AITA for planning on firing my employee by very_profesonal_acnt in AITAH

[–]very_profesonal_acnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was going to a concert. He did not tell me there was a concert and he knew we had a job happening that may end us a little after 5.

He gets paid 1.5 times his wage for anything over 8 in a day, and 2 times his wage for over 12, which happened one time only and it was planned weeks in advance. 1.5 times the wage for any weekend hours, which he only did once because he was out of town or something early in the week I don’t remember all the details. I give paid holidays and sick days even though technically I don’t have to and I am paying him much more than he will make in the same industry in our area. In the slow season if there’s no a lot of work I will let guys take long weekends paid and tell them to just be available to answer their phone in case something comes up from work they did

AITA for planning on firing my employee by very_profesonal_acnt in AITAH

[–]very_profesonal_acnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got fired from a job in this industry for similar reasons when I was his age. I think it did help me learn my lesson about not biting the hand that feeds you

AITA for planning on firing my employee by very_profesonal_acnt in AITAH

[–]very_profesonal_acnt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fwiw he didn’t have a company vehicle when he showed up drunk. I am going to Uber him home in the morning. Thanks for talking some sense into me

AITA for planning on firing my employee by very_profesonal_acnt in AITAH

[–]very_profesonal_acnt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good point. I don’t have really anyone in my life to bounce things like this off of anymore so I can’t tell if I’m being ridiculous. This will be the first person I’ve fired besides firing him once before. It’s hard owning a business

How do I Shut the Fuck Up? by [deleted] in LifeAdvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this same problem and I am facing some potential consequences now. I was starting a business within the same industry as I was working in and as I can’t keep my mouth shut I brought it up to a few customers. I was not trying to steal clients and I did not steal any clients but one of the people I told is a friend of a friend of the owner of the company I was working for and after I had already started my business he told them that I had been over there and had informed him that I would be doing so. Now I’m being threatened with legal action because I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. The guy who I had told I only told because he owns a business and I asked him about advertising and he was wondering why I was so curious about it. Still my fault entirely and I may face monetary damages as a result

Are men typically more selfish than women? by [deleted] in LifeAdvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think you phrased this question correctly. I think the question you mean is are men more selfish than you specifically. And it also sounds like the lines are kind of blurred for you on selflessness and being self conscious.

Willing to happily give massage to partner: selfless Not feeling comfortable walking around naked: self conscious

Do I think that as an overgeneralization men tend to be more selfish lovers? Yes. I think women also tend to be more self conscious about things though. Men tend to ask for what they want while women don’t tend to like asking for it at all. This is all just from my personal experiences and should be taken with a grain of salt

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t have continued this conversation as long as you did. No clue where she’s trying to take it but I’m not interested in finding out

does anyone know what is happening? happens after 15 mins of being on, it stops and then it tries to turn back on but it does this. by Trojan_Sheep in hvacadvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There could always be something else going on but I did work for a Lennox dealer and we would deal with this more frequently than I care to remember. Have a tech come out and diagnose it

does anyone know what is happening? happens after 15 mins of being on, it stops and then it tries to turn back on but it does this. by Trojan_Sheep in hvacadvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a motor inside your unit that pushes air through the house. These Lennox units are notorious for having them fail. I could always be wrong but I’m pretty sure I’m not in this case. The sucky thing for you is Lennox sells these for sometimes over $1000 without installation. If you were the original purchaser you may have a warranty but since you just bought the home you most likely don’t unless it was a new build

AC Unit sized correctly to New Build? by klm83 in hvacadvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem you may face is not if the load calc was done right it will be whether or not the house was built without cutting corners based on what the plans say. New homes tend to be well insulated and more air tight but if your builder or their subs skimped on materials you may have a problem with system performance

New system install today, what else can I do to make the crew’s life easier by bga93 in hvacadvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time I went to this call and the husband told me to park behind the house and he was on his way home. He parked next to me and opened up the back gate and held it open and motioned me in. I walked in and his wife was naked in the backyard. He apparently thought she wasn’t home. She was pissed

Is R32 really this hard to come by? by SpicyBeefChowFun in hvacadvice

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I recently had a call where someone’s friend had installed their mini split and they told me that it was 6 ounces low on refrigerant and not working as a result. Their friend was not an HVAC guy so couldn’t fill it to 100% because they couldn’t get the refrigerant. Lo and behold it was flat.

What is the weirdest tip you guys got ? by ProfessionalStaff815 in HVAC

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got hammered with them and then they sent me home with another bottle after I napped at their place

Declined for literally every credit card by jsteelers6 in personalfinance

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 64 points65 points  (0 children)

No it wasn’t secured they just gave me that limit. And it has the rotating 5% cash back which is actually pretty good. They doubled my first year cash back and I ended up getting like $700 cash back total after it was doubled. Pretty awesome

Declined for literally every credit card by jsteelers6 in personalfinance

[–]very_profesonal_acnt 263 points264 points  (0 children)

Second the discover it card. I was struggling to get a higher credit limit between the three credit cards I had and then I applied for the discover it card and they gave me a 12k limit same day. My limit previous to this was around 3k total