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So today I got let go...

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#1 ·
I started a new job on Friday as an upcoming lead guy at this small electric company. So, today after work I get a call from the boss saying he doesn't think it is going to work out. Mind you I only worked with him once on Friday and the other days with his lead guy doing a kitchen rough in. I wonder what made him change his mind. I got along perfectly with his workers and only had a couple trivial things mentioned to me from his men like using stack its and having lil too much sheath in the boxes. I was working really hard and we got the job in a timely fashion. I am thinking on the interview I came off a lil unsure of my abilities which probably made him doubtful. Oh well I think next time on an interview I will act like like I am the residential God when asked about capabilities as a lead guy.
 
#4 ·
Cletis said:
You must have performed well below your hourly rate is only thing I can think of. I usually give a new person 3 days min and if I let them go it's usually because they are too slow and are not producing what they should be for pay
The thing is I probably did 60 percent of the job. How would he know if he didn't work with me, His lead guy said I kicked ass. I think he just felt bad,hired me and someone else came along and had a better interview and more experience than me.
 
#6 ·
Cletis said:
humm...if you produced like that I wouldn't let you go right away even if a newer better guy came on. did you quit another job to work for him or were you unemployed ?
I was unemployed for a year about. I told him I was up to date with the residential codes. Everything is just speculation now. On to the next job. Should I even put him as a reference?
 
#8 ·
Cletis said:
No. That's just weird really...just move on. If you were around here I'd hire you tomorrow...i'm slammed
Oh he also said that he did not have the time to train me and didn't feel comfortable leaving me on my own on residential jobs ex. Kitchen roughs. I was like OK. I have 7 years of experience. Maybe ill be a stay a home dad.lol
 
#15 ·
I got smoked off a commercial job once after three days. I arrived on site and they sent me off to work by myself, didn't even tell me where material was. When I asked for a ladder they told me to steal one from the carpenters. When I asked for drill bits they told me to supply my own. Then they fired me.

Some things make no sense.
 
#26 ·
HackWork said:
I'm in Bergen, about 50 minutes East of you.

I try to stick with service work and I spread it out so that my one guy could do it. But I have a lot of customers pushing me into renovations that'll take some time and require a couple of guys. If I get them I'll send you a PM.
Thanks a lot appreciate it.
 
#30 ·
You'll have to run that through the Cletis filter. Have you ever seen the holes that Cleetosis puts in brick walls? Looks like he drills them with an artillery round! Hope you can find another job. Stinks to be without work.
 
#29 ·
Here is exactly what happened,,,,,YOU'RE A ]#]*£|'>€}€{>|^^€\**\+ mother(;;$84$;8$!f,,%}#<|>£+$'er..:eek::laughing:......:)J/K

He hired you because he thought he had enough work and was sure he had a good sized job to justify hiring you on only to find out they dumped his company,meaning your position had to go.

Do you really think you got fired over stack it's and leaving too much sheath in a box,,,that's the first thing I look for and there better be some sheath in the box.


So don't sweat it , unless there is something in your background that makes insuring you too expensive , or bad credit , or gang rape and ax murdering , it's not your fault.
 
#39 ·
Don't let being told.. "This is not going to work out" get to you..

Some bosses are like women... they make decisions without a valid reason and won't tell you the truth when asked. :no::no:

He may of had an old employee that came back into the picture looking for work... only he knows the truth..

Keep your pliers oiled and move on.. good luck.. :thumbsup:
 
#40 ·
Don't worry about it.
Sometimes, in these small shops, a new guy will come in as a lead guy and it will upset all of the other guys he is supposed to be supervising that didn't get the position.
It's better for you that it was only one day and you didn't that involved.

I was brought in a time or two as a foreman and was told to just work for a few weeks and then let the crew know. It was a good way to see what was really going on before I took the reins.

Don't get discouraged and don't let some little residential contractor make you doubt yourself. Move on!
 
#42 ·
You may have been burned by this same lead man. If you were really that much faster, better, he could have felt threatened enough to lie about what you did and what he did.


Or, you could have a highly over the top estimation of yourself and Dont want to believe that you really need to improve, a lot.

I have met plenty of both of these situations to know it happens.
 
#44 ·
Cletis said:
let me ask you this. What was your startin wage? If you had to do a 100 amp external panel change to 100 amp around 15 circuits relatively easy fed with seu and all branch cir. coming from to mounted on cement how long would that take you ??
After the 220 expiation that would take me 2 1/2 hours. Last one I did was 19 circuits on a wooden wall and was done in 2 hrs start to finish. If I have to build the backer board than that adds a bit of time.
 
#46 ·
Oh he also said that he did not have the time to train me and didn't feel comfortable leaving me on my own on residential jobs ex. Kitchen roughs. I was like OK. I have 7 years of experience. Maybe ill be a stay a home dad.lol
let me ask you this. What was your startin wage? If you had to do a 100 amp external panel change to 100 amp around 15 circuits relatively easy fed with seu and all branch cir. coming from to mounted on cement how long would that take you ??
19 bucks...probably a day with help or 2 days by myself ...
Am I replacing meter base and riser? Adding ground rods, labeling, etc...?

None of us know exactly what happened, we are getting one side of the story. Yet everyone is quick to jump on the boss. I see a few red flags in just a few posts here so I'm not sure the boss is necessarily the problem.

Don't get discouraged and don't let some little residential contractor make you doubt yourself. Move on!
I agree with that. It would be smarter to go work for a large company where it's hard to fire you. Maybe a union company. Someplace where you're just another face in the crowd and it's easy to hide. :thumbup: :laughing:
 
#47 ·
None of us know exactly what happened, we are getting one side of the story. Yet everyone is quick to jump on the boss. I see a few red flags in just a few posts here so I'm not sure the boss is necessarily the problem.



I agree with that. It would be smarter to go work for a large company where it's hard to fire you. Maybe a union company. Someplace where you're just another face in the crowd and it's easy to hide. :thumbup: :laughing:
Holy crap, if you get on a union job these days, you had better work your butt off and get er done.
Granted, power plants, run by bean counters and professional " managers" are a different animal. You have to be prepared for that, it's not for everybody, you need to be a herd animal on those.
 
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