Comments on: Bad Employee Attitude. Really?

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:01:20 +0000

Welcome, Zulma! I DO hear what you are saying. I hear stories like this all the time. But think about this – WHY do you go through front staff people like crazy? WHY do they eventually slack? WHY can’t you hire the right people to do the job you need them to do with distinction? I believe there is a reason why, and when you find that reason you will have found your leverage. There is no leverage – zero, zilch, none – in the bad attitude route.

Thanks for visiting my site and sharing!!! Bret

By: Zulma Villegas

Zulma Villegas — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:25:53 +0000

Not sure I agree. My husband and I opened our business with about $500k that took years to save and put into thousands of dollars every year. I go through front staff people like crazy. I give them loads of positive feedback when they do something well and I always let them know that I prefer not to micro-manage them becuase I’ve got to make sure I do what I do best and that is sell. Eventually, they slack, they abuse the computer usage for personal use and leave early but sign out for their regular shift. So I’m supposed to break my back building my dream while I give someone a “take advantage” of the boss ride? No. A bad attitiude is simply a bad attitude.

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:26 +0000

Thanks, Steve! Bret

By: Steven M. Smith

Steven M. Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:39 +0000

Wow, Bret! Fabulous post. Agree with it. Love it. Steve

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:11:22 +0000

Ed, I really appreciate all the help!!! I am going to watch the video and continue to experiment given your tips. I can’t make a camera adjustment at this point because my camera is the Flip Mino HD and it does not have any settings! But I have played around with the formats for how I burn my movies (HC or two types of HD) and I have played with where I post them (Vimeo or Youtube). I am LOVING learning how to do this and sincerely appreciate your interest and help. Thanks!! Bret

By: Ed Batista

Ed Batista — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:39 +0000

I think this video will help you solve the problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFPcAIM8fB0

The solution involves adding some short snippets of code to your videos’ tags which change the aspect ratio for viewers. I just tested it on a video of mine, and it was really easy. In the “Video Owner Options” box, click on “Edit Video,” and then scroll down to the “Tags” section. Add the code to that section and click “Save Changes”–I suspect you’ll want to use either “yt:stretch=4:3″ or “yt:stretch=16:9″ (without the quotes.)

There may still be a camera setting you can change so that you don’t have to fix your new videos, but hopefully this provides an easy fix for your old ones.

By: Ed Batista

Ed Batista — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:03:47 +0000

Just also thought that it could be a “translation” issue when you upload the video rather than a camera setting–going from one format to another could result in the horizontal compression for some reason.

By: Ed Batista

Ed Batista — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:49 +0000

Sorry for the tech jargon, Bret–I know just enough to be dangerous as well. It just means the image is a little compressed horizontally. It could be a local problem on my end, but it’s showing up on both Firefox and Explorer, suggesting it could be a camera setting on your end. As I said, not a major issue, but if you could sort it out it’ll make your videos look more realistic.

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:22 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, Ed! I have to be honest, I don’t even know what an aspect ratio is!!! I know enough to be dangerous. I will tell you that I just switched to buring my movied in HD. Youtube has awful quality unless you post in HD, and while Vimeo has good quality in HC, it often gets “hung up” as it loads on my page. Frustrating. Overall I LOVE video and am glad to be moving along the learning curve.

Thanks! Bret

By: Ed Batista

Ed Batista — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:59 +0000

Really like the addition of video to your posts, Bret, and the outdoor setting makes it particularly vivid and personal. One criticism: at least on my screen the aspect ratio is compressed horizontally–if that’s an issue for other viewers, it would be great if you could sort it out. But overall a big plus–great stuff.