99 Problems | Ashville Weekly ep099

This week at Ashville our construction jobs are progressing nicely as ‪@KonFilms‬ is back for another ‪@Sidemen‬ Room Build x Setup collab, there are multiple trains in and the former Skip that is now Boat is prepared for another voyage!
Also, Daniel tries on a 'Rocket Man' jet pack just before ranting about firing a driver and he goes to watch the KSI Fight... or as Michael O'Donovan would say... the MFI Fight!
0:00:00 intro
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0:04:14 TUE
0:08:18 WED
0:12:15 THU
0:25:10 FRI
0:51:49 SAT
1:05:25 SUN
1:06:14 outro
#construction | #rant | #business
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[@pyramidtrucking2225]

BOSS MAN, A chain is only as strong as the weakest link. Get them weak links out of there. Times are to hard now, to have a crew like that. Good luck, and I support you always. 100

[@campbellrodda3012]

i absolutely agree, time is money and if they want to use there time for cocking around then bin em

[@GenaF]

I agree 100%. I would not employ anyone who has outright lied to me about the time they left the yard. Saying he left at 6.15 having not scanned their fingerprint in, and the getting

[@anverlouw5694]

Hey Mr D, some people are just time consuming... they constantly need to be micro managed 😒 🙄 Time to document and unplug them bad potatoes 🥔 before they ruin the rest of the bag 🎒 The Ashville brand comes with standards, not your problem if they don't meet the requirements...

[@trucker9462]

Total dishonesty. He is not only conning the company but is also conning everyone who works for the company.

[@bentleymtafu23]

Lorry in gear means he doesn't want to work there. Simple.

[@imkirbo3094]

Daniel, as an ex manager myself, don't ever feel bad about having a dog shit member of staff on your books. Some people are masters at sounding amazing in interviews then being completely useless and lazy in practice. I would give them a bit of harsh treatment personally. Set out clear time expectations for them, and go through the disciplinary procedure for lateness/damage/ect. What I find is that person knows full well what they are, they'll go home and laugh about how little work they've done today. Once they realise you're pissed off with them and that you're trying to get rid of them, they'll often see the writing on the wall and take it upon themselves to resign. People like that enjoy coming to work, doing fuck all, and getting away with it, but if you take away the last part, they'll soon hate coming to work and they'll leave.

[@MichaelDreksler]

Yep, at the end of the day a Dealing with under-performance process is the key to avoiding tribunals down the line

[@Ryzati]

This is exactly why I left the company I was at. But it was the boss who was being a prick all the time damaging his own machines / plant and still expecting us to use it

[@bradstocker1717]

Totally understand what he's going on about but sometimes it does work the other way its all about the individual person you work for or is working for you!!!

[@Jimbob851]

As a manager myself, your statement hit’s the nail on the head…

[@tyrand]

Ashville Weekly has been one of the most pleasant and interesting things I've watched on KZbin.

[@Chris-ue2cr]

I have to agree with you, Ashville weekly is so much better than any TV documentary I've ever watched.

[@ntsikakota2719]

There are very, very few pieces of media that deal with the everyday practical and emotional realities of SMEs in such an honest, upfront way. Ashville Weekly has been an education.

[@DFluent]

The Ashville + O'Donovan banter is unparalleled. Never stop

[@larssonk22]

always a joy, they're so funny 😂

[@chriskraszewski1776]

Get shot of him asap. Protect the good ones that work as part of your team. This individual simple isn’t. Keep positive mate. Your doing a great job. Always make sure your mind is in the right place Daniel. I see so many great business people fold through other peoples shit. Always trust your gut and mind.. it never fails you.

[@JackAndDizzy]

29:39 is the rage of the tipping point for every business owner But it’s good to let it out

[@bradstocker1717]

better out than in

[@h44shy]

It’s the side that we never see to him but totally understandable! In an industry like this employees need to be drivers and not back benchers 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@peterc2379]

Good to see the real side to running a business , shows everyone it’s not all fun and games

[@andyclark1426]

Good to see young wilson progressing and becoming more confident

[@C0NN0RAD0]

You have no idea how good your energy is for people, for your staff and the people who watch. It reflects off you and genuinely gives me so much enthusiasm and energy, such a good thing I did starting to watch Asheville weekly 💯

[@sparkerb2631]

I hear you brother... I heeeaaarrr you. Get him out of there. People love to think it's all good for business owners... but they don't see the pain and hassle they go through.. thanks for being so open and showing the world what it can be like running a small/mid size business. Stay un-shook!

[@jfen1974]

Anyone who manages trucks and drivers will relate to this…

[@ahmzzino533]

Absolutely.

[@custyzone]

26:10 you are spitting facts right here, as a business owner myself, I’ve learned that common sense is a very rare thing😂

[@CLHLC]

Fresh cup of coffee, new Ashville episode... life is good!

