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WWYD - business question for nerds!
OK, I have been rolling this around my brain for DAYS and I don't know who to talk to...so *of course!* it finally hit me that my nesties would give me the best advice.
I am the lead mortgage planner of one of Alberta's best mortgage teams. We bust our butts for our clients and always work with the client's best interest in mind. I work long hard hours and I have earned what I have acheived. (Toot! Toot! Just kidding. I am NOT tooting my own horn here...I am just trying to give some background.) Everyone I have hired is a person of integrity with a great work ethic. They work *really hard* for me, but they are exceptionally compensated for this.
Here's the struggle.
One of my best friends is married to a guy whom I am challenged to like.
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He is a flashy, and somewhat slimy salesguy. I DO believe he has a genuine heart, but he's sloppy, rough around the edges, and has no self-discipline. (ok, I'll just lay it out there. He picks his nose in public, burps, eats like a slob, is very obnoxious and pushy...etc.) I love him anyway, because my friend obviously sees of great worth in him, and he honestly has the best of intentions. But he makes me cringe and he is just self-unaware, which means I am often apologizing to people on his behalf for his actions or words.
He really wants to work for me. I do think he has potential, but a lot of the work I'd have to do with him is around manners and grooming. I am NO Princess Diana by any means, but I certainly won't have you pull my finger, if you catch my drift. I really think it's stupid to hire people out of guilt, but I do think he might thrive in an environment where you aren't "selling" and desperate for a paycheque. Mostly, I feel obligated to his wife/my friend.
My initial reaction is to just go for it, and give him a chance. But then I worry about how his image affects my brand/the company. He stopped into the office "just to say hi" and he was like a fish out of water. He sat in other people's chairs at their desks, ate a mini-cupcake off my assistant's desk and was just loud and was generally snoopy.
As I type this out I realize I totally sound like a farking batch, so I can take your criticisms, but please also weigh in with what you'd do if you were me whilst you are throwing flames. Thank you.
Re: WWYD - business question for nerds!
I wouldn't hire him either, it could reflect badly on you, and then you would feel even more guilty if you had to fire him. It would turn out much worse than if you just didn't hire him the first place. Good luck!
I agree with everyone else... don't just hire him bc he's your BF's DH. It would be worse between you guys if you actually had to fire him (which seems inevitable). He doesn't fit into the business... and he needs to know that.
I know my dad has had a lot of family want to work for him... luckily there is a test that all our candidates have to do, and ppl with those qualities (that you mention he has) always fail. its an easy way for us to weed out those who just wouldn't work out.