This Isn't My Business: Faith, the 3-Month Rule & Hiring Right

Show Notes

Hey y'all, I'm Jordan Brush with Prime Cleaning and Restoration right here in Tyler, Texas. In this episode I get into something I tell every single new hire the day they come on: this isn't my business — it's God's business, and we're gonna do the best we can for it. That one sentence changes how a man shows up to work, and I'll explain why. But I also want to answer the real question a lot of folks are asking when they start a new job: what is the 3-month rule in a job? That first 90 days is where you find out if somebody's a fit — where they learn the standard, where I learn how they work, and where we both figure out if we're building something honest together. I'll walk you through how I think about that trial period as a boss, how I take account of my people and how they're doing on any given day, and why setting the standard early matters more than anything. We'll talk faith in business, integrity, and the truth that all you've really got in this life is your word and your name. If you're starting a new job, hiring your first crew, or just trying to build something you'd be proud to hand your kids, this one's for you. If we can help you out — carpet cleaning, air duct cleaning, restoration, all of it — give us a call at [phone] or find us at primecleaningandrestorationoftyler.com. We'd be proud to work for you. God bless.

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Hey y'all, I'm Jordan Brush with Prime Cleaning and Restoration right here in Tyler, Texas. This isn't really my business, it's God's business, and I'm just doing my best to run it right, treat folks the way they deserve, and set a standard for what quality's supposed to look like. Pull up a chair and let's visit.

So today I want to talk about something I tell every single new hire when they come on with me. The very first thing out of my mouth is, "This is not my business. This is God's business." And I mean that all the way down to my boots.

Now, a lot of folks who start a job are thinking about what they call the three month rule. If you haven't heard it, that's basically the idea that the first ninety days at a new job is a trial run, both ways. The company's watching to see if you fit, and you're watching to see if this is a place you actually want to stay.

And I get it, that's how most jobs work. You show up, you keep your head down, you try not to get let go before you've proved yourself. But I try to flip that whole thing on its head from day one.

Here's why. When I tell a new guy this is God's business and not mine, what I'm really telling him is that we're not just judging him for ninety days. We're building something together, and I'm gonna take account of him as a person, not just a worker.

Because I've been on the other side of it. I spent about ten years working offshore for a big deepwater drilling company, and then one day I got laid off. I came home and prayed on it hard, and the good Lord pointed me toward building this instead.

So when a man walks in here, I don't want him spending three months scared he's gonna get cut. I want him to know that if he brings his effort and his honesty, we're gonna do our best for him too. That's the real deal of it.

Now, I'll be straight with you, those first ninety days still matter. I'm watching to see how a fella treats the work and treats the customer, and honestly, how he treats me and the other guys on a rough day. That part of the three month rule is real, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't.

But the thing I'm looking for isn't perfect. I'm looking for a man whose word means something, because at the end of the day you don't have anything but your word and your name. If a guy makes a mistake, that's fine, we all do, but does he own it and come back the right way?

That's the same standard I hold myself and this whole company to. If a customer's got a problem and they come back to us the right way, we fix it. No worries, that's just part of it.

See, I think a lot of workplaces use those first three months to figure out how little they can get away with. Whether the new person's gonna cause trouble, whether they can pay him less than he's worth. And I never wanted to build something that runs on that kind of thinking.

I learned work young. By eleven I was hauling square hay bales onto trailers and into barns, and that'll shape a man one hundred percent. And my dad worked the railroad for forty years, so I know what showing up every single day looks like.

So when I bring somebody on, I'm not trying to squeeze ninety days out of him. I'm trying to build a fella who wants to be here for years, because he knows he's treated like a human being. That's what the three month rule ought to be about if you ask me.

At the end of the day, none of this was handed to me. It took faith, a wife and family standing beside me, and working my tail off, and I want the men who work with me to feel like they're part of something bigger than a paycheck. That's why the first thing I say is, this isn't mine, it's His.

Listen, all you've really got in this life is your word and your name, and we aim to stand behind ours. If we can help you out, carpet, air ducts, restoration, all of it, give us a call at nine zero three, five nine four, eight zero zero seven, or find us over at prime cleaning and restoration of tyler dot com. We'd be proud to work for you. God bless, and we'll catch you next time.