on what your definition of the word 'is' is.
Would you seriously ask someone to buy you 4 packets of cigarettes and expect me to believe that you thought the person you asked was shouting you?
No, it's clear in this example the employee is 100% in the wrong, no 5% or 10% to the boss, 100% to the employee.
I've met plenty of guys who would do those deductions out of pettiness due to the fact that the employee stole from them.
I was th thinking, "Damn, petty!!" THEN, "Oh. BTW, you stole a drill." Haha.
Even if he didn't take the drill how Is that petty
@@EO.studios because even rodzilla has played the game 😅
Buying lunch, taking time to pick them up, getting CIGARETTES which cost money to get AND the worker smokes, like... how is it not being on your shoulders to cover those costs petty?
One thing to be misleading, but nah.
You're one of those guys that expects another grown man to buy your lunch, take you to work and pay for your smokes? Crazy that you made that public. Someone you know might see this. Very embarrassing
@classic max we got another 13 year old boy that doesn't understand the premises of taking care of one's adult self. If you expect another man to buy your lunch, take your to work, pay for your smokes, for free, just because, then you are a little boy. It's impossible for a grown man to have that thought process, the mind must be underdeveloped and essentially in the realm of a 13 year old boy. It's embarrassing and I would smack your mouth if you expected me, to buy your lunches and drive you around like I'm your daddy. I ain't your daddy boy. You better expect to pay for your stuff little boy.
That $25 a week for transport to and from work is a sweetheart deal. I know people paying that per day
As for stealing I've never stolen anything. But as for the rest of the video it reminds me of working for my uncle when I was younger. He would nickel and dime me then have the nerve to always rub how much money he made.
Fees didn't exist until Jorge sold the man his belongings back
Jorge would not have had said business opportunity if Wes had shown up with some integrity, the right attitude, and a good upbringing. Instead, he was blaming others for his problems, complaint about accountability, and NOT performing quality work.
I guess you can't expect everybody to be decent people, can ya?
I always provided lunch for the crew. It's not that much money (some guys preferred to bring their own lunches anyway) and it's a good way to make them feel appreciated.
just bring coffee and doughnuts every friday
I used to work for millionaires. They would only get pizza 1 time a year outside of their xmas party. But during work hours never had lunch or donuts for us.
Only the lower paid office workers would get us breakfast and drinks. Out of their own pay they would do this. Never be paid back by the millionaires either. Just shows you people will money don't give anyone else money. Why they have money.
@@fighterpimp you can’t say all rich people are stingy from your experience with one or even a few rich people, that’s not how statistics work
Bruh just cause they rich they ain’t gotta buy y’all mfs lunch😂 are you still in elementary school? Y’all grown asf out here hating on another man cause he ain’t feeding you. Get ya own meal and stop complaining cause you ain’t getting no handouts😂😂😂😂
@@philippenight2421 You haven't been around rich people clearly.
That morning wood shirt lmao classic
We had a trucker back in the early 2000s who was constantly stealing stuff from the cargo, the damages was deducted from his pay every week, not once has he complained, he knew what it was for and we knew that he earned alot more by selling it locally, but neither side ever complained about it. We got compensated for the damages and he got a bonus for whatever he took from the trailer. It was a live and let live relationship.
Pure gold every second
I use to be a bookkeeper for a painting company. This is how every Monday went. Had to pay them on Monday because if you paid them on Friday they didn't have enough money to get to work on Monday.
Lmao sounds about right
I never understood it. If you have spending problems, put half of every paycheck into a savings account that requires withdrawals be done in person. By the time you get up, dressed, drive to the bank, you'll probably change your mind about whatever dumb shit you were trying to do.
@@ANMS.cyberpunk That requires forethought and def awareness. Most people think “I’ll just not spend money and keep track” and then they don’t.
Let’s be honest it’s because people are usually paid low wages. That’s why I went union so I can build and actually make enough money to pay my bills.
@@jackbrax7808 most construction workers are making in the $20 an hour range at best. After taxes they might take home $2000-$2500 a month. Show me some place in this country where you can plan and save like that and survive on $2000 a month.
