Cheap groundies- worth it?

[Billy]

I've recently been having the misfortune to work with very low common sense/intelligence ground staff can't use saws but they are expected to do most other tasks, but every time you need them to do something it has to be explained, in detail, several times even the simplest tasks like re fuelling or sending up a saw and anything else you can imagine, also rope and krab dragging:cursing: . This makes my day considerably more stressful than needs be, I know these sorts are incredibly cheap but are they really cheaper with the extra hassel and having to look out for them and yourself constantly etc etc?

[Steve Bullman]

nope, not worth the stress at all

[Mozza]

Employ a really good groundie and youll end up earning more long run, A very experienced person on the ground just makes everything go so much smoother and quicker

[felixthelogchopper]

Employ a really good groundie and youll end up earning more long run, A very experienced person on the ground just makes everything go so much smoother and quicker

 

Lack of experience doesn't automatically mean lack of common sense though, Mozza. We all have to start somewhere

[old snake]

A good groundie is worth there weight in gold!!

[Mozza]

Lack of experience doesn't automatically mean lack of common sense though, Mozza. We all have to start somewhere

 

A keen interest in the job and the will to learn goes a long way, The kind of people the chap described in the first post, Just seem to be un skilled brash draggers with no tickets, MASSIVE difference between labourer and trainee

[ukminch]

You get what you pay for. In some situations a 3rd man just carrying logs out of a back garden is fine, even then though.............

 

I firmly believe that you are only as good as your weakest member of staff!!

[felixthelogchopper]

You get what you pay for. In some situations a 3rd man just carrying logs out of a back garden is fine, even then though.............

 

I firmly believe that you are only as good as your weakest member of staff!!

 

And it's up to you and your team to improve that staff member, if only in your own self-interest. I'm brand new to the job, barely ticketed but very keen, and I count myself very lucky to have found a place in a very professional team who understand where I am in my development, and are only too keen to help me progress.

[ukminch]

And it's up to you and your team to improve that staff member, if only in your own self-interest. I'm brand new to the job, barely ticketed but very keen, and I count myself very lucky to have found a place in a very professional team who understand where I am in my development, and are only too keen to help me progress.

 

I'm not knocking in experience at all, I'm still not fully experienced in the tree game(couple of years), but my grounds maintenance set up has been fairly successful. What I do know is my limitations, and because of that I can do any job that is requested of me.

 

You'll be a success because of your enthusiasm, and wouldn't be a weak link, unless you were asked to do something beyond your skill level. I.e If you were asked to groundy on a huge rig setup you may struggle (dunno you might not) whereas if your asked to ensure the rope is kept clear and the brash stacked properly you'd be fine. However some employers will get somebody with no skill, or interest and they become a bad egg in the setup.

 

R

[Billy]

you are only as good as your weakest member of staff!!

i like that, very true.