When the going gets tough, the taxing get going.
That is the expression, it’s not something I made up.
It never made any sense to me, however I understand the spirit of what it means, then recently my small contractor started to actually ramp up. Our customer list doubled in the course of three weeks, which meant the workload on my employees doubled. I had to hire some current people, and hand out a few bonuses, however it seemed things were actually going in the right direction. It turns out that some of my Heating and Air Conditioning techs didn’t share in my enthusiasm for the boom in business. Because every one of us were so heavily booked, my Heating and Air Conditioning techs started losing their afternoons off. Everyone had to work extra, for several weeks in the row. I consistently spend money my Heating and Air Conditioning tech double for overtime, however even that wasn’t enough for them. I have a few techs that were 100% invested in working as much as they could, however ultimately I had to let some of the other Heating and Air Conditioning techs go. If they were not willing to put in the work, how could they help my Heating and Air Conditioning corporation grow and expand? The current Heating and Air Conditioning techs were told right away that they would need to work 6 afternoons a week. They would be compensated handsomely, however were expected to make heating and cooling repairs their focus for the next few weeks. I have an eye on the future, and all the work I am doing now will spend money giant rewards in the future when I have enough clients to open a 2nd Heating and Air Conditioning maintenance shop.