so they'll get a raise from $13 to $15, thus meaning they will now want another raise?
no, that's about $30.
so making $370 a day instead of $400 a day when you admittedly have done no work is gonna break you?
maybe you should actually do some work. are you really that afraid of hanging some drywall? i do that shit for fun.
I meant the guys that already make 15. I pay them 15 because they are more valuble to me than the guy who makes 12, so if the guy that makes 12 gets a raise they should too.
I do work, just not as often. I have a baby and my wife works all day. That's the whole point of having employees, to do the work i can't do myself because im handling other things. I hire men and women (yes i hire women and they often work harder than the men) who can do the work while i manage the company.
And out of that 400, i have insurance to pay, equipment to pay for, and a property thats leased to store materials, equipment, and an office space. Not to mention advertising, emergency funds, workers comp insurance, and so on. My employees make out better than i do. Im more in it for the management experience and the value of my buisness than i am for profit. My bank account can testify to the fact that i am more generous than i should be.
The 30$ wont kill me, but that 30$ plus the raises i have to give my more experienced workers so they dont make the new "minimum wage" will kill me, or if nothing else cost my buisness due to loss of work by raising prices. Since they get paid hourly on the job, they are going to feel it faster than me. I feel bad for them.
I treat my crew great, with more respect than i ever got from a boss. I even give my crew a small bonus when the winter comes since the work kinda fades away. I pay doubletime after 40 hours a week instead of time and a half, and an extra buck an hour on weekends.
I also expect them to work like mules, and they do. Its an honest days work for an honest days pay.
