Employment Rule

I met a new customer today who has been living in Myrtle Beach for two years (just like us). For the sake of this post, let's call him "Bob" and his wife, "Betty"; they moved here from Ohio. They owned and operated a business up North. It was a successful endeavor that has allowed them to retire early and move to the Beach. I enjoyed my conversation with Bob and one of our topics was the lack of motivation in the South. The majority of the workforce, especially under the age of 40, doesn't really have ambition or pride for their job. I know this comes off as judgmental but I am speaking from experience. Out of 14 applicants in the last 2 years of self-employment, only 1 person took the position seriously. This one person was hired immediately and takes pride in his performance everyday; thank you, Jon, for being the Exception to the Employment Rule. (FYI, Jon is from the North).

The expectation of wage vs. the actual effort being put forth is an unbalanced scale for the employer. Everyone wants something for nothing or WORSE; they believe their presence is enough, clock in and clock out. I knew going into business ownership, that there would be growing pains but I thought it would be more of a personal struggle since I was new to fitness equipment AND new to this country. I definitely under-estimated the trouble of finding functioning laborers. For example, my 13 other applicants were ALL contacted for an interview within 7 days of their submission. No one responded to my email, phone call or text message... NOT ONE. I may have to explore other employment websites at this point but it still boggles my mind that 13 people applied with no intention of actually being interviewed. My opinion is shared with multiple business owners from different industries; they all say the turn around is horrible and for the most part, the people who stick around can't be motivated to work, let alone work hard. Bob from Ohio told me about the multi-million dollar construction company that he owned. He said he had some struggles with employees but there were always people willing to put their nose to the grindstone. The more I spoke to Bob, the more it became clear what I need to do... Next time I see Bob, I need to ask him if he wants a part-time job in Fitness Equipment😋