I could use a dependable set of hands, one day a week.
Its going to be a slower learning curve, in that you will not retain as much, week to week,
a faster learning curve, because you study at home, with a vested interest, and you are not tired from a long week of tree work,
or somewhere in between.
If I was to be approached by someone, I'd much rather hear the person offering...
I know: A, B, C, D, E.
I think the next important things to learn are: X, Y, and Z.
I've been reading: blah blah blah
My target work area is zip code, (where I own a house/ kids go to school) and the surrounding 20 miles, and you live 50 miles away.
I bought my chipper from a guy who would absolutely not sell it to anyone in his area. I came from 100 miles away, and got a good deal.
I had a guy from the neighboring town approach me with this situation. He worked for another company for 8 months to learn and copy. He works in my area. I may sub clean-up/ grinding to him. I don't want to show him all my tricks, and have him bidding low on jobs to get established, pulling down the market value.
P.S. The ideal candidate will be reliable, know that it goes a long way to get to work 5-10 minutes early and surf for 5-10 minutes. My guys get paid anytime they want to start working, be it half an hour early, or 5 minutes, or whatever time we agreed on.
They will have healthy food and beverages for the day.
They will be safety-oriented.
No cigarettes.
Most days of the week, I can have 10 get-er-dun laborer guys who plan to show up in the morning on time, probably on-time, or not. No thank you. Too much liability.
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