Seeking slave who wants to be dirty for me!

[Keroin]

Or, um, get dirty.

The ideal candidate will enjoy digging holes in rocky soil (in the rain), lifting 50lb bags of cement (in the rain), and carrying very heavy 4x4x10ft posts (in the rain).

Pay = none.
Sex = none.
Verbal abuse = plenty!(Rain makes me cranky)
Wetness = oh baby! (See also: rain, in the)

Please submit resumes and photos to www.keroinissickofdiggingholesintherain.com

Preference given to male candidates who closely resemble any of the Spartan cast members of "300" and/or Clive Owen.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Damn. I wanted to apply, but the server for that website appears to be down.

 

[desertslave]

Perhaps a Bobcat with an auger attachment? I bet you could even put a tarp over the cage to stay dry.

Or, wait til it quits raining?

~~ds, DIY maven

 

[Stella_Omega]

I am feeling SO MUCH schadenfreud right now.

 

[Keroin]

Damn. I wanted to apply, but the server for that website appears to be down.

Please feel free to pm me.

However...

I am not responsible for chiropractor bills.

Perhaps a Bobcat with an auger attachment? I bet you could even put a tarp over the cage to stay dry.

Or, wait til it quits raining?

~~ds, DIY maven

Had a "ground hog" auger but it doesn't work so well against boulders and tree roots - ah the joys of living in the mountains. Also, can't wait for the rain to stop because time is money! (Hubby and me do this for a living...among other things). At least we are onto the cutting boards part...thank Cod!!!!

I am feeling SO MUCH schadenfreud right now.

Yeah, no maple syrup for you!!!

 

[graceanne]

Oh, I would! Really! Unfortunately, my slave schedule is totally booked for the next 9 years, and possibly after that depending on my sons development. So sorry! Rain check?

 

[Netzach]

Frame this right and you could get PAID you know.

'course the amount of work involved in THAT makes it worst ROI ever.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

This was a dirty post. I dig it.

 

[YourCaptor]

The sad part is this job post looks more legit than 20% of whats available.

 

[Keroin]

Rain check?

Like, that's sooooo mature Gracie.

Frame this right and you could get PAID you know.

'course the amount of work involved in THAT makes it worst ROI ever.

Sigh.

This was a dirty post. I dig it.

The sad part is this job post looks more legit than 20% of whats available.

The sadder part is that we have tried to hire helpers in the past. Four times, to be precise. Not all of our jobs are this grueling and even with this one the 'grueling' part only lasts a few days. But man oh man people have NO fucking work ethic and we just can't rationalize paying someone to work half as hard as we do.

Thing is, we pay REALLY well (like $20/hr for unskilled labour 'well'). YC, if you lived here, you'd be all over this job. We're super casual and we'll happily work around scheduling requests, we don't care if you swear on the job, we laugh a lot. We're willing to teach people the skills as they go - skills they can use in life and in other jobs. One of the guys we hired didn't have a vehicle, so we picked him up and dropped him off every day - and never deducted gas money from his pay. AND we are happy, happy, happy to pay bonuses if you do a good job.

All we ask is that when you're on the job you actually, you know...WORK. At least as hard as we do. And, yes, we work hard but why not? Our clients pay us good money, they deserve hard work. Our clients aren't (generally) rich and we try to do the best job possible for them, as we believe is ethical.

The last guy we hired was a skilled carpenter and we were all excited because we thought we were finally going to get a quality employee. Nope. Dude must have sent/received 50 calls/texts every day...while he was on the job.WTF??!! One or two quick calls a day, fine, but 50?? And we've hired healthy, strapping young guys in their 20's who couldn't even begin to keep up with me...an almost 43-year-old woman!! Again...WTF?

It's funny because I so often read posts on this board where people bitch about their bosses, low pay, not being recognized for their work, and I think 'Where are all these magical super employees?'. I sure haven't found any here.

So, I'm thinking slave labour and a healthy dose of fear is the way to go.

/whiny rant

 

[mediocre]

Don't get me started on work ethic.

My next self employment adventure will be a one man show. Can't see me hiring anyone else.

 

[BiBunny]

Don't get me started on work ethic.

My next self employment adventure will be a one man show. Can't see me hiring anyone else.

Tell. Me. About. It.

 

[the captians wench]

I'd totally give this my best go if I was in your area K.

Work ethic seems to be almost non-existant from what I see. People just seem to want to get paid a lot for the least amount of work possible.

 

[intothewoods]

Like, that's sooooo mature Gracie.



Sigh.







The sadder part is that we have tried to hire helpers in the past. Four times, to be precise. Not all of our jobs are this grueling and even with this one the 'grueling' part only lasts a few days. But man oh man people have NO fucking work ethic and we just can't rationalize paying someone to work half as hard as we do.

Thing is, we pay REALLY well (like $20/hr for unskilled labour 'well'). YC, if you lived here, you'd be all over this job. We're super casual and we'll happily work around scheduling requests, we don't care if you swear on the job, we laugh a lot. We're willing to teach people the skills as they go - skills they can use in life and in other jobs. One of the guys we hired didn't have a vehicle, so we picked him up and dropped him off every day - and never deducted gas money from his pay. AND we are happy, happy, happy to pay bonuses if you do a good job.

All we ask is that when you're on the job you actually, you know...WORK. At least as hard as we do. And, yes, we work hard but why not? Our clients pay us good money, they deserve hard work. Our clients aren't (generally) rich and we try to do the best job possible for them, as we believe is ethical.

