No call. No text. They just stopped showing up.

Most owners blame the hire. “Nobody wants to work anymore.” 🙄

But walk back through that first week 👇
🔧 Day 1: No truck ready, no tools, no one expecting them
🔄 Days 2–3: Rode along with whoever was free, a different person every day
❓ Day 5: Still didn’t know who to ask, when they’d get paid, or what “good” looked like
📱 Day 7: A friend texted about an opening across town

They didn’t quit the job. They quit the confusion. They felt unimportant.

Swap the truck for a laptop and it’s the same story in an office, a dental practice, or an engineering firm. 💻🦷📐

The first two weeks decide whether a new hire stays. Here’s what keeps them ✅

1️⃣ Have everything ready before day 1: equipment, tools, paperwork, a clean workspace
2️⃣ Assign ONE person they shadow all week, not whoever is free
3️⃣ Tell them on day 1 what a good first 30 days looks like
4️⃣ Check in personally on day 3 and day 10. Five minutes: “How’s it going? What’s confusing?”

None of this costs money. It costs attention. 🎯