Personal Integrity

rockhillmanor wrote:

wepampercampers wrote:
Thanks for the STR reminder. I've done this before but get lax when campgrounds are opening and I'm in a panic to hire.

Some people accept the job then don't bother to show up at all!

I hope this is not a growing trend with the younger generation.

Very sadly it IS!

IMHO This new generation is not worth my time interviewing. They are the worst. You might find one out of a hundred that is worth hiring.
They lack education and social skills BIG time. All they care about is themselves and their iPhone.:(

And they ARE the ones most likely to accept the position and don't show up. You are left sitting there believing you have filled a position and are left holding the bag trying to run that position and again trying to find someone for it.

Hire Retired Seniors.
Educated, bught up right, have social skills to spare, and willing and able to learn new tasks. IMHO the only way to go.:C

Sorry, but I personally know of three parks where they hired retired seniors for workamping positions this fall, stayed in contact with them throughout the winter and suddenly those seniors couldn't honor their commitment a couple of weeks prior to their scheduled arrival. It really leaves those parks in a bad way. They are now scrambling to find help. On the other hand I have had young workers full of ambition and energy who were a great asset. Sadly they had to go back to college. Integrity, work ethic and the like isn't lacking in young people and isn't ingrained in the older generations.