The Milwaukee drill part killed me 😂
One thing I hate about construction is the thieves. How can a grown man steal just ask for help. Anyone in construction will help you if you ask for help don’t steal
That's why I don't work with people anymore. When I worked construction and mechanics I swear there was no difference between the co-workers. There was the quiet guy that got shit done, the clown, the crackhead, the know it all, and the thief (which usually doubles as the crackhead)
And they constantly want to borrow tools, expensive tools, and then try to "accidentally" hide it in their trucks and hope I forget.
It got to the point where I was doing everybody's job because they never wanted to buy their own tools to do said job and I was tired of getting borrowed and stole from.
Fuck all that. I run my own company now alone and make twice as much.
More power to ya homie
Hope all is well there’s nothing I hate more than thieves. Live in Minneapolis and it used to be great here but ever since George Floyd place has gone to shit. I’ve been carjacked twice in the last 2 years both at gunpoint with my car ended up getting totaled and shit sucks.
@@Killshot15 honestly, why was man made a martyr when all he did was get himself killed when he was drugged up/ high af
Comply with the police and get in the car and guys won’t be in these situations…
@@monkeybandit4162 fr they tried to make the dude seem like he was a good guy and people bought it some people just believe anything there government tells them without thinking twice
@@monkeybandit4162 and don’t even get me started on the whole fake BLM movement lol shit such a scam seen it with my own eyes
Sad but true. My husband gets late night weekend calls from his workers needing money for essentials (actually cigarettes and beer).
My old boss ran out of checks one week and asked if I wanted to just take whatever cash he had on him until he got more when I asked about when I could get paid. I turned it down cause I didn't have any immediate expenses. Realized later that he thought I needed beer money.
Who the fuck asks their bosses and coworkers for money. What the actual fuck
Beers and cigarettes
Sounds like he has some piece of work employees.
Tell your husband to charge interest
"Its got my name engraved in it"
Too real. I found an entire welding machine at a secondhand shop my company lost years ago.
The prettier the tool, the fewer people try to steal it.
man this brings back hard memories. it is even worse when one or a dozen of those lazy theives are friends or relatives.
We had a good relationship with a Florida pawn shop. He called me Everytime one of our harnesses and yoyo showed up. I bet you after I bought all the harnesses new, I bought them 3 more times...
So you never went after him for accepting stolen goods?
@@williamjenkins4913 If he did, he wouldn't get a call from the pawn ever again.
@@williamjenkins4913 why would I do that? So people would take them somewhere else, and I would never find them and have to buy them new again? No thanks Plus the guy had everything I needed, he had their photo ID, thumbprint and I would just swear out of warrant for theft against my guys and fire them. The guy actually help me a lot, I was thankful.
Boss cant do that without warning beforehand. Dudes only got 1/5 of his check, that's an easy lawsuit.
Agree. Nothing is stolen unless there’s s police report!
Uhhh
Yeah you can if the whole thing is a handshake deal
You do realize that like 70% of construction workers are paid in cash or check?
They don’t have no W2 or anything, they are contract workers
And even if this was in some way, illegal (it’s not)
The dude would be in the cell next to him for stealing
The only thing wrong in this, is the lunch
If boss man asks if you want lunch, it comes outta his pocket
That’s how it is with the trades every time
This is the funniest one I’ve seen on your channel. I love it.
“The landscaper sold it back to me” lol
“Only 4 days last week” he missed one day and it was a sickday
hangover, no doubt
@@Kyle-gb9dq is still drunk, possibly.
I can see the shock in his eyes about those cigarettes 😂 he definitely felt betrayed
"Here we go every week." lol
This is interesting to see the bosses perspective on this stuff.
This is the most accurate representation I have seen of the construction field. Clap clap clap
You lucky I wasn't doing your check because that math added up to you still owing me about $80 after your taxes🤦🤦🤦🤦
That's why I don't take shit from ppl when they offer it
As a carpenter, I love the Morning Wood Lumber Company shirt!
I don't even know who I should be rooting on here
Contractor. If he’s shady he has more to lose. If he isn’t shady, then everyone’s got more to lose by letting theft slide. Deduction for lunch is scummy though.
