It became a habit after three years ... So when Duane Knott realizes that his employee Wayne Collins has again taken the wrong site, he takes his phone to immortalize the scene.
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In this video, which has since been viewed by more than 176,000 people on Facebook, Duane Knott calls out to his employee and shows him the window of the neighboring house, the glass of which is covered. It was then that the latter realizes his mistake. " Bad house, man, " exclaims his boss, surprisingly placid. " How much (area) did you make?" "The whole facade " answers Wayne Collins, desperate. Indeed Wayne Collins is used to this kind of thoughtlessness. In three years, the craftsman made the mistake of repainting the house adjacent to that belonging to his client at the time on seven occasions.
Asked several times by his boss on the origin of this succession of errors, Wayne Collins replied that he had " no idea ".
Fired several times for his carelessness ... but always rehired
Repeated carelessness which made people happy, but which cost time and money. " It is starting to get embarrassing " admits Duane Knott in an interview with the British daily Dailymail . However, he assures us that over time he doesn't even want his employee anymore. “ I'm used to it now. I don't get angry anymore like I did in the beginning. The first two times I almost had an attack, I was afraid for the reputation of my company ”explains Duane. " I've fired Wayne several times but he's very good when he's focused, " he concedes.
To make matters worse, another employee, hired a year ago, seems to be following in Wayne Collins' footsteps: he has already made the mistake once since his arrival.
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“ I asked other companies if they had the same problem with their staff who painted the wrong buildings but I was told no and that it was incredible, ” reports the young boss of 34 years who does not can only see that this is a specialty specific to his company.
To put an end to this strange habit, Duane had warned Wayne: every time he did it again, he would film it and post the video on social networks. It is therefore done. Hoping this will be the last time ...