NickfromWI
King of Splices
So for those of you that have t-shirts for your crew- how many shirts do you give a crew member?
How Many T-Shirts?
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High Scale
Trust fund lobbyist.
You better over order Nick, I'll take a couple.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Ideally, I'd say one per day of your work week.
bonner1040
Nick from Ohio
Ill take 1
emr
Cheesehead Treehouser
I'd take one too in XXL. I always got one per day of work in a week. Now that I buy my own, I get one per work week but I we order twice a year instead of once per year.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I'd give them 5, but I'd probably wanna them to pay for half.
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
Five - look fresh every day and do laundry on the weekend. Tech-T, wicking fabric rather than the 50-50 or 100% cotton; I feel they hold up better and don't stretch out as soon.
Open up sales to TH'ers and get the quantity discount to make them more affordable. I'd take one or two...
Open up sales to TH'ers and get the quantity discount to make them more affordable. I'd take one or two...
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
DEFINITELY a 50/50 blend... nyet to cotton! And down here, I go through at least two shirts daily during the warm season.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I guess it would be over the top to ask that somebody gave no sleeves to their crew. No sleeves with the name of the company tattoo on each person's arm would be a rocking crew.....or indentured servitude.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Definitely 5 to start with, then from time to time toss them a few
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
As a tangent,
A good system to keep ppe/ uniform costs in check is to ISSUE them their gear. They are responsible to turn all the gear back in at the end of employment. Whenever they wear something out, they simply turn it in for replacement. If they don't keep track of their gear and lose it, they pay for it. Some fudge factor in it. Give them a memento shirt/hoodie as appropriate.
When I worked for Americorps/ Nevada Conservation Corps, I came up with idea. This way the irresponsible people would have to spend their own money for losing things, and the responsible people could always trade in for replacements, no questions asked. There would be money to replace worn out stuff, not the new stuff the same person would lose all the time.
Once that became the policy, loss went WAY WAY down. Nobody ever was Actually asked to pay/ had deducted from their stipend (and I doubt that we could have deducted from the living stipend, some people were staff on salary, such as myself). There was always money for replacement gear, and people were not wasting time finding uniforms/ ppe for irresponsible people.
Luckily, I've not had to deal with chronic losers (well, one chronic user, loser, that only lasted one week and didn't understand he was getting fired. One of two first guys I hired when I was desperate and booked job early, early on and needed bodies).
Magic marker/ sharpie people's initials on everything. People often know their own stuff, but its easy for a co-worker (and a manager) to know who left something around, and who should get it back.
Issuing an employee their gear with a pricelist can help with this, too.
Each shirt $13.75
Hoodie $30
Chaps $60
Helmet/ hardhat xx
glasses
etc etc
work pants
rain gear
Total cost of gear issued $xxx.xx
I understand that I'm responsible for caring for and return this equipment back to the company at the end of employment and will return it before receiving my last paycheck. I will have any missing gear deducted from my paycheck.
Signature__________ Date___________
The threat of hitting someone in the pocket book, and explaining that this allow you to properly outfit everyone seems to work.
Positive consequences follow responsibility, and negative consequences follow irresponsibility. Not wasting company money leaves more money for raises and bonuses.
A good system to keep ppe/ uniform costs in check is to ISSUE them their gear. They are responsible to turn all the gear back in at the end of employment. Whenever they wear something out, they simply turn it in for replacement. If they don't keep track of their gear and lose it, they pay for it. Some fudge factor in it. Give them a memento shirt/hoodie as appropriate.
When I worked for Americorps/ Nevada Conservation Corps, I came up with idea. This way the irresponsible people would have to spend their own money for losing things, and the responsible people could always trade in for replacements, no questions asked. There would be money to replace worn out stuff, not the new stuff the same person would lose all the time.
Once that became the policy, loss went WAY WAY down. Nobody ever was Actually asked to pay/ had deducted from their stipend (and I doubt that we could have deducted from the living stipend, some people were staff on salary, such as myself). There was always money for replacement gear, and people were not wasting time finding uniforms/ ppe for irresponsible people.
Luckily, I've not had to deal with chronic losers (well, one chronic user, loser, that only lasted one week and didn't understand he was getting fired. One of two first guys I hired when I was desperate and booked job early, early on and needed bodies).
Magic marker/ sharpie people's initials on everything. People often know their own stuff, but its easy for a co-worker (and a manager) to know who left something around, and who should get it back.
Issuing an employee their gear with a pricelist can help with this, too.
Each shirt $13.75
Hoodie $30
Chaps $60
Helmet/ hardhat xx
glasses
etc etc
work pants
rain gear
Total cost of gear issued $xxx.xx
I understand that I'm responsible for caring for and return this equipment back to the company at the end of employment and will return it before receiving my last paycheck. I will have any missing gear deducted from my paycheck.
Signature__________ Date___________
The threat of hitting someone in the pocket book, and explaining that this allow you to properly outfit everyone seems to work.
Positive consequences follow responsibility, and negative consequences follow irresponsibility. Not wasting company money leaves more money for raises and bonuses.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
Around here if you require an employee to wear a uniform you are required to provide it, and launder it although I dont know of anyone that does the latter. I give 5 day a week people (which I have none) 3 shirts once they pass the probationary period. Until then they get one and maybe a ball cap or toque depending on the season.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
5
Burnham
Woods walker
If the employee is required to wear the company shirt every work day, then providing less shirts than the expected days per week is a lousy way to treat your people. Expecting them to pay part of the cost of your requirement that they wear your company name/logo is sure to meet with dissatisfaction, right off the bat.
SSTree has a good proposal, sounds very reasonable.
SSTree has a good proposal, sounds very reasonable.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Wise words, and I retract my previous post!
Give them a FREE shirt for every day of the workweek you ask of them.
/thread.
Give them a FREE shirt for every day of the workweek you ask of them.
/thread.
arborworks1
Treehouser
I usually order 2 dozen at a time. We have gone thru 3 shirts in a day though. I'd rather get the bulk discount and divvy them out as needed, rather than buy as we dirty them.
Was thinking of going the uniform service route this year. But I haven't checked into that yet. I have a hard time keeping hi viz green shirts looking nice.
Was thinking of going the uniform service route this year. But I haven't checked into that yet. I have a hard time keeping hi viz green shirts looking nice.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
long sleeve?
Burnham
Woods walker
Only way to go for a true work shirt...but I know I'm barking at the moon saying it here .
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arborworks1
Treehouser
Long sleeve. I know is supposed to be cooler. But I just can't bring myself to wear one on the 100 degree days.
Burnham
Woods walker
Push the sleeves up, maybe?
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I'm sensitive to UV more than most. Break out in bad rash that can persist for weeks. Long sleeve no problems.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I sure try to, but when it's 90% humidity, it can be quite uncomfortable...
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Too hot most the time for long sleeves here. Only long sleeve shirts I had done were for estimates. Just a classy look for the boss. Gave the last one I had to Stig when he visited.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
One thing's for sure, I wear WHITE. I see people working in the sun wearing dark colored clothing and that blows me away.
A friggin heat sink!
A friggin heat sink!
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