Do you have a shitty job? Ever goof off? Advise me.

[Jeffyeathatone]

I got a raise and promotion a few weeks ago, which is great but it means that I have a few more guys under me now. They all do entry-level work that they can be trained to do in a few weeks, and their jobs can get rather boring. My guys are paid pretty shitty, about twice minimum wage but at the low end of what can be considered a living wage ($11-$12/hr).

Two of my guys fuck off so much that they are doing more harm than good. The job lends itself to fucking off, but you can only get away with it if you put some thought into it. These guys fuck off so badly that it is killing some of my selling ability.

If we fire them or they quit, it means that I have to spend two weeks doing their job, and neglecting mine, while we hunt for replacements, then another two weeks to train the replacement. On the other hand, if I can't get them do put out minimum effort they aren't worth keeping.

If you have a shitty job (or remember having one) let me know how I should get these retards to put out minimal effort. I did their job fifteen years ago and it is easy and fun if you have basic social skills and know when to fuck off and when to get some work done. Am I supposed to go out of my way to teach them how to cheat the system? These are two educated "men", 22 and 23 years old. For fucks sake, even if they can't manage time or make the smallest positive impression on our customers, the least they should do is figure out how to get away with goofing off without creating chaos.

I can't and shouldn't pay them more. They've proven themselves mostly useless. I need to motivate them to be minimally useful. What do I do?