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My employee can't paint!!!

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I'm still small with only 2 guys...(one being a helper) And my painter just isn't a good painter. He's a hard worker..doesn't even take a break. But just
learned the basics and felt that was enough. He can't cut for crap. And he doesn't listen..... Yesterday I said 3 times.."utilize the hot dog roller to face off the trim again"...it's a apartment repaint...and he just brushed everything waisting valuable time (& my $$)...I mean he brushed 5 doors..and when I checked them they all had runs!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish I could just find one guy who can paint as well as I'd like. Maybe I'm not paying enough....but I haven't found one in years that I feel can paint as well as I do.Now I'm not saying I'm god...just a painter you don't have to check on all the time. How the hell could I ever get out of the bucket if no one working for me has any talent?


I actually toyed with putting this on craigslist...but I'm not sure...
What do you guys think?



Is anyone a real painter?I own a small paint company, and have yet to find anyone who can cut a straight line...paint a door the proper way..or even show up every day without an excuse.
Is there any real painters out there?

I'm looking for someone who has been painting for years & prides himself on the quality of work he produces. Someone who can eventually go to my customers houses by themselves to complete work. Someone who can listen and is not afraid of learning. Someone who can run a crew, eventually maybe run my business.

I'm looking for someone who likes to paint.
You must have a vehicle (that runs in any weather)
You must not show up dressed like a scumbag. (please tie your shoes)
Someone who doesn't think they too have a paint company, just because they printed a card on the computer.

If this even comes close to describing you, please send me an email
and tell me about yourself. Thank you.
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Pay piece work. They get paid $X to paint a door to acceptable standards. If they want to waste time doing it their way and don't want to listen, it won't cost you. If they have some motivation and will listen, they make more and you get to keep your hair.

At the same time, you may want to modify your hiring procedures a little. Hire attitude. You can teach skills if they have the right attitude. If they have a bad attitude it doesn't matter what you say or do, you're the jerk.

Also, you may want to re-examine your standards. I found that I was setting unreasonable standards and nobody could meet them. When I realized that, I understood why I couldn't find a good painter. When I set more reasonable standards, good painters seemed to be everywhere.

Brian Phillips
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