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We had used a contractor for some work around the house. He is well known in our area and has signs and jobs everywhere. The work was okay, not stellar, not bad, and we have some more to do so we were going to invite him to bid as well as a few others that we identified.
We were in the local hardware big box store a few weeks ago and spotted him in the lumber section. He was livid, lambasting an employee with all manner of insults both personal and racist. The employee seemed understandably flustered. The contractor was bright red, veins sticking out, furious. I have no idea what the problem was as we took our leave of that part of the store quickly.
I have taken him off of my list of bidders as his entire demeanor was totally unprofessional at the store. A friend had him bidding for some work for her and I told her the story. She didn't seem phased and says its all about his bottom line. For me, he seems to have some anger issues and I don't want to potentially deal with that, and what he said to the employee was ugly and inexcusable. There are other fish in the sea as they say.
Would you hire someone like this? Would their public racist rant bother you?
I most certainly would not. In fact, I probably would have told him, right there in the store, that he had lost all future business from me.
I have had my fair share of saying racist/sexist remarks online, in person, at work, and some social settings. I have gotten fired for shooting my mouth off. That said, I would not hire this guy.
I can't stand disrespectful behavior anymore. Even if its directed towards a competitor or enemy(not that I have any enemies.)
Its a warning sign of how bad he treats his employees. How well do you think a pissed off employee is going to perform on your job? I wouldn't take the risk.
Back pre 2008, we had a Washington Mutual wholesale mortgage rep who would come by our office. Every other word was a curse word about underwriting or the competition. Needless to say, we didn't send any business to WaMu.
I honestly don't care about a persons beliefs if they're good at the job I want to hire them for.
I don't care what their beliefs are either but when you are in business for yourself you should be professional about it and not get into it with employees at a store.
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I care only about the work quality and bottom line. I'm not going to marry this guy, he is only going to build me a balcony.
Again...he was not acting in a professional manner. Would you want to recommend him to others when he may go off on a rant at their homes? Better to stay clear of someone who acts out in anger.
No, I personally wouldn't hire him. What people think in their own heads or say in the privacy of their home, I will never know. Once it becomes public like that, I get to decide what to do with that information.
And, that has what to do with the quality of the work?
Our brains have this terrible weakness that if things are not affecting/offending "us" then it doesn't matter or doesn't matter nearly as much as it does to those it does affect.
So to the one's who say the ridiculousness of I'm not going to marry the guy, just want them to paint the house. I say - would you feel that way if you were of the same race that the guy was hurling racial slurs at? The obvious answer is no, that you would not only not hire the guy, you'd beat the bejeesuz out of him. So why? Why is it ok to hire him because he can paint a house? Obvious answer is because your in idiot who is ok with racists as long as it not racist towards your race.
Obvious to a PSYCHO, maybe.
Normal people don't physically assault others over some perceived verbal transgressions.
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I've worked with a fer very "rough" speaking people who were exemplary employees and worked harder and did a better job than many others
Rough speaking is one thing. Totally losing it to anger is another. I have hired and known many hard working rough kinds of contractors who were very good at what they did. "But" they acted as professionals when it came to their job and the people who worked for and with them.
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