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Would you hire a mate even if he was crap at the job??

  • 03-04-2011 10:18pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭


    about 2 weeks ago i droped a c.v. into a local chain style cornershop after seeing a help wanted sign in the window. the other day the sign was gone and yesterday i noticed a new fella on the tills.the new fella has next to no english, stank to high hell, couldn't opporate a till and could barely count out my change.

    while talking to one of the young fella's that works there, he lives up the road from me. he informed me that the new lad working in the shop is best mates with the manager and moved to ireland with him when they orignally came over a few years back. i was a bit annoyed at this because i suddenly felt cheated out of the job. so my question to you is would you hire a mate even if he was dire at the job??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    dirk a dirrr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I'd only hire a mate as a last resort, once they become your employee they stop being your mate.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    Family or friends for social occasions,never for work.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    I would hire a mate to do a job for me (if they were in need of work and I had spare cash) ..... I wouldnt hire a mate to work full-time for me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    It would depend on their previous work history,if the were a good worker and right for the job then Yes.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    joe stodge wrote: »
    ...my question to you is would you hire a mate even if he was dire at the job??
    No.

    I would however do my damnedest to find a position that he/she is better at.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,268 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    hondasam wrote: »
    It would depend on their previous work history,if the were a good worker and right for the job then Yes.
    you might want to look up the word crap in the dictionary ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Bloody Nipples


    Only if they were a White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    work. meh


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    you might want to look up the word crap in the dictionary ;)

    I'm distracted :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    If i was going to be his direct boss i wouldn't hire him. I'd sooner give him the money for not showing up than put myself in a position of authority over a mate.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    PCPhoto wrote: »
    I would hire a mate to do a job for me (if they were in need of work and I had spare cash) ..... I wouldnt hire a mate to work full-time for me.

    Id be inclined to go along with this.

    Even if I thought they would be good at the job Id be kind of reluctant as I could forsee the situation getting pretty messy if there were problems.

    That said I have worked for a mate in the past but It was more a case of me helping out when they were stuck rather than me actually needing the money.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭easyeason3


    No way would I hire a friend or family member.
    Personal life & work life should be kept as seperate as you can manage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭EverEvolving


    Depends on the situation, I've met quite a few of my best mates through work and I would know what they are good and not so good at so it would depend on the job. If I thought they were up to it then I would hire them n an instant over somebody else as they would be reliable.

    Then again I wouldn't be a vindictive boss and in a perfect world all would be rosy. :cool:


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,268 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If they are crap then it's just a waste of everyone's time. And you have to consider the reputation of your business, and if they are so bad that you have to fire them then you may loose a mate. It's a no win situation for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Mammanabammana


    Hmmm - a couple of hundred yoyo to some bored full time hooker who's wondering while she's slobbering away at my thundering love weapon if she should do the ironing when she goes home or the same amount for breaking in the ass of the hot number that gets on the same bus as me every tuesday and thursday...yeah, definitely give the job to the amateur, ohhhh yeah baybay!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    I would never hire a friend (well other then contract work) as they tend to be the first to take advantage of you due to the fact that you are mates


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Done it, twice.

    Only lasted around 2 months each time. I didn't have to work directly with them but the feedback wasn't great. It was worth it for the slagging rights I still have over them and we are still friends.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Nope, unless I was in government.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    No.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭kieran26


    i've hired friends turned out to be a great worker! never let me down.
    i've also hired my brother who was a brilliant worker too.
    depends on the person reallysome people are just naturally hard workers!
    having said that there are alot of friend who i would definitely not hire!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    Can't say I would tbh. If he was terrible at the job then you're sort of making yourself look bad because you employed a person you knew to be bad anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,707 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Better to make friends through meeting new people at work

    than to lose friends through working with them

    Remember that you generally associate friends with fun. Theres only one way to go if you have to look at each other 9-5...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    if he was crap at the job, no way. simple really, a business is a business and you should always pick somebody who was best for the job. depends 100% on the person, if they are a lazy s*ite, then im sure if they are a mate, you would know them well enough anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 vinnyod


    hire the best person for the job if its your mate or family member well and good


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    No.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭SirenX


    the only way I'd hire a friend is as if I have either worked with them before and know they would be good at the job and work well. other than that, not a chance


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    I've done it a couple of times and it doesn't work. Even if they're great at their job, and they do the slightest thing wrong, you tend to take it personally. A regular employee could do the same thing and it wouldn't bother you in the least.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    A mate of mine worked in the same place for 4 + years and when I needed a job he got me an interview, which was more a meet the manager and start the next day. Was just a sales assistant, same as him, so got on great. About a month in I was made supervisor, a position he'd turned down several times, and it was still fine. I'm generally laid back and once the work was done everyone relaxed and enjoyed the job. We were all students after all. Then a few months later he took a supervisors job too and over night he started throwing orders around generally being a nightmare to work with. Don't know what that says about working with mates but I wouldn't wanna work with him again anyway.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    It would depend on whether they are suited for the job etc.

    My uncle worked for my dad for a short while, turned out he wasn't dependable and dad had to get rid of him, same thing with a cousin of mine, moral of the story? don't hire family.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    What I am wondering is, why did they put a notice up in the window looking for help if all the manager had to do was ask his friend to start? Insult to injury when the new start was obviously inadequate.
    I reckon even though the shop is part of a chain, it's actually independent for everthing except who they buy their stock from?
    And no, 99% no jobs to friends but their are always exceptions.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Nope i wouldnt be a fan of it, mainly because if they're **** it'll bite you in the a$$


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    Nope i wouldnt be a fan of it, mainly because if they're **** it'll bite you in the a$$

    +1.9999


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭LighterGuy


    I think it comes down to what type of job we are talking about here.
    Its true that by hiring a mate you could become less friendly/stop being mates. So you wouldnt want that. But thats talking about a small-ish job.

    but if you are in a job that has 90+ people working there with different sections etc. I think you would be a d*ckhead to not get your mate a job.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 580 ✭✭✭IPushButtons


    joe stodge wrote: »
    so my question to you is would you hire a mate even if he was dire at the job??


    funny how a lot of people answer their own question rather the the one of the OP, some people eh? .......


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    If he was a good mate (I've only got a few), and in need, yeah no problem.
    If they were ****e at the job I'd tell them, wouldnt expect them to change, but **** it friendship counts more.
    And I dont care what anyone else thinks!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Solnskaya


    Yes, unfortunatly I do would. C'mon, it's a mate. What can you do??


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