The last guy we hired was a skilled carpenter and we were all excited because we thought we were finally going to get a quality employee. Nope. Dude must have sent/received 50 calls/texts every day...while he was on the job.WTF??!! One or two quick calls a day, fine, but 50?? And we've hired healthy, strapping young guys in their 20's who couldn't even begin to keep up with me...an almost 43-year-old woman!! Again...WTF?

It's funny because I so often read posts on this board where people bitch about their bosses, low pay, not being recognized for their work, and I think 'Where are all these magical super employees?'. I sure haven't found any here.

So, I'm thinking slave labour and a healthy dose of fear is the way to go.

/whiny rant

Can you please swing by? 'Course I can't pay you either. I wish I could do all that stuff though. If I'm ever in the neighborhood (I'm sure the family won't miss me for a few months right? ), maybe I could work in exchange for some on the job training? Hmm, I suppose you would get the raw end of that deal. Well, I'm not without some strength and I'm in decent shape....

 

[Netzach]

My employee has the WORST work ethic, slacking bitch.

http://wondermark.com/c/2006-10-03-235boss.gif

 

[graceanne]

Like, that's sooooo mature Gracie.

Wait. Mature?

Who said anything about maturity? I didn't get that memo!

REDREDREDRED

I don't think I'm cut out for this job, after all. Not if maturity is expected. SSC and all that, and there is nothing sane about maturity, you sicko.


...i need some chocolate

 

[BiBunny]

My employee has the WORST work ethic, slacking bitch.

http://wondermark.com/c/2006-10-03-235boss.gif

*Dies laughing*

Boy, do I know that feeling well.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

My employee has the WORST work ethic, slacking bitch.

http://wondermark.com/c/2006-10-03-235boss.gif

*Dies laughing*

Boy, do I know that feeling well.

I'll third that motion.

 

[Yourneighbor]

Had a "ground hog" auger but it doesn't work so well against boulders and tree roots - ah the joys of living in the mountains. Also, can't wait for the rain to stop because time is money! (Hubby and me do this for a living...among other things). At least we are onto the cutting boards part...thank Cod!!!!

So what are you building? Decks?

I have a bit of experience installing fence (and building it) and using two man augers to dig the post holes, but the only time we used 10' posts was when we were installing 6' high fence and even then we'd cut off a foot or more of it as we'd dig our post holes about 30 inches down...

Anyway, there's a technique with a 2-man auger for rocks that basically involves you keeping the auger from digging itself in when you encounter a rock and holding the auger up so it can lever out the rock on its own. If you let the auger twist itself down around the rock, it will just become stuck...

Anyway, with your groundhog, that should have been less of a problem and yeah... tree roots are just... well... as you probably know, if the auger can't break 'em, you either move the line or break out the digging bar/chain saw (lol) and put your doctorate (PHD - post hole diggers) to work.

 

[Keroin]

So what are you building? Decks?

I have a bit of experience installing fence (and building it) and using two man augers to dig the post holes, but the only time we used 10' posts was when we were installing 6' high fence and even then we'd cut off a foot or more of it as we'd dig our post holes about 30 inches down...

Anyway, there's a technique with a 2-man auger for rocks that basically involves you keeping the auger from digging itself in when you encounter a rock and holding the auger up so it can lever out the rock on its own. If you let the auger twist itself down around the rock, it will just become stuck...

Anyway, with your groundhog, that should have been less of a problem and yeah... tree roots are just... well... as you probably know, if the auger can't break 'em, you either move the line or break out the digging bar/chain saw (lol) and put your doctorate (PHD - post hole diggers) to work.

We also build decks but this time it's a fence. Most of the posts are 4x4x8 but because the ground is sloped and the client wants an arbor at one end we're also using 10 footers. But they're ACQB which means they're heavy as hell.

The "rocks" are more like boulders. Small rocks are fine and we can use a combo of auger and manpower to get them out. It's the small "boulders", of which there are many in Nelson soil, which are the problem. Then, yep, pry bar and shovels and sweat. For big roots, of which there were also many on this property, we dig out around them and then use the reciprocating saw - that usually does the trick. If all else fails, we move the hole, lol.

I have grown to loathe the CLANG of the pry bar hitting stone, though.

 

[Keroin]

I'd totally give this my best go if I was in your area K.

*Adds Wenchie to list of possible future employees.

Can you please swing by? 'Course I can't pay you either. I wish I could do all that stuff though. If I'm ever in the neighborhood (I'm sure the family won't miss me for a few months right? ), maybe I could work in exchange for some on the job training? Hmm, I suppose you would get the raw end of that deal. Well, I'm not without some strength and I'm in decent shape....

I'd hire you just for your humour and witty repartee, ITW.

We have some friends south of the line we'd gladly work for, for free. Buuuut, crossing the border with our truck with our company name on the side, and a whole load of tools in the back, would definitely raise a few eyebrows and perhaps even get us both the jelly finger.

My employee has the WORST work ethic, slacking bitch.

http://wondermark.com/c/2006-10-03-235boss.gif

HA! I'd like to play along but I tend to fall at the other end of the spectrum, where I can't relax even when there's no work to do.

But I did actually procrastinate once! When I had to write a one page synopsis (*shudders*) for my agent, I managed to watch several episodes of Battlestar Galactica instead. I did finish the sysnopsis (*shudders*) by the deadline, but minus my usual enthusiasm. When I'm writing, I expect there's going to be a certain amount of brain drift - that's part of the process and I don't call that slacking. What was that quote? "Even when I'm staring out the window I'm working."

But on the construction site? Forget it. L has erased the word "slack" from his personal dictionary. There have been days when I've unplugged a power tool while he was using it and forced him to quit. "It's 7pm honey, I think an 11 hour day is long enough."

(No, we never made our employees work 11 hour days, BTW).

...i need some chocolate

Seconded.