Will Humphreys hires people with the goal of helping them find their next job, whether at his company or somewhere else. He stays in touch after people leave, fixes mistakes over time, and builds loyalty that way. Fired employees have posted positively about him afterward.
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My goal. And this is what I used to say when I used to recruit people, Jimmy. This was told to me as the most effective thing I ever said. My goal is not to hire you. My goal is to help you find your next job, whether that's with me or somebody else. So they love that because it was a commitment to their long term success. And that's the commitment we maintain year over year. And when we fire people or they fire us because they leave, we continue that discussion. And if we start it powerfully and we do the best we can because we're imperfect, to maintain that over time, correcting mistakes on both sides. I have fired people, Jimmy, and the next day had them post something positive about my company on Facebook. I have people that have fired me, that we have remained dear friends because I recruited them. I didn't just hire them. They are bought into me and my mission as I am to them. And we are there to build each other. We just don't get to work together because it's no longer God's will is how I say it. Yeah.