Arbor trolley
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ATH
Been here much more than a while
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- Findlay, Ohio
If only you were closer....
It's a great tool!
It's a great tool!
Chris Schultz
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Minturn
These carts are such an asset! Even after the acquisition of a mini skid, cart still comes in quite handy.
flushcut
Been here much more than a while
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- Delavan, WI
They are until your idiot of an employee runs it over with the chipper before its fifth use. I have welding to do and a new tire.
it‘s always the employee, riiiight?
flushcut
Been here much more than a while
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- Delavan, WI
In this case yes. And tore up two blocks today because he didn’t screw them down properly. He may get fired soon.it‘s always the employee, riiiight?
Merle Nelson
Been here much more than a while
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- SF Bay Area, CA
It's too bad employees can't be held to account for damages or losses. I paid for a thing or two in life out of my own pocket as an employee and have always looked back at that as one of the most cost effective learnings in life.
And I thought I was one of a kind....LOL
I understand being frustrated with people making mistakes but that's a bad take. Eroding that worker protection would be abused horribly. Wage theft by employers is already the largest single category of theft in the USA and we do not need to create more ways for shitty bosses to steal from their employees
Merle Nelson
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- SF Bay Area, CA
Of course you're right. Full stop.
And, if a person wants to grow there are many avenues to electivly take to do so. I in a sentence or two pointed to one way that I have benefited from. If I was a good writer maybe I would spend a couple of pages or a chapter in a book getting the point accross.
And, if a person wants to grow there are many avenues to electivly take to do so. I in a sentence or two pointed to one way that I have benefited from. If I was a good writer maybe I would spend a couple of pages or a chapter in a book getting the point accross.
Muggs
Been here much more than a while
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- Canuckistan
Taxation is easily, far and away, not even close, the largest single category of theft in the USA.
ATH
Been here much more than a while
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- Findlay, Ohio
I don't expect employees to pay for something they damage...but it makes it hard to increase their pay or give them more responsibility if they cost the company more than any other employee.
flushcut
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- Delavan, WI
He’s getting less responsibilities and needs to be babysat more.
Merle Nelson
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- SF Bay Area, CA
At 17/18 I did a year of janitorial work while going to college. I broke a $18 oil lamp while dusting a fancy house in the Napa Valley Wine Country. The lady of the house said not to worry about it but I asked where she had gotten it. The owner of the company told me not to worry about it but by the next time we were back at that house I had a new lamp in hand and learned more about how to be fast and careful.
Realizing that business classes and college weren't for me I stepped away and at 19 was working a logging job that I loved for all the equipment I was exposed to and etc. I bought a trailer and camped up in the woods in beautiful surroundings and drove the dirt forest roads to the areas we were working. One morning I was running a bit late and was driving fast sliding around the corners on my way to one particular landing. Meanwhile the guys from town are coming up the mountain on their way to a different landing for one of our other logging operations. I tagged the front left corner of the crummy and did something like $650 worth of damage to the fender and that corner.
The boss was livid. I volunteered that it was my screw up and I was going to pay for it. We agreed on an amount per paycheck and that was it.
After I left logging and got into tree work I came upon "seminars" at about the age of 25. I loved them for how I could learn top end interpersonal skills that I wanted to have in a hands on way in short weekend time frames etc. But in all of the ways that I have traded $ and time for learnings, skills, and experiences I would have to say that the value to $ ratio I have gotten the most returns from is in the area of personal responsibility in those two instances.
Had those two owners followed current CA labor law and refused to accept my attempt at reparations I would have gotten less value from life from then till now. I feel a little sad for employees handicapped by not getting to learn as I did. Hope they get to learn through some other avenue.
Realizing that business classes and college weren't for me I stepped away and at 19 was working a logging job that I loved for all the equipment I was exposed to and etc. I bought a trailer and camped up in the woods in beautiful surroundings and drove the dirt forest roads to the areas we were working. One morning I was running a bit late and was driving fast sliding around the corners on my way to one particular landing. Meanwhile the guys from town are coming up the mountain on their way to a different landing for one of our other logging operations. I tagged the front left corner of the crummy and did something like $650 worth of damage to the fender and that corner.
The boss was livid. I volunteered that it was my screw up and I was going to pay for it. We agreed on an amount per paycheck and that was it.
After I left logging and got into tree work I came upon "seminars" at about the age of 25. I loved them for how I could learn top end interpersonal skills that I wanted to have in a hands on way in short weekend time frames etc. But in all of the ways that I have traded $ and time for learnings, skills, and experiences I would have to say that the value to $ ratio I have gotten the most returns from is in the area of personal responsibility in those two instances.
Had those two owners followed current CA labor law and refused to accept my attempt at reparations I would have gotten less value from life from then till now. I feel a little sad for employees handicapped by not getting to learn as I did. Hope they get to learn through some other avenue.
southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
That sounds like last chance terrain.
flushcut
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Delavan, WI
I’m not quite there yet, but..
Derail Alert!
Wow Merle that sounds alot like my beginnings in this industry- logging at 19 y o which eventually led to treework. May I ask where you started logging?
