I just found out one of my employees is living in his car. Problem?

I’ve an idea. How about paying me a decent wage? Alternatively, STFU.

Call to have his car towed and then live stream his reaction when he sees his home being towed away.

does he smell? is he not performing well?

Either vote for student loan forgiveness or stop using a degree as a hiring screening. Or give him a raise.

That's probably your best options for helping.

You mind your damn business unless you are going to help him out.

Give him a break, bro. If he's performing his job satisfactorily leave him alone. I guarantee you that he has enough issues with just getting through the night without being rousted by cops etc. If you want to help let him sleep on your premises ore in front of you house without hassle.

Do you not have any sort of EAP where you work? I think being a good leader necessitates at least asking him about it. What you do next depends a lot on his response. The important thing is to make sure you're asking from the standpoint of making sure he's OK, rather than it's being a disciplinary sort of thing.

Do you judge your other employees by the size and type of their home?

Unless there is a performance issue, leave it alone.

Where is this NY? SF? Some other big city? Maybe you should help him find an affordable apartment. An hour of so browsing zillow should take care of it unless you're truly somewhere like SF or NY.

If he isn't interested, so long as he's regularly showering and not malnourished or anything, there is nothing you can do. Some people will reject social norms even at the cost of hardship to themselves.

There's a lot of possible reasons. How long has been living in his car? Maybe it was just 1-2 days while he was waiting for a new apartment. Maybe he got drunk the night before and said screw it I'll sleep in the car. Maybe he lives very far away and instead of sitting in traffic he gets to work 2 hours early and takes a nap.

ohia wrote:

does he smell? is he not performing well?

No, he does not smell. His performance is acceptable, but it is on the lower side of the team he is on. There have not been any recent changes though.

car sleeper wrote:

ohia wrote:

does he smell? is he not performing well?

No, he does not smell. His performance is acceptable, but it is on the lower side of the team he is on. There have not been any recent changes though.

Just consider yourself lucky that he doesn't show up for work wth a gun

Peace out!

I had to do this for a while. I hit a really rough patch and was working hard to dig myself out of it. If someone knew and thought it was a red flag I would have never been able to work my way up to stable ground again.

People often forget we're all humans first. Ask the person if theyre doing okay without going into specifics and in a non judgemental way. They'll likely just say everything is fine, but the exchange will lift them up emotionally in a way they desperately need.

car sleeper wrote:

ohia wrote:

does he smell? is he not performing well?

No, he does not smell. His performance is acceptable, but it is on the lower side of the team he is on. There have not been any recent changes though.

Is the employee working massive overtime? That could be an explanation in itself.

Are they going for an OTQ?

Give me a raise wrote:

I’ve an idea. How about paying me a decent wage? Alternatively, STFU.

Apparently 70k is no longer a “living wage”.

Proving along it is nothing but a bullshit term.

car sleeper wrote:

I just found out one of my employees is living in his car. He makes just over $70K a year. This has to be some kind of red flag. My first thought is drug abuse. He hasn't shown any other signs of that though.

What should I do? Should I contact HR? Ask him about it?

Why would you jump to assume drugs?

Why would you consider ruining your employee?

I have seen this. I heard a couple of guys at LA Fitness say they were living in their car. Usually, they did not workout. They simply went their to shower.

A bad relationship with a former significant other is most likely what occurred.

He's frugal.