PMKing, i actually have three guys working for me now that i have no problem paying them well.
the problem i had was with this one guy wanting top dollar for a day rate.
he wanted to be paid cash, no taxes taken out. try and carry comp insurance that way. he wanted to work for me when he wasn't working for another service. he works as a sub, but has no liability insurance. he isn't a cert arborist.
with all that said, would you pay for this guy?
i actually used him for a while. when working,he was reckless at times. he also tried to go too fast, which put everybody and everything in harms way.
stltreeclbr, are you going to the tcc in june? tornado work must be nasty work too.