@@alfredsantiogo1845 no its not. Any grown adult pays for their own stuff. Otherwise you're just a leech and bum.
@@alfredsantiogo1845 that lunch and cigarettes were probably on the house until the drill. It's fair at that point
Why would a contractor ever buy anybody lunch or cigarettes for free of course, he expected his money back. It was just doing him a favor, not having to travel since he had no car
@@Koger4 contractors frequently do things for their job sites. Depends a lot on the people themselves but its the opposite of uncommon
Man i love your channel.
I work at a HVAC company with a guy like this right now. Never seems to have money every week always needs to “borrow”, never has the proper tools but “8 years experience”, always needs a ride but doesn’t want to pay, and when he borrows your tools there’s a chance he’ll break them and refuse to replace them
Man I hate even letting helpers use my tools anything that relates to HVAC they seem to mark up 10x the normal price
Hmm. This might be lies. Lol
Which hvac/r tool were you using that could even easily to medium easily brake?
@@eddiewilliams46 PVC cutters snapped, 2 knives/box blades 1 he broke the tip off the other he gunked up with mastic tape, left multi meter and pipe wrench in attic, broke numerous oxy-acetylene torch heads (supplied by the company but still its the lack of care) He’s on the way out the door what i’ve been told
@Trxll. Treyyy wow 16 years in the industry and I've never seen tools brake like that. Meters and drills and all sorts of other expensive ass tools being left on roofs and attics......All the time!
This is so damned accurate.
And he still has his job! Thats a kind boss right there. Only deducted what he was owed!
Yeah, those kind of deductions are illegal. Especially because it puts him under minimum wage.
No they aren't because they aren't actually deductions. They are debt recovery.
@@ZHZhuull No they're not, the only thing on there that's even remotely legal is the deduction for the drill, which honestly if the boss knows should charge the worker for theft, outside of that the rest is indeed wage theft and yes, it is illegal, it's not deby reocvery, it's wage theft.
No they're not. Happens all the time and is itemized on your check, completely legit.
you got the voice perfect for the guy who got the paycut. i’ve known so many country boy types who just can’t comprehend this kind of thing and won’t change
Every one of those deductions was illegal.
@@williamjenkins4913, how so? If you got your own drill back from the landscaper only 1 guy interacted with, you know who it was. Also, I wouldn't expect a modern company to pay for employees "cancer-sticks" supporting a dangerous/unhealthy habit.
There's a road in Burbank, Oklahoma called wizbang. The Osage called it that because they would hear the wiz from a bullet going by and then the bang from the gun. Apparently, the oilfield workers would bring their. 45 with them to pick up their paycheck. If it was short, then there would be "differences", thus the wizbang. True story.
This video makes bring back hood memories because I had a good buddy I used to work with in concrete and he would do this all the time. I never really payed attention until this video came up. I ended up using his tools still cause we were cool like that (he knew I wouldn’t take it) just because I thought it was funny. Man do I miss him I haven’t talked to him in almost 2 years and I have no way of finding out how he’s doing. Jared if you see this, I’m looking for you deeno!!
Back in the early eighteen-hundreds mining companies used to do something similar to their employees they set up a small .In this town the mining companies owned everything. If you are employed by the mining co. you bought them, at the mining companies tool store, need a place to sleep, they own that too.
Somebody asks if you want lunch they're supposed to tell you if you're goin' dutch. That's on the boss.
Probably was a free lunch until the shit stole his drill and sold it to the landscaper...
Sounds like an on going mouch.
No, as the person offering, you say hey, I got lunch today, you hungry? Otherwise I'm not paying for you just because I asked if you wanted lunch, you're a grown ass man
@@youtheneyes same thing
@@youtheneyeswhy are you fetching other men food if you are such a grown ass man?
My dad used to be "friends" with a guy who he said was a smooth talker. Dad loaned the guy two 8 track tapes. Months later he remembered to ask the guy for his tapes back. He realized as he was driving away that not only did he not have his tapes back, he had loaned the guy another tape. He never dealt with that guy again. Important life lessons from the old man.