[@SargTeaPot]

Quite like Nathan, he's got a good personality behind him. Would love to see more of him and his Daily jobs, seems to get along with will too

[@SherG2774]

Daniel Louisy is a REAL BOSS! This is such a seriously transparent video! Love you Ashville! Time & Repairs IS MONEY! Facts are facts!Keep your PEACE! Switch out the incompetent and keep it pushing🔥HairCut🔥

[@povdrives5991]

Thank you Daniel for being real and putting it out as it is you may not know it but you keep some of us going even when things seem off balance.

[@rillawhat8142]

👍🏾

[@Marri-Tech]

Solid HR department with a structured and enforced reward and disaplonery structure will help massively. One bad employe is a good way to lose 10 good ones

[@ThaboTshuma]

17:05 That delivery😂"HEEE-DIAAT"

[@ljk5573]

Rant is spot on mate.. same 💩 different day!! I have the same problems week in week out..

[@kastrooutlaw]

a Daniel & Michael Odonvan friendship is all you need in your Life

[@shingie_x]

Weekly 99...let's go. This is now a solid Sunday morning routine

[@patrickorourke152]

So right it’s great that a boss actually knows which of his employees are working harder than the other ones and appreciates it to often the employees who do nothing always seem to go up the ladder definitely get rid of them your so right in everything you said

[@thomasjanson]

Simon's room is gonna look really nice! Looking forward to the progress and end result!

[@6etallr]

For the sake of an occasional well-placed rant, I'd work for Daniel every day of the week. Total leader, total enthusiast, someone I'd pay to work for.

[@martindiky231]

grettings from california. i feel your pain and it feels good to see . i run small landscape construction business w only handful of people and i pull my hair most days of the week. i had mental breakdown in December after 15 years of running it. I am back after 6 moths off but its not the same. i feel like running it on empty tank. i admire your energy running your business w such integrity and transparency.

[@tas4976]

U can't carry dead weight, this is your business & if they aren't up to scratch, release them & move on, stay strong, you will achieve your goals

[@Steveb7281]

We have a bloke at ours who's first job will be around 0730 but chooses to come in 0615 when the job is 10 minutes up the road. Contractual finish time is 1700 but he's normally done for 1630 yet still tries 1700 on the time sheet. He's the least willing to go the extra mile and will go slow when it benefits him. If you have these types lambast them and give no quarter because the willing honest bods will appreciate it!

[@STEVIEBHOY]

Steve Jobs has no issue with employing lazy people because they will find the easiest way to get the job done 👍

[@ru2225]

@@STEVIEBHOY he also died because he wanted to fight cancer "the natural way". Go do that too bro XD

[@CLHLC]

17:05 'Like a (h)eeeeediat' - This phrase of the day is brought to you by the center of Ethical Business Practices

[@Maxkil]

oh man, the intros are so good, credit to the editors.

[@younginvestor10]

Boy I didn't understand Daniel's frustrations in the early videos, but now that I run a small business, It has never been more relatable!

[@keithskinner3039]

That train offload in the rain was epic!!!!!

[@seanbrattley2878]

Just try remember it’s ups and downs fella, good days and bad days, it’s hard graft and that’s why it’s not for everyone. Enjoy the good and deal with the bad as it needs to be dealt with. Having watched all the Ashville weekly’s and running our own companies so having a good idea of the same ups and downs….you’re doing good!! Keep doing what you’re doing👍

[@Andy-uf8jq]

If they're constantly making mistakes (some which could injure or kill a member of public) and blatantly lying about their hours they go immediately.

[@alanjones6383]

I stumbled upon your channel 6 months ago and became addicted to your honesty both positive and negative..... always stay strong to your beliefs and keep those who you trust and those that give everything they have, tight by your side. Always speak your mind, that's why I've watched everything you've posted. Enjoy life, take care of yourself and thanks for the smiles...

[@As.11.11]

Kon and daniel are perfect minds too put together a madness

[@YouTubeWithLube]

I wish you were my boss. You're an amazing leader Daniel and a smart business owner who seems to work 7 days of the week! Mad respect for you and wishing you only good things and love for the future! Stay blessed!

[@sergiorapisarda8584]

Managed to watch all your content in time before the big episode 100! So gassed, please keep it up

[@TomShorrock]

Can I just say Daniel, I feel your pain, I work as a contracts manager for someone else and have the same frustrations as you! People think you owe them the world! I can’t imagine the pressure your under with over heads etc! Keep up the good work mate! I’m aiming to have my own venture in the future!

