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Him and his wife are both recovering from being drug addicts a few weeks ago, which i admire. However, im having a hard time justifying if i should help him or not, since i wanted to use him for some minor contracting work i need done. However, he's not the most reliable man, and he has a lot of issues with anger management, temper, swearing, etc. Not that he isn't a nice guy, but part of me wonders if this is a good idea, or if he needs more time to get his crap together.

Him and his wife are both recovering from being drug addicts a few weeks ago, which i admire. However, im having a hard time justifying if i should help him or not, since i wanted to use him for some minor contracting work i need done. However, he's not the most reliable man, and he has a lot of issues with anger management, temper, swearing, etc. Not that he isn't a nice guy, but part of me wonders if this is a good idea, or if he needs more time to get his crap together.

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[–] • 7 pts

I wouldn't, but that's just me. I have had friends do work for me who didn't have the added bonus of being recovering addicts, and each time there were things that I wasn't satisfied with, and that left me with a bit of a problem: Do I want to risk losing my friendship with this person, or just suck it up and make do with what they've done? Two times was enough for me to never do business with friends again, it simply isn't worth it. Considering that you haven't yet even hired this guy, and you already have some issues, I would stay far away from having him do actual work if it were me making the decision.

[–] • 6 pts

No. A few weeks? Not a chance. After a year or two of sobriety, maybe. Too risky.

[–] • 5 pts

Give him money as a gift then get a proper contractor for the work you need done. Theyll rip you off too but you'll still have him as a friend

[–] • 3 pts

Not after a few weeks of recovery. Relapse rate is very high, it diminishes the longer someone has been clean. They need time under their belt first or else you're making a bet that your statistically likely to lose.

[–] • 3 pts

I employ quite a few addicts, if you can get accaptable work out of them do it when you can. But you cant ever put yourself in a position where you are totally relying on them.

[–] • 1 pt

Drunks yes, they're better than addicts, they don't have to steal and do illicit stuff to get their 'fix.'

[–] • 1 pt

Any addict can cause issues. I manage the couple addicts I have by not over working them, and informing them in advance of days that they cant be fucking around. It works pretty well.

[–] • 0 pt

They do dope, or alcohol? It's great that you can handle them, I certainly wouldn't, too risky, but if it works for you that's great, hope it stays that way.

I find that the drinkers are okay until about 3 in the afternoon, then they start getting itchy to start drinking. But none of them have ever come to work drunk (that I know of or remember).

They should really appreciate you, they can get a leg up by your kindness.

[–] • 2 pts

Hiring a drug addict is like adopting a pound dog. You don't know when the problem will strike, but you know there's going to be a problem.

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[–] • 1 pt

No. Getting off drugs is never accomplished in a week, people take years and relapse over and over. Just because a guy is trying to do right doesn't mean he will succeed and it's not your job to make him succeed, it's his. Its generally not a good idea mixing social and work anyway.

[–] • 1 pt

No. Not if you want to keep him as a friend.

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