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qballs wheel of jobs
- Thread starter qball
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sure, i got the call from the hall at 9am. i told the hall i was 2 hours away
stopped for breakfast on the clock cause they had to pay me from 6 30 am. i would feel guilty but they got caught with a labor on the loader. steak n eggs at 42 an hour:drinkup
yup, nothing wrong with that!! Good job there qball!!:Banghead
skoal, i agree, usually. but this inspector was on the ball and fair.
dayexco
Senior Member
which is why i run a non union shop...i pay as well as the local does, but don't have to put up with the mentality that contractor's are only out to screw it's employees....my dad said years ago, an employee is nothing more than a tool...the good tools, you take damn good care of, the crappy ones, you get rid of. some might feel slighted on being called a "tool"...but in reality, contractor's themselves are tools....repeat customers want us because we're a good "tool"....if we're no good, we don't get called back.
wormkiller
Well-Known Member
This works well in the Dakotas, but in the wonderful area in and around Crook county, everybodys trying to scew everyone else. What else is a poor operator to do but union up. Brother Q was within rights, the contractor had already put a laborer on the machine. If I lived in your neck of the woods, it looks like I'd be lucky to work for Dayexco. Everybodys gotta do what works best wherever they may be.:soapbox
dayexco
Senior Member
i have ZERO proablems with a group of people organizing to negotiate better wages/benefits...i do have a problem w/them having the capability of shutting my job down if we can't come to an agreement. south dakota is a right to work state, so i haven't had to deal w/strikes, etc....again, i'm not beating up on any union people here. i just think they shouldn't be able to take away my right to choose, just as though they have the right to choose whether or not they want to work for me.
ahh crapola another thread on the unions iam a firm believer in breakfast ummm pancakes btw what do you pay a top employee in dakota and feel free you to offset it with the price of a house such as 50 hr = middle class shanty 300000 to 500000
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my nthread, my pro union crappola, i guess. i am not cramming union down anyones throat. i have benifited greatly from MY union experience. this is chicago, not nyc, not north dakota, not arizona. i was brought up in a union family and was well fed we are just b.s.ing and if it offends or annoys don't read.
we are just b.s.ing and if it offends or annoys don't read.
RollOver Pete
Senior Member
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pete, i respect you as a wordsmith and an operator. what should i say? i am a stubborn and hard headed person, i can't fight every argument. what should i say?:beatsme
I'd suggest you not say anything at all. Regardless of who starts threads around here, they must still meet the posting guidelines. Your crapola is getting a little old around here and unless it comes to a screeching halt, you'll find yourself very quickly on the outside looking in.
hammerdwn20
Well-Known Member
Yikes!! this thread turned upside down
steve, i enjoy and respect your forum. i just don't understand what i have done here. i know i am a smart ***, i always have been one, but aside from the thing that got me banned before i have steered clear of insulting anyone. my views on jobs and unions are not forced upon anyone, they work for me but i have always stated they aren't for everyone. aside from a little innuendo with the captions for my pics i really can't see what i have done to annoy you? we would probably hate each other on the job but make great drinkin buddies.
hellz bellz. we put in 15.5 hours doing a 16" tee. 15.5 hours on a it 28 with a flat left rear tire and a totally shot seat. i earned my keep today. i am very glad to be working, givin the economy. i always hated o.t. now, greedy to the core.
nedly05
Senior Member
Dayexco, I think thats great that you can pay that well, and you are obviously an excellent business man! As an aspiring business owner myself I am wondering how much you have to charge your employees out at to pay this well? or do you bid the job for a price and keep it high enough to cover this cost? Feel free to PM if youd rather. I would like to be able to pay this well one day!