Saturday, November 28, 2020

Landscaper Wants To Get Paid By The Hour, Learns Humbling Lesson


Man, this turned out to be quite the wholesome tale of malicious compliance. If anything, it wasn't really malicious at all. Steve gave Jim the opportunity to work with the kind of setup he wanted, and Jim ultimately learned that the original way of doing things was the far better way to operate. And then, when it's all said and done, Steve ends up giving Jim the extra bit of money, and letting him get back to the kind of work he learned that he wanted to do. If only the world had more bosses like Steve. 

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Text - r/MaliciousCompliance + Join u/Clickity_clickity • 2y The Story of Steve and Jim: I want to work by the hour! L This isn't my story, but the story of a friend of mine l'm going to call Steve. He ownes a landscaping business and has several employees. They work hard and get along really well. Steve pays them for their work done by the yard, not by the hour, in addition to buying his workers two meals a day. Steve hired a guy named Jim, who isn't a bad worker at all. Jim is just a little sl

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Text - Text - Jim decided to start a fuss. "I don't like that we're getting paid by the yard," he told Steve one day. "I wanna be paid by the hour." Steve explained to Jim that, when you break it down, being paid by the yard comes out to over $10 an hour (about $22 in today's money, this was back in the 80's)--or more, depending on how many yards get done--and his hourly workers only make minimum wage. Steve further explained that the paid-by-the-yard workers get perks like meals, and operate on

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Text - Text - Day 1 Jim showed up, ready and raring to go. He decided, it appeared, to prove to Steve that being hourly doesn't mean he'll slack off! Like I said, Jim is a good guy and not a bad worker; he has a good work ethic and a big sense of pride. A couple yards got done, and it's lunchtime. Steve grabs everyone's order and asks Jim if he is going to buy anything. Jim looked confused. "What do you mean?"

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Text - Text - Steve re-explained. "If you're going hourly, I can't cover your meals anymore. You'll have to buy your own lunch." Jim grumbled but ordered something small, and after lunch they all got back to work. Day 2 The crew was down two guys. Jim was in a good mood, maybe out of schadenfreude, because less guys on the crew meant less yards done--but Jim was going to make the same amount either way! With a little bit of a smug attitude, Jim got ready for work, but when he looked at the job l

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Text - Text - Jim hadn't noticed that Steve did this anytime he had a smaller crew: both because it guaranteed his guys were making over the legally-required minimum for per-part work, and because it kept their pay consistent. Day 3 They got a lot of yards done this day. In fact, they worked really well together that day, and really dug their heels in to get the last few yards on the schedule done. They'd taken about two hours less than expected, so everybody was able to head home early. Jim ask

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Text - Text - Jim showed up to work a little late, because the extra three hours of hedge-trimming had left him more exhausted than expected. Steve was placing an order for breakfast as he showed up, and he just stood there for a few minutes as he watched Steve writing down orders for bacon and eggs and pancakes. Finally Steve stopped at Jim. Steve didn't say anything about Jim's tardiness; it was clear Jim had worked hard the previous night. "You buying anything, Jim?" Jim swallowed hard. "No,

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Text - Jim nodded. "Yes sir, I know. I.." I mentioned how much pride Jim had, and he really couldn't buck up enough to admit he had miscalculated. He knew he was wrong, but he was prepared to suffer. Steve, however, was a good dude. He recognized where Jim had erred, and didn't lord it over him. He made it plain and simple: "I'll just put you down for some eggs and bacon, then." And with an understanding and appreciative look, Jim started packing the truck for the morning. They never really disc

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