As a boss, would you hire someone whose personal life came before the job?

[FictionalCharacter]

In other words, the employee hardly shows up to work because of personal matters

Cause here’s what happened for me to post this question. I found 2 driving instructors in my local area. Which surprised me since I live in the middle of nowhere. That I called the woman instructor first. But got a voice message that she’s not taking any students. Then I called the male instructor and he explained to me he’s in a different town and to call the female instructor. I told him I already did and got a message she’s no longer taking students. Till he let me know “oh yeah, because her daughter is in rodeo and she’s helping her with that and traveling.” That I made a comment saying “I’m sorry to say and not to sound rude here, but she doesn’t sound like a reliable person for this job. If her personal life is affecting it. Have you thought about hiring someone else?” But he was excusing her behavior and said “no no no, I’ve known her for years and I trust her completely. It’s not her fault her daughter is in rodeo.” 🙄

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[SiberFox]

Yes and no, it really depends on the importance of the job, driving instructor yes.
But electrician is more important, had to answer a call at 5pm because an apartment building lost power in the middle of a storm. So the job needs to take priority since multiple tenants without heat during a storm can be disastrous.