Total time taken for breaks in a days work

[Stubby]

I think  there is a distinct difference between tree surgery and forestry . Job and knock  works in tree surgery . Not so in forestry ( unless you are a bonkers 100mph merchant .) 

Edited September 30, 2021 by Stubby

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

I think  there is a distinct difference between tree surgery and forestry . Job and knock  works in tree surgery . Not so in forestry ( unless you are a bonkers 100mph merchant .) 

Agree Stubby although I don’t know forestry. 
 

Can’t imagine why it wouldn’t work - at least to some degree. 
 

Set your targets for the day - when they’re done they’re done. 
 

I used to see our postman parked up in a discreet lay-by everyday about 3 at the end of his run. I asked him once why he did it. He said if he goes back to depot before 4 they’ll give him a missed delivery run to do so he hides til 5 past 4. 
 

And you wonder why highly unionised workforces object to vehicle trackers....

[Rough Hewn]

Agree Stubby although I don’t know forestry. 
 
Can’t imagine why it wouldn’t work - at least to some degree. 
 
Set your targets for the day - when they’re done they’re done. 
 
I used to see our postman parked up in a discreet lay-by everyday about 3 at the end of his run. I asked him once why he did it. He said if he goes back to depot before 4 they’ll give him a missed delivery run to do so he hides til 5 past 4. 
 
And you wonder why highly unionised workforces object to vehicle trackers....

Posties finish at 2pm. He’s on second shift or overtime.

[Khriss]

Dont feel like a proper day finishing at 2 ( and if blokes want to be in the pub by 2 esp)  8 till 4 then out of yard by 5. Had enough of 8PM finishes 😕 long ago. K

[eggsarascal]

28 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Posties finish at 2pm. He’s on second shift or overtime.

He knows it's nonsense really, he also knows I was a shop steward when I worked for the water authority. When it came 'to it' we weren't worth a light. We could go in and have our say but big business walked all over us, the unions weren't worth a wa*k.

 

Thats why I took VR and started on my own.

 

Edit: he also knows I was a Rep, not a Shop Steward...

Edited September 30, 2021 by eggsarascal

[carlos]

6 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

That's the difference between 'pricing' the job and 'doing' the job.

 

I'll 'price' a job for a fair day.

 

When we're 'doing' it, it's full on until it's done and that's the days work done.

 

Usually 08:30-09:00ish on site, rare to still be there after 14:30.

 

Everyone gets the days rate regardless and they can still get home early or do something of their own afterwards.  

 

Any fool can make a days work last a day, the pay and motivation is better if you go at it hard and get it done early.

 

 

 

 

how can you normally finish by half two? do you not do bigger jobs or just mob it with tons of workers?

sounds great though!

[Mark Bolam]

We don’t have any set breaks, just take them whenever the job dictates.

If brews are forthcoming we tend to take more.

 

No point in calling a break when the climber is 60’ up a tree.

 

Always job and knock.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Posties finish at 2pm. He’s on second shift or overtime.

He never even got to us before 2. 

[Treeman123]

We do 8am on site, 10am brew for 10 minutes, 12.30pm lunch for 20 minutes. Back in the yard by 4pm very latest. Usually job and knock. 

[eggsarascal]

Timed breaks remind me of doing site work years back when a claxon was sounded for breaks.