[@DSM2009]

Daniel you were proper poppin off! for good reason as you need reliable staff and not ones who just do half a job and leave a lorry In gear which is sacrilege in construction

[@charlesinbusiness3664]

Daniel watching this i remember my frustration 6-10 years ago running construction company with 70 builders or bespoke joinery shop with 14 joiners. Exactly the same nerves/frustration as you just had. Luckily learned the hard way and now Im a pond of peace and no stress almost in my life. As for wankers who rip you off golden rule sack them straightaway. They will rot the rest of the team, those who work best will feel that they have to put extra weight to keep the engine running. Sometimes like in my case the best solution is to completely change the business - even if I thought its not possible and I always will be contractor or joiner. All the best and try to mitigate slackers and build a shield around you to not affect your health with the business problems. Business is to bring you happiness and enjoyment not stress, lack of sleep and lack of free time. Cheers

[@stubuddle5561]

Daniel wished I had known you was down in my Town with the skip boat. I would of come down to see you. I understand you need to keep things quite. Traffic to the port is normal. Bloody nightmare getting out the town and back. Good job I know the back roads. Great video as always keep up the great work. 😃😃😃

[@davidsimpson9849]

Love to see more with Nathan he seems like a proper old school character can't believe next week is the last weekly 😔

[@HJW018]

32:15 You have dozens of other employees who depend upon you to make the decisions that keep a roof over their heads, food on their plates, and clothes on their backs. One person is whose just not up for it, is just not up for it. At the end of the day business comes first. Same way a parent is a parent to their child first, and a friend to their child second.

[@martincraig1974]

Hi Daniel. I was a cleaner on a huge site an you would not believe the stuff I had to put up with they would see you coming and pour coffee all over the table, throw rubbish on the floor piss an shit over the toilet, block the toilet it goes on. Guys have some respect for the cleaners they might be at the bottom of the chain but it's the most important part of the chain.

[@RonePlayzGames]

Ashville weekly awesome as always, Thankyou and keep up your hard work 🙏

[@LOGAN-ky2ix]

Just skiving at work watching Ashville work 😂🙌🏽

[@lamarlo4437]

Daniel you're doing a great job and I must say that you do a great job of keeping the equipment clean, I've worked at constructions sites and the equipment is hardly ever cleaned, new equipment a few months or weeks old will look 20 years old, until it's finally cleaned and it looks brand new. Workers need to think about the collective to ensure operations in the yard run smoothly.

[@AHomelessDorito]

By far this is the best series on KZbin!! No other creator makes content like the Ashville team!

[@AHomelessDorito]

@@gruunt4064 why you so negative bro?? Sorry your life is so miserable you have to be like that. Smh

[@marksuttonmalyangapa3562]

G'day from Australia Daniel. Interesting to hear you describe them as a Machinery "Driver". Here we say "Operator". A good Operator knows how to keep the gear in good working order. That includes operating it in a smooth working manner, greasing etc. Congrats on 100 Eps next week. Big fan.

[@daikennett]

This week was absolute quality on the production guys. Really good stuff keep it up. Sad for next week but god damn the dedication.

[@georgeculwick2919]

Daniel you team is mainly strong, don’t get discouraged by a couple of dossers bro, on another note Excellent episode this week, looking forward to the 100th Take on gravity was awesome 😎

[@mutsaushewokunze6522]

Incompetence = 1st time yellow card 2nd time red and off the field. What is the difference between accounting fraud and wantonly abusing/destroying company equipment? 🤔 Same outcome.

[@hannon45]

One of the best videos for a long time mate. If you don’t do your job no matter what industry you will be found out. Gutted it ends next week.

[@slrtlogistics4682]

Minute 45 to 47 is very important. It's a very clear and straightforward approach. In my case I had to clean up the machines and prepare them for work since most in Sri Lanka comes only to work.

[@HSHEIKH]

LOL THE INTRO THIS WEEK 😂😂😂

[@lancejoubert1273]

Yes man! Another train Montage. Love it

[@bryankaczmarek6943]

Congratulations on 400k been here since episode 1 keep up the good work.

[@oliveryoung7571]

Really gonna moss the weekly vids great insight into the industry

[@kalsamra1556]

Another epic video Daniel, awesome effort, top team

[@MrMaster2k]

Daniel - I completely agree 100% with your comments about responsibilities on the Friday section of your video. People feel "Entitled" and expect this and expect that - but what they don't seem to remember or want to remember is that they ALSO have responsibilities that they need to fulfill. Unfortunately People don't have the same work ethos anymore.

[@tonycooper3410]

Love the music. So calming.

