Entries Tagged Employee Relations

Many people are good bosses. Some people are great bosses. A handful go even further: They’re phenomenal, not only because of what...

Both employers and employees frequently say the annual performance review process is one of the most awful, detestable parts of work. You...

It’s a great irony that the discipline policy preferred by most companies is called “progressive.” The word progressive means “making favorable progress...

Being a portable restroom operator can be a thankless job. You may be providing an essential service for customers, but many times...

New employees are a blank slate for your portable restroom company. You never know what they will achieve or do while they are...

With 2018 winding down, let’s look back at the 12 portable restroom operators and companies featured in PRO this year. Below you...

I am hooked on a popular police drama that reruns constantly. Earlier today I sat down with lunch in front of the...

You've heard the phrase “time is money.” For portable restroom operators, that is often true in a very literal way. We can...

Combining a can-do attitude with a focus on customer satisfaction has turned Fillmore “Fill” Griffith’s 20-year portable sanitation career into a star...

We all overuse certain words and phrases. Myself definitely included: I’m guilty of ending sentences with “... so ...” when I’m not...

When it comes to hiring staff, Doug Gredvig, owner of Area Portable Services in Sacramento, California, knows what he needs: The “it” factor. And...

We often spend more time with our work family than our real family. I use the word “family” because we end up...

Not so long ago, most people in the workplace received feedback once a year during a performance review. An employee didn’t expect...

When you started a portable sanitation company, you expected to run routes to clean restrooms. You also knew truck maintenance and equipment...