Would you rehire this person ?

[DISH]

Environment: Large distribution warehouse
Job: Considered heavy labour. Lifting anywhere from 1lb-80lbs at various hieghts.
Demand for employees. Medium-High. 6-12 employees are hired every week.
Turn over rate: Most p/t don't last over 12 months.

ex Employee: Worked there approx 2 weeks. Quit via the sick line.

[synaptech]

not sure what "quit via the sick line" means but it sounds like a high turn over labour intensive job so you're hiring people willing to work.

[DISH]

The former employee called in and left a message with the absentee reporter that he/she would not be coming into work today because they found a job elsewhere.

[davecanada]

Manual labour, I assume no training costs, already high turnover, why not?

I wouldn't rehire but I hire for jobs that require longer employment before we realize the training costs back.

[GreenWeenie]

The former employee called in and left a message with the absentee reporter that he/she would not be coming into work today because they found a job elsewhere.Quit with no notice? They wouldn't get a good referrence from me, much less their job back!

[aquariaguy]

Are you desperate for employees? I wouldn't rehire...since you get that many new ones a week. Just forget it. His loss. Hes gotta learn.

[simms]

You're forgetting pay.. how much was it? Probably not.

[felix]

I'm actually surprised the guy wants the job back. I know from experience it's not a fun thing to break your back doing slave ... errrrm .. labour work. Must be some really desperate poor guy.

[north77]

Quit with no notice? They wouldn't get a good referrence from me, much less their job back!

I gotta agree there.

Love your sig GW! :lol:

[Nyte]

If the guy was fairly capable, yes. You're constantly hiring new people anyways, its not like him lefting without prior notice is going to affect things too much, I would actually expect it to be the norm in places like that.

[DISH]

Forgot to add that the cost of training each employee is approx $500 in wages+other expenses

[MilkyWind]

Since this guy has worked 2 weeks before, i'm guessing he has already been trained or partially trained. If your demand for employees is high, I would say hire him. (but if you know from experience that he is actually not a committed person and would cause more trouble then it is worth, then I would say don't hire)

One of my other jobs I worked at a while ago, I had to quit because of school. After my school was finished (The courses only lasted 3 months), I got my job back because they were really short on people and I could also work full time. They even gave me my old wage (which is only 15 cemts mpre than the normal wage)

I didn't get along with the other employees very well before I quit, but when I got rehired, I was more enthusiastic then ever andeven got employee of the month the first month (Wasn't enthusiastic because I got hired. School was over and I was just more committed).

[i6s1]

Don't hire him back, he's just gonna quit again in a few weeks when something better comes along. Plus it sends a bad message to the other guys: You can get your job back if you quit.

[rookie]

Just get employee's by using a agency... much easier.

[ah802]

Forgot to add that the cost of training each employee is approx $500 in wages+other expensesSure re-hire, he knows what's required and now feels it's his best option. At least you gain some of your training costs back and you might be looking at a long term guy. It's always a case by case issue with this kind of job which doesn't allow any slackness, but be prepared to accept the fact that he'll be gone on a phone call one day.

I voted NO on the face question... I change that to a Yes after a few messages with new information.

Just as a side note lifting 80lb weights is above that allowed by the WCB, you need to consider proper equipment to reduce injuries.

[DISH]

Sorry I meant 70 although I have seen ads demanding 80+

[grant]

Yes you should rehire him, he's no more likely to leave sooner than any of the other employees you're exploiting! :)

[pandaharo]

No, what if he called the sick line in another 2 weeks? Better off hiring someone more permanant.

[me!]

a friend of mine was in SF and observed a group of fast food restaurant workers taking a break in the food fair. A rival fast food restaurant owner in the same food fair was looking to replace his workers and saw these ones. He approached them and offered them jobs with a bit more pay to work at his restaurant. They all accepted and quit their former jobs en masse, leaving the former restaurant manager without workers for the rest of the day.