Keep after Gary from what I hear hes a no bs guy.
ASPLUNDH Stole My Job!
- Thread starter chris_girard
- Start date
- Location
- north carolina
fellows i work for wolf tree and i priced a job and a co worker of mine under bid me
- Location
- north carolina
but thats goin to happen no matter what
- Location
- North of Boston
I would say that is grounds for dismissal. If an employee of a company is going around underbidding the company's salesmen, that is unexcusable, IMO.
- Location
- north carolina
well im just a climber there but it makes u made to know that someone would do that
- Location
- Longmont, CO
FTR. They didn't $teal the equipment to do the side job. It's empezzlement. A little lesser of the 2 crimes against a large corporation.
- Location
- West Coast, Wa
Thats a pretty fancy word mister.
- Location
- Nationwide
When I worked for Asplundh, there were strict rules about doing or bidding side work. You couldn't even give out your phone number. To do a side job on the clock meant you were gambling a Union position with full benefits, $25/hr, and the chance of being fired with a no-rehire mark against your name. Also, we were under a constant push to account for every minute, every dollar, every line mile trimmed.
Side jobs still went on, but it was the rarity, and the GF's would not be sympathetic.
An interesting tangent... in the Portland, OR area the Utility makes an effort to protect homeowners and non-clearance tree companies. They offer, at no cost, a "homeowners assist". If you want to trim or remove a tree within proximity of the wires, they will send an Asplundh crew to trim the tree until it is safe. Often, in the case of removals, we would trim until the stub or spar was 1' below the neutral wire. No chipping or debris removal was offered, but the electrical hazard was mitigated. For a while, there was a private company specializing in "hazardous high voltage removals". They'd bid the job at top dollar, then call the power company and ask for the assist, and then come out and be very well compensated for a chipping job and chunking down 25' of trunk wood. I believe they were finally thwarted when Asplundh authorized the crew to do full removals and stipulated clean-up... nothing left to collect a check for.
Side jobs still went on, but it was the rarity, and the GF's would not be sympathetic.
An interesting tangent... in the Portland, OR area the Utility makes an effort to protect homeowners and non-clearance tree companies. They offer, at no cost, a "homeowners assist". If you want to trim or remove a tree within proximity of the wires, they will send an Asplundh crew to trim the tree until it is safe. Often, in the case of removals, we would trim until the stub or spar was 1' below the neutral wire. No chipping or debris removal was offered, but the electrical hazard was mitigated. For a while, there was a private company specializing in "hazardous high voltage removals". They'd bid the job at top dollar, then call the power company and ask for the assist, and then come out and be very well compensated for a chipping job and chunking down 25' of trunk wood. I believe they were finally thwarted when Asplundh authorized the crew to do full removals and stipulated clean-up... nothing left to collect a check for.
- Location
- North of Boston
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FTR. They didn't $teal the equipment to do the side job. It's empezzlement. A little lesser of the 2 crimes against a large corporation.
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no its theft, Grand theft Auto to be one of the charges! they had no right to have that equipment at that location, they weren't on the job for their employer, the employer knew nothing of them being at this address etc etc.
the embezzlement, is they paycheck they receive this week, that they didn't earn.
FTR. They didn't $teal the equipment to do the side job. It's empezzlement. A little lesser of the 2 crimes against a large corporation.
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no its theft, Grand theft Auto to be one of the charges! they had no right to have that equipment at that location, they weren't on the job for their employer, the employer knew nothing of them being at this address etc etc.
the embezzlement, is they paycheck they receive this week, that they didn't earn.
- Location
- Bay Area, California
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I'm sure that the ASPLUNDH crew is not going to use company equipment to do the job. The trucks are all equipped with GPS units now and there is 100 percent accountability of equipment 100 percent of the time. If the bucket trucks leave outside scheduled hours the home office will know. And why do you generalize? "ASPLUNDH" did not steal your job, someone on that crew stole your job. Yes, they are not suppose to solicit work on company time, but how long does it take for you to look a the tree and place a bid? Oppurtunity knocks, and they took advantage of it. It's a tough world out there, so one better have thick skin....
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Spoken from someone who has most likely never had to bid on his own work to feed his own mouth and support his own family.
The guys venting, he is pissed, as well he should be. Nice choice of words pal.
I'm sure that the ASPLUNDH crew is not going to use company equipment to do the job. The trucks are all equipped with GPS units now and there is 100 percent accountability of equipment 100 percent of the time. If the bucket trucks leave outside scheduled hours the home office will know. And why do you generalize? "ASPLUNDH" did not steal your job, someone on that crew stole your job. Yes, they are not suppose to solicit work on company time, but how long does it take for you to look a the tree and place a bid? Oppurtunity knocks, and they took advantage of it. It's a tough world out there, so one better have thick skin....
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Spoken from someone who has most likely never had to bid on his own work to feed his own mouth and support his own family.
The guys venting, he is pissed, as well he should be. Nice choice of words pal.
- Location
- north carolina
well if i get a chance to price a job im goin to but i wouldnt cut someones throught
