Comment · Mon, December 7, 2020 · ND Owner
For anyone who ordered yesterday, has your shipping status updated?
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National-Spite · 6 points
Normally when I order, I get an email with the tracking info like within an hour and then later in the evening I get a text from Fed Ex once they have it and then texts for subsequent updates. However for the order I placed yesterday morning, I got the email with the tracking, but it hasn't updated yet and still says Fed Ex hasn't received it. So I don't know if it didn't go out yet or if it did but Fed Ex isn't scanning it. I thought there might be a chance of a delay because of increased orders on Friday and Monday, but when I ordered it still said it would ship same day so I didn't think it would be an issue.
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drop0dead · 1 points
It takes a lot of patience.
Understatement of the year right there. I can't even imagine all the work that you've put in to get it to where it's at now. Between HIPAA and all the OSHA bs I would never sleep. Managing teams as an independent contractor while doing construction was a pain in the ass as it is, I can't imagine if I was actually responsible for every single person on that team. Either way, I think that if I do go into business I should look at some courses on managing people better. Would definitely help in the long run.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I agree. Learning from people that have dealt with it before is invaluable. I had to hire people that were experienced in HR, as there is no way I could learn it all while trying to run the other parts of the business. Sometimes you have to admit you are in over your head, and bring in someone else that knows what they are doing. Even then, it takes a while to find the right person. Our HR director we have now is FANTASTIC. However, we had to go through like 5 before we got one we could really rely on. We have around 80 employees now, but we have had over 200 since I started the company. It takes a lot of trial and error to find the right fit. You're never going to find the perfect candidate the first time. This goes both ways. Sometimes people realize your business is not the right fit for what they want, and move on as well. It's never one-sided. There is a reason that most business owners would say that staffing is the most difficult part of running a business. People are complicated.