Thanks for all the good feedback! Good discussion and points being made on both sides. 👍💯

Ryan, you are the captain of the ship. As a first officer told me when I was new captain, "I can't know what you are thinking, tell me and I will do whatever you want". I think Carlito's request to know the day ahead of time and the number of blocks is a reasonable request.

I agree with Carlito! Lack of communication will be the downfall of any company. Maybe you don’t have to do Everything for them but you could explain things a little better across the board. That’s my biggest pet peave is lack of communication.

Carlito seems so genuine and humble, not many people like that anymore.

Ray is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Maybe it’s the way the video is edited but he just wanders around with no clue or no initiative.

I run a plastering company, I would never expect my employees to figure out my materials for me. I have always and probably will always do that myself.

Good on Carlito for standing by and defending his opinion, and not being a yes man like Fran.

Your the boss Ryan. It's not upto your employees to order materials. That's on you. If you want project managers. Pay them accordingly

I've been watching for years and I have always wondered why these guys don't know the job they're going into until the day of. You got to inform your crew. Let them be able to process what they have ahead of them too. Love to Victory

From an employee’s perspective I think Carlito’s request was very reasonable. I can see where your frustration would lie as the boss but maybe you can see the employee perspective. If it were me I’d order the block the day before and send an employee to pick them up the day of the job.

In all fairness to Carlito, the conversation you had with him should’ve been done before the season started, not in the middle of the job. He probably believed he was just building the wall, not having the responsibility of ordering the blocks as well. So his request of having a discussion about the job the day before is very reasonable. And he’s relatively new to the crew too, so he probably didn’t expect this much responsibility this soon

Carlito is going to end up leaving soon. I can see the frustration on his face.

Hi Ryan I’m a former Service Manager and have had to deal with many individuals and situations like this as well. I’ve been watching you over the years and notice Micromanagement at its finest here, you’re always giving them step by step instructions and then expecting them to think on their own! 😮 Try delegating or convey what your expectations are from your employees. At that point you will see a leader emerge, who will actually take the initiative and lead, one who will think-ahead and get things done, and you will also see who is just a follower. If a leader doesn’t present themselves, you will need to keep looking. You are dealing with different individuals, and personalities. Not everyone thinks or feels the same. Good luck to you👍🏼

Ryan, you were wrong here. I don’t like to make negative comments, especially when I’m not part of your business, but you asked. I think the number one thing you could work on is setting articulable goals and expectations for the crew. If you expected Carlito to do the order you should have given him the time, set the expectation, and open the door for questions and clarification. Carlito is a good worker and is extremely responsible and on this day you did not treat him as such. He deserves a shrimp cocktail apology.

Ryan’s getting ripped to shreds in the comment section for this video 😭😭😂😂

This shows you who really stands there ground. Shout to carlitos.

You need a stock pile of gravel at the yard for the jobs where its expensive. Anything left over from jobs just dump there, then its ready. Topsoil too. Love the videos!!!

Francisco was being a ‘yes man’ agreeing with you in saying Carlio is trippin. Carlito is correct and good on him for standing by what he thinks even if it’s contrary to his boss.

Im with Carlito. They call you the boss for a reason. "Hey go get me 86 blocks" sounds better than a math lesson after they are already at the job.

Goes to the gas station daily before work for coffee, eggs and olives (olives and eggs), pulls into the yard and the gas light is on 😂😂😂

Didn’t think Ray had that side to him, pure disrespect this video. Why not just go with him and show him the ropes. Disappointing

Ray is jealous of the new driver lol 😂

Franny is just a yes man, I think carlito is being realistic with a reasonable request.

Carlito said “that’s what you ordered” so Ryan f up and not taking responsibility

Fransisco is a little rat for acting like he tried to tell Carlito it wasn’t enough blocks.

Glad to see people backing Carlito.

That’s a fair and reasonable request from Carlito in my opinion - if you want him to “manage” any walls you do you need to supply him the information ahead of time - not the morning of. I feel like that’s an unreasonable expectation to tell him an hour before hand the measurements and assume he can figure it out. Good on you for showing him how to figure it out though - hopefully better communication next time!

Eric and Francisco are absolute muppets. Carlito is 100% on point. He is not the owner of the business, and figuring this stuff out should not be his job. Could be his job if he was paid the same as what Ryan was making.

Man I didn't think Francisco would turn out to be a boot licker. He wasn't the one even being put in the hot seat. As a man just stay quiet , no need to throw gas on a fire.

I don’t see why it would be hard to let Carlito have a 12 hour notice of the job he’s gonna be leading and doing.

