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•13 January, 2023
The Worst Parts About Working in Restoration, According to Restorers
Yes, you read that right. As one might guess, it’s not all friendly insurance adjusters and cleaning an already spotless home. Just like any job, there are ups and downs, things employees enjoy, and things they don’t.
So what?
Well, it’s critically important that senior leaders in the restoration industry what these factors are, because a surprisingly large number of them are avoidable. Today’s restoration workers have very little tolerance for self-inflicted wounds, and companies that needl
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Yes, you read that right. As one might guess, it’s not all friendly insurance adjusters and cleaning an already spotless home. Just like any job, there are ups and downs, things employees enjoy, and things they don’t.
So what?
Well, it’s critically important that senior leaders in the restoration industry what these factors are, because a surprisingly large number of them are avoidable. Today’s restoration workers have very little tolerance for self-inflicted wounds, and companies that needl
Why Restoration Workers Want to Work for You
One of the most common challenges restoration managers face is keeping talented staff. Too many senior leaders can tell horror stories of investing weeks or months into training and equipping their staff, only for them to flee for (seemingly) greener pastures shortly after.
Not only does this wear on a manager’s patience, it also wears down the company’s bottom line. The dollars can add up if you’re taking work hours away from restoration projects to constantly train new employees, especially
Restoration Workers Top Complaints Against Management
Every one of us has had issues with managers at work, but there’s a large percentage of workers in the restoration industry that have serious problems with their manager.
So serious, they’re willing to quit over it.
We wanted to dive deeper into the problems workers had with their managers, and what could be done to fix them. Thanks to the Restoration Workforce Survey, we discovered exactly what workers thought about their managers, and the changes they’d like to see in their management’s app
Where Is Your Next Restoration Hire Working Right Now?
Restoration managers commonly ask themselves the question, “how am I going to attract top talent to my business?"
But there’s an important question that precedes that, which is “where is that top talent working right now?”
Think about it. Before you can pitch your business to your next all-star restorer, you need to know where to find them. You can have better retention than anyone else in the industry, but if you’re not connected to the mouth of the river, you’ll never catch any fish.
We’ve
Why Do Restoration Workers Quit? We Asked Them
In the era of The Great Resignation, a loyal worker is a manager’s most valuable asset, so it’s imperative to know what motivates them to stay at their current job vs abandoning ship to a new one. That’s why KnowHow conducted the largest ever survey on the restoration workforce, to hear from the mouth of the worker themselves: why do they quit, and why do they stay.
One of the most significant (yet least surprising) findings coming from the survey was the discovery that many employees are quitt
The Growing Rift Between Workers and Managers in the Restoration Industry
KnowHow recently conducted the largest ever survey of the restoration workforce industry. The 400+ workers in the restoration industry we interviewed gave us never-before-seen insight into why workers join a workplace, and very importantly, why workers quit.
What workers told us was clear: one of the most significant reasons good employees leave their company is because of a bad relationship with their management. In fact, almost 60% of field workers who responded to the Restoration Workforce S
