They seem to have a good work ethic, but I recently have been questioning it.

What should I do as a manager?"

As a boss, you have to work with your employees.

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If the five minutes impact the business, talk to the employee.

I hate people who are pedantic for no reason!"

As long as the money rolls in and the tardiness isn’t causing unhappy customers, why care."

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Most do the minimum, but we had one guy who was amazing.

He quit and took a job elsewhere.

The moral of the story is….value the work instead of the contract."

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It’s five minutes.

Believe me, you want the employee that puts in effort."

Be on call until your eight hours is up.

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Why sit at a desk with nothing to do?

Watch how productive people get when they can go home early."

I had a housekeeper who did great work.

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She was efficient and got the rooms turned really quickly, and they were all perfect.

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