You guys every morning need to take 5-10 mins and have a toolbox talk /morning meeting so everyone's on the same page with directions or what materials they need, tools trucks etc. You can see the new hires frustration. Lets start the season off strong with communication. Carlito 100%

Yea man you just made carlito feel like a straight rookie. That man is very smart and responsible im sure. And eric and Francisco on each side of you mumbling back up the driveway was ridiculous lol

Ray seems to be a little threatened by pat which is a good thing because at the end of the day everyone is replaceable! But I’m getting better vibes from pat then I ever have from ray!

I agree with Carlito, you figure your material for every job . Your responsibility . Gravel,concrete ,rebar , and block for walls.

Eric pilling it on. Saying he can just google. Yet, he calls everyone for help himself 😂

General contractor in business center for 30 years. I try to always articulate my expectations of my employees so that they understand what I’m asking. It’s eta them up for success. Im with Carlito here. If you want him to take on more responsibility, have a conversation with him about it and set attainable goals for him to move into. More responsibility equals more pay or perks.

Mannn Big Ray gets grumpy when he has to play teacher hahaha

The boss says the number of blocks. The employees pick them up.

As a supervisor for many years, I have found it's just easier to tell someone exactly what you need or want done. If you need 76 blocks just tell them to get 76 blocks. It took you less time to do the math than to explain to them how to figure it out on their own.

As a tradesman myself we say .. SKILLED LABOR ISN’T CHEAP ..CHEAP LABOR ISN’T SKILLED.. ⚒️

You're wrong carlito is right. Also get ray in line, he's on a power trip thinking he's smarter and better than pat.

You can see the mood shift with the guys. Disagreements can affect ppl in many different ways. I’ve found on job sites after the dust has settled, a simple hand shake man to man & a “we’re all good” away from the others can really go a long way.

Francisco sold my guy out with the quickness 😂

Totally understand why bugs left

Working with guys like Fran and Eric would be the worst, 2 yes men who’ll throw you under the bus just to make themselves look good

Employees just want to be informed. Carlito had a great point - cover the items the day before. Why wait until the day of?

Assumption is the mother of all fawk-ups. Carlitos is correct. Provide exact instructions, you'll get exact results.

I see why bugs left

Cisco being a snake

Ryan has to tell his guys every move they make, but yet he expects them to be able to figure out the number of blocks a job needs. That isn't fair to Colito.

I remember when Ray first started he got lost took all day went to the wrong place so he should get a new guy a little Grace

Ryan saying in front of the whole crew to carlito, “you do walls on the side.” “I thought you knew how to figure it out.” Unprofessional and put carlito in a position where he had to defend himself. I bet Ryan wouldn’t take kindly to it if a customer talked to him in that way in front of his crew. It’s the same thing when the foreman is talking to an employee. Pull them to the side or if it can wait till later then wait for the time to have that discussion. It’s the same way in the military, you don’t just call someone out like that in front of the crew unless they are doing something unsafe or otherwise uncalled for.

Big Ray needs the belt from Ryan and CEO unacceptable behavior towards Pat

Don’t blame Carlito, he is one of the best mans you have. They want 100 percent the best for you so give them the respect and put this on the positive way.

Ray telling anybody what to do is a disaster lol😂

I’m with Carlito on this one man. Give him some heads up. It’s a reasonable request from him.

I fear Ryan is turning into every other big headed KZfaqr. I’ve watched religiously for years and the past few months I’ve lost some respect for him.

I agree with Carlito. Let him know a day before the project so he can prep for it. Communication is key to success if you want your guy to be better. Some people need time to think. Not everyone is smart and a quick thinker. I would recommend you have like a white board and write down the project of the week so the guy knows what’s to expect of each day.

I think Carlitos in the right. He was just asking for you to give more communication. It just helps so y’all are both on same page and he helps learn how u think to eventually where that communication is smaller and smaller.

As the carlito thing goes, you dont ask the rest of the guys measure up the concrete and order it, you dont let ray decide to get 3ton of gravel cause thats what you need, YOU ryan decide whats needed and order it. In this instance it should be the same. IF you want and expect carlito to work independent on walls when the need arises i dont think its unfair for you to say to him the day before, were doing a wall tomorrow "x" size with this block, go pick up everything you need to make it happen

What a brutal start to the season. Ryan & Ray on ego trips after there trip to Ohio. Hire a driver and provide no training on how to operate your specific truck, then get upset when he doesnt know what buttons to press. Hire a foreman, but no material list or plan, then lose it when he talks sense 🤯 victory is falling apart What

Woah something in the air. Everyone seems on edge lol. Is it me or was big Ray being a menace?

The bosses job is to put his guys in position to be successful. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for Carlito to want to know ahead of time that he has additional responsibilities on any given day. At my previous employer, we had a white board of upcoming jobs for the month. Even if they all got rescheduled or didn’t happen on the expected date, the crew at least knew the type of work that was coming up.

