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dandandatreeman
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Well my tree lighting lady needs me for a week. Also have a crane job for next week. Just have one problem, and that is I don't want to burn a bridge with my everyday job. What to do? What to do?
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TreeDimensional
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Take holidays!
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Slow fire.
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dandandatreeman
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I thought of that, but if I get busted working on my " holiday" I will be down a good customer when I go rouge.
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dandandatreeman
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Slow fire?
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TreeDimensional
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I think Jay was making reference to "Burning Bridges"!
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dandandatreeman
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Hum that is an option.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Yep. That is generally the good advice that people give here. Try not to break anything as you slowly move over to independence.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Part time!
I do three days at another company, rest of the week on my own.
I do three days at another company, rest of the week on my own.
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dandandatreeman
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Last year we had no work around this time. Ol boss is getting work this year. I wish he would make it easier for me and turn his phone off LOL. I just need to talk to the man I guess and see how it will work I guess. He may make my mind up for me. I am sure he will be calling me back in even if he is pissed at me. Two years of dedicated service has to count for something. If it don't then I don't want to work for him anymore anyway. Thanks ya'll for your input.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
There was a good thread about this subject before. When Brendon was mulling it over?
Personally, I wouldn't too much delve in sentimentality regarding what you have done for the man. What you feel that you deserve aside, you are only really worth what someone is willing to give you, or when finding it on your own.
Personally, I wouldn't too much delve in sentimentality regarding what you have done for the man. What you feel that you deserve aside, you are only really worth what someone is willing to give you, or when finding it on your own.
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dandandatreeman
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That's some good insight. I'm going to get my insurance today, and pay my fee for my licence. We will see what happens next after I am prepared for working my climbing service.
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TreeDimensional
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A few members here work together at times. Seem to be a good solution to extra people or equipment issues. With so many tree services in your area, it may be wise to make friends with a few of the small operators, never know, you may find that it can be beneficial for you and the other guys!
Lots of climber do well contract climbing. It can feel good doing your own thing, it comes with some additional stress too!
Lots of climber do well contract climbing. It can feel good doing your own thing, it comes with some additional stress too!
brendonv
Tree Hugger
I agree with Brent, find another guy in your shoes.
I recently hooked up with a guy the past few weeks. Same deal as me, he works PT for another company, and has his own gig, just not enough work to fill his days. I had him climbing for me one day, the other day he did ground work, I have a job with him coming up, and so on. Working well.
I recently hooked up with a guy the past few weeks. Same deal as me, he works PT for another company, and has his own gig, just not enough work to fill his days. I had him climbing for me one day, the other day he did ground work, I have a job with him coming up, and so on. Working well.
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Bounce
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Sounds like it's time to take some vacation days to me. What you do on your time off is between you and the police, not your boss.
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dandandatreeman
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Ha! That hurts!!! And vacation time would work if I had benifits. I'm looking for insurence now to start my climbers service for now. I'll see where I'll end up next. My boss will call me if he needs me to climb I am more than sure. He may sweeten the deal to try and keep me coming in everyday. I'm about sick of his work attitude though, so it is going to have to be purdy sweet.
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dandandatreeman
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Well here we go again! Life is good this year! Just got a call to climb a crane removal for next week. Tree light lady is still on my schedule for next week too. Hope I don't step on old bosses toes too bad when I tell him I am all booked up for next week. ;P
canadiantreeman
TreeHouser
Right on, keep rockin' in the free world!
MasterBlaster
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You'll soon need a wheelbarrow to cart your money to the bank! 
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dandandatreeman
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did you say ROCK?
woodworkingboy
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Good to see youth on the move!
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dandandatreeman
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Thanks ya'll! I think I want to stuff all the money in the mini van so I don't loose any.
SouthSoundTree
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Good advice so far. Brendon's and Bounce's schedule, where someone else provided some dependable income PT, and their own gigs PT seem like great ways to go when you have the skills developed already. I chose to go on my own with little experience with skilled residential arboriculture or climbing, and have had to learn on the job. Add to that learning to run a business. A hard way to start.
I, too, have recently started networking with another company. I've traded work, and contract climbed for him. I will need help when my employee leaves for Christmas vacation before I do. If my employee is hurt or sick or has a college obligation, I'm stuck unless I have a plan B and maybe C. Recently I used a temp agency for a guy for the afternoon on two jobs where I just needed an extra set of hands for a few minutes here and there to handle some brush coming down near the house, then some raking and brush dragging. They handle W/C, payroll, unemployment in their fee. The guy was OK enough, and I got rigged down what needed to be done. At the end of the day he was done, and I didn't risk an uninsured injury or fines from a broke state gov't working in the state capital by having an under the table worker. Don't know if LA is more laid back.
I think that you may want to handle your situation with your boss by renegotiating your arrangement. Maybe you could address your availability and status as an regular employee or legitimate subcontractor. You are paying your own insurance already. You can decide if you want WC. You might want to subcontract him if you get jobs where you need material handling and disposal on a larger scale than you want to handle, as I'll imagine he has more infrastructure.
Good on you for striking out on your own!
I, too, have recently started networking with another company. I've traded work, and contract climbed for him. I will need help when my employee leaves for Christmas vacation before I do. If my employee is hurt or sick or has a college obligation, I'm stuck unless I have a plan B and maybe C. Recently I used a temp agency for a guy for the afternoon on two jobs where I just needed an extra set of hands for a few minutes here and there to handle some brush coming down near the house, then some raking and brush dragging. They handle W/C, payroll, unemployment in their fee. The guy was OK enough, and I got rigged down what needed to be done. At the end of the day he was done, and I didn't risk an uninsured injury or fines from a broke state gov't working in the state capital by having an under the table worker. Don't know if LA is more laid back.
I think that you may want to handle your situation with your boss by renegotiating your arrangement. Maybe you could address your availability and status as an regular employee or legitimate subcontractor. You are paying your own insurance already. You can decide if you want WC. You might want to subcontract him if you get jobs where you need material handling and disposal on a larger scale than you want to handle, as I'll imagine he has more infrastructure.
Good on you for striking out on your own!
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dandandatreeman
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You are so right on so many levels!!!
atw
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Hey SouthsoundTree
hey if you ever need a good climber, let me know. I can only give my climber part-time work right now. He's pretty good. His girlfriend lives in Seattle, so he is down that way often. Just let me know if you are ever interested. Hope you have been getting some work from the weather.
Dan
hey if you ever need a good climber, let me know. I can only give my climber part-time work right now. He's pretty good. His girlfriend lives in Seattle, so he is down that way often. Just let me know if you are ever interested. Hope you have been getting some work from the weather.
Dan
