I wanted to take a moment and share with you that I have been out of work since March 1st. I have had the rug pulled out from under me from a great job. I really loved doing over the last 7 years as a licensed - certified - insured Pest Control Tech. I want to work... but the snow on the head is too much for some employers. I had a great review in February, I sold 1/4 million in sales last year. Sold $9000 in February - exceeded exspectations. So here I sit in March at the beginning of the pest season not knowing what to do.
So what do I do? I Identified the top 20 companies in the area. I visit the sites and discover their advertising practices and interview with the top ten companies that are doing it right. Out of which three prospective companies stood out and I went to second interviews. I find this interesting as I have a clean background, drug free, no DUI.... OMG the paperwork. What many of us do not know... it looks as bad as a telephone book.
There is 10 pages just from Homeland Security.
1 page for Federal IRS
2 pages for State taxes.
A page make sure you have a right to work in the USA.
I was presented some twenty pages from 2 different background check companies, 1 for all fifty states, the other for the state of PA.
Quality Pro Standards - another twenty pages and background
A page on where to go to urinate in a cup. (Drug tests)
Then there was papers for payroll and banking....
There were papers for Heath Care... what a mess. At the moment I don't need it. I don't have health issues.
You get the idea.... I had no idea it had gotten this bad in the last ten years. How is a small company supposed to contend with all this crap? I listened to several employers complain about the quality of the younger "lazy" men they have attempted to hire, no work ethic and cant show up on time and its a revolving door. But I had several ask in the process "How old are you?" If you are over 40 stay where you are.
I hope I am back to work next week.
So what do I do? I Identified the top 20 companies in the area. I visit the sites and discover their advertising practices and interview with the top ten companies that are doing it right. Out of which three prospective companies stood out and I went to second interviews. I find this interesting as I have a clean background, drug free, no DUI.... OMG the paperwork. What many of us do not know... it looks as bad as a telephone book.
There is 10 pages just from Homeland Security.
1 page for Federal IRS
2 pages for State taxes.
A page make sure you have a right to work in the USA.
I was presented some twenty pages from 2 different background check companies, 1 for all fifty states, the other for the state of PA.
Quality Pro Standards - another twenty pages and background
A page on where to go to urinate in a cup. (Drug tests)
Then there was papers for payroll and banking....
There were papers for Heath Care... what a mess. At the moment I don't need it. I don't have health issues.
You get the idea.... I had no idea it had gotten this bad in the last ten years. How is a small company supposed to contend with all this crap? I listened to several employers complain about the quality of the younger "lazy" men they have attempted to hire, no work ethic and cant show up on time and its a revolving door. But I had several ask in the process "How old are you?" If you are over 40 stay where you are.
I hope I am back to work next week.
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!