Small business owners?

In my experience it is very hard to get rid of a "toxic" culture once it takes hold...often times its one or two people that get the "poison cloud of doom" started, and then it just spreads...if you can identify the person(s) that are the root of this, you may, might, be able to get ahead of it.
We have a toxic person at my employment, and it was really affecting my day to day attitude...but once CV19 hit we were separated, and after was allowed to stay mostly separated, its helped a lot! Unfortunately there are still 2 other guys that are still stuck with "Mr Toxic"...

 

Comments like this make me think of Tommy…

 

I will work more diligently on identifying the root of the problems. I really don’t get it. Such a laid back company…. I give 3 weeks vacation, 6 personal days , the benefits are second to none as far as insurance etc. employees have liberties and freedom and the few simple expectations are to come in and do your job to the best of your ability and be kind to your co workers. Example- one guy that worked on the warehouse, awesome worker. I bought him a vehicle as his crapped out on him. Let him pay it over over 18 months ( $4300). Have loaned him close to 1200 more over the last year to help with gas and food. Extra week off when he has a baby , he made 19 an hour and lives about 6 miles from the shop. Found out last month he stole a gas card out of a truck we seldom use and had been filling up his car for 3 months to the tune of 1100 bucks ! Why would someone do that…. Of course I had no choice but to terminate him. Broke my heart. It is possible we are too laid back. The lack of accountability over the years has not done us any favors. Creates divide, so and so does it or did it so I can too or at least I feel the right to be upset about it - and understandably so.

 

Dang, that is low...

 

I tried to build up my trucking company. Hope was to have a small fleet of owner operators leased on to let me stay home.

yeah, being the nice guy cost me big time.

when I finally booted the last guy, my cargo/liability had gone from $8300 per truck annually to $24,000 per truck annually.

you're their boss, not a bank, finance company, friend etc.

you have to decide where that line is drawn and stand by it.