Real red flags are usually personality traits: sloppy, disrespectful, slow to help, etc.
Everything is new to him today. You, the vehicle, the Client, the clothes (if he's in uniform). It makes sense he'd overlook something small like that - especially because he can't take one look at the back of your truck and say "Something's missing here".
If anything, his response to the ladder incident makes me think MORE of him, not less.
Bottom line: congrats on hiring your first employee! That's HUGE. Your entire "business owner immune system" is hyperactive right now 😄. It's trying to protect your business!
