A short, conversational video by Mike Andes offering advice on hiring the first lawn care employee. He suggests hiring someone you already know (family, past coworkers) to reduce trust concerns and recommends starting cautiously (e.g., part-time moving to full-time) while emphasizing the importance of mutual trust so neither party feels micromanaged.
How should I go about hiring next year? I'm not too sure about the amount of work. So should I start them off part time and progress them to full time? I know I need at least one employee. And how do you trust employees? If at all possible, you're looking for your first employee. It really is ideal if you know them. If you're struggling with trusting people, the nice thing about knowing people, typically you can trust them more. Family people you've worked with in the past, past co workers, and you know their work ethic, you're not going to be second guessing them or doubting their integrity. I feel it's important for the employee that you can trust them. They don't feel like you're watching over their shoulder all the time. And you don't feel like you need to watch over their shoulder because you do trust them.