Ryan is so self righteous.. the employee should not have to figure out materials needed, the boss should.

I'm with Carlito on this one. Ryan, Carlito was just asking for better communication. Sad how you show more respect to that "Dumb As A Rock" Ray then you do Carlito. And Fran is quick to throw people under the bus, where I come from you get knocked TF out for that.

Not Francisco throwing Carlito under the bus 😂

Ray is getting cocky, Ryan is getting unfair, Eric is getting punctual. What is going on?

ray has no right to be yelling at the new driver.

“Kind of messed up there buddy” -- arrrg I hate the word Buddy

If you're the one who took the measurement, and you're also the one who picked out the blocks, why not just go ahead and do the mathing on number of blocks needed? Being intentionally stubborn never proves a point and nobody learns any lesson.

Carlito is an employee not a project manager you as the boss need to have material order ready for them to just say “pick up for victory “ we as owners have to take all the heat. Now if you get a project manager you can be upset at him. My opinion

Francisco didn’t have to be negative about it either, if he doesn’t know, don’t mean he talks backstabbed your co worker. That was an unfair move Mr yes man.

Frannie always blames someone else smh

Cisco and Eric are the biggest little yes men ever. Carlito is right in every aspect of this. And he has more experience then Eric and Cisco have years on earth lol, hate seeing people be snakes just cause the boss is around

I see why Bugs left. This the side we don’t see.

Ryan getting ripped in the comments 😂

Cmon Franny, throwing Carlito under the bus.... xD

Ray also giving his opinion on new driver Saying eventually he’ll figure it out Ray your a year in and still need to be told how to do everything

The more responsibility you want to deflect, the clearer you have to be upfront as a boss

Francisco only eats when ryan buys his lunch or feeds it to him

ray is a bit too mouthy for my liking, considering he makes the most mistakes, if i was the other driver i would be having a word with him.

Ray trying to explain something sounds like a 5 year old telling you how they did something, "You gotta push it, just push it, oh no you gotta pull it."

I agree with carlito. You should have trained him on square footage durning the winter. Never assume they will know. That gave me headaches when I first started. Now I can go on fishing trips for two weeks straight and the business will run itself. It’s all about taking the multiple hats off and giving them to the right right person

Carlito was in the right. Let the guy know in advance and he will build whatever you need Ryan. Great video! Shoutout to the krew🙌🏼

This isn’t the same Victory we all came to enjoy, get it together!

I think Carlito’s request to know how big a wall will be the day before is a fair request. You also showed them how to do the math and get the required materials. Now going forward, you can tell them length and width of a wall and they can figure out the materials required. If they can’t do that, then you can give them the “POW”

big ray being a menace to pat ?

I couldnt work for a boss like you , no offence . Lovr your vids

"We shouldn't have to talk." i hired you to read my mind.

You’re wrong here Ryan and you know it.

Is it me or Big Ray seems like I don’t know weird first he didn’t give the new guy the address then he tells Ryan oh I had to help him and then he tells him he messed up. I think he feels intimidated.

big ray, you need to drop that ego. youve changed alot in this video soon as Pat is working.

I am with Carlito on this one. A little more communication needed.

Honestly, I don’t know how Ray get his shoe’s on every morning and now he starts to get bossy, wow

I agree with Carlito. That too much responsibility for an employee. What If he orders too much or does the math wrong or whatever. Anything can happen. He doesn't know the end result of the job like you do Ryan. You do the calculations, and you tell him exactly what you need. That how it works and that how it has always been. You wouldn't tell big Ray to just get gravel for 20×10 patio? No. You always tell him the number of yards. Why is Carlito any different? I'm glad he stood up to you. That's the kind of guy you need as an employee to keep the big boss in check.

Ray just remember how you started, all the things the comments are saying is not because they are hating on you, they’re saying it because they’ve SEEN IT, it’s all recorded!!! Simple things you were not able to get done without Ryan walking you through like a 5 year old, so stop having such a huge ego and be a guide for your new coworker, and notice I said GUIDE cause you are not the boss. You only have 1 more year of experience working with the company. Come onnn, do better and remember all the things you wish you would’ve known when you started working instead of being considered the clown.

Somewhere Bugs is watching this and laughing 😮.

Ray would have a black eye talking to me like that.

As the boss, you set the expectations and if you want something done you have to communicate it and ensure there are no questions. How different that situation could’ve been if you went, “Carlito, I want you running point on the wall and really taking ownership of wall projects going forward. The dimensions are ……. Go ahead and get materials. Do you know how to order and determine how many blocks are needed? No? Let me show you so you can do it going forward!” Carlito would now know what you expect, feel empowered and have ownership, and you can offload because you are on the same page.

Eric’s barber needs to be fired immediately