[@jalennathon6417]

I really hope he continues. If it's the end I don't know what I'll do in Sunday morning now

[@STEVIEBHOY]

Subscribe to D&J PROJECTS...new uploads every Sunday and Wednesday at 12 noon 👍

[@adriandukes7690]

I’m in the same boat mate

[@simonhuggett3598]

Brilliant video again. Thanks for showing us what you go through. It’s so disappointing when employees let you down. I’m a firm believer in having disciplinary procedures in place, and that doesn’t mean to give them a kick, it means to get people working correctly and to take pride in what they do. If someone has an aptitude issue, I will work with them 24 hours a day. If they have an attitude problem, I move them on, and quickly. Have a great week all at Ashville.

[@gfletcher6183]

These candid insights into running a business and making a success has been a breath of fresh air, do not suffer idiots to ruin your business!

[@ashleystedman8302]

Yes daniel, you better keep this going !!

[@BombsGaspan]

Nuture, train, coach, mentor as much as you can Daniel - until your gut instinct tells you enough's enough and nothing is making a difference. Then thank them for their services and wish them well in their future career. Big fan of your work ethic dude.

[@2810Bondy]

400k Well deserved Team Ashville

[@tonhozi]

32:45 I heard from the founder of Herzberg Diamonds on a class I organized the following phrase: "Hire slow, fire fast." You have a company culture of greatness and if someone doesn't fit in that culture, they shouldn't be part of your company.

[@flyingdroneswiththescoob9488]

cant wait for the big 100!!! i have a feeling its gunna be outta this world! bring it!

[@abbcc555]

I'm glad you show your frustrations. It doesn't have to be sunshine and rainbows.

[@erniec1174]

Ayyy Ive never made it this early for an ep...lets go!

[@kdavies2849]

totally understand the frustration, I learned a lot from this, as a employee stepping into an employer's position. keep going 100 stay watching

[@mfresh8419]

Wow brother!!!!!! First off!!! shout out for the amazing job on JJ's new room. ( @KSI ) Now that ive seen how hard your life is, by only watching 2 videos its amazing that you dont lose your mind 👏 keep up the great work. You have inspired me to push myself to the limit. Much love from California USA

[@haggischaser1028]

Great video this week. Keep up the awesome work.

[@keithbrueton]

Thank you Lenny aka Daniel Fantastic once again

[@morgzz97]

Excited to see more of the youtube rooms! I think that's got alot of potential for great content doing other content creators rooms as almost a series!

[@jasonarmstrong290]

Hit 400k well done Daniel and crew👏

[@YepYepYepYepYep]

These intros are absolutely brilliant! The editing team put together some really clever clips! Always hilarious! 😂👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@adishep5037]

Good timing :)

[@Karim_Belgique]

Daniel, i wanna see more rants from you, i actually enjoy it!

[@telleryl4671]

The intro was too funny loool

[@harrislondon]

Classic Daniel rant. Love it 🤣

[@harishussain9895]

Put trackers in all vehicles to confirm routes

[@franco8630]

I'd love to see you on True Geordie podcast, mate. It'd be an interesting one.

[@ervinabdulhamid4334]

love the start of the video hahah

[@joemcgill2925]

Another brilliant episode well done team ashville

[@Thomas-ux3hg]

Enjoying the vids :) Just wondering if you've heard of polyurethanes for wear reduction? When the bucket of the shovel is wearing down to the point it will almost need replacing you could consider having a polyurethane coating of a few millimeters put in it. Still got to keep the cutting edge as a wear part, but the bucket itself will last a lot longer. Also works for funnels, hoppers, tippers and so on! :)

[@anomynousxx]

Cant wait for this room mannn

[@Kavi4GP]

Good to see the realness of running a business come out Daniel, not everything is roses in the real world

[@NZAus-]

Well in order!!!

[@occam5052]

Daniel, your rant about damage to your property by contemptuous staff was LONG overdue mate😤

[@NJRD977]

Well done for being brave enough to share your frustrations - too many people think that all the business owner does is take money and exploit workers. You hit the nail on the head when you said you have provided the training. If you have trained, coached and reprimanded with the appropriate records, manage the individual out of the business.

[@tonysmith2002]

dan you are stronger then you think , keep it up mate . love you work .

[@leetaylor8967]

Dan you crack me up 🤣🤣🤣 serious That rant in the car looool 💥😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍺

[@MrAshleydickens]

I love the banter between you and Michael! Proper funny

[@davidbarclay6293]

Allowing it to go on longer will annoy other drivers. Get rid of him. Tell the staff why. Reiterate your thankful for the work they have been putting in and keeping ashvile standards.

[@watchdoglegion]

Love the title of the episode 🤣🤣

[@stegreen8433]

People need to realise that although it is on KZbin and this gives you a massive and quite frankly entertaining insight at an independent business suriving in an up and down market, it is at the end of the day a business! You can't have friends in business as friends take the mick and expect you to just absorb shit!

[@mohammed_888]

For the brilliant job you've done on doing 100+ videos for us....you don't deserve a break, carry on to get us to 200 and beyond 😀💪