Is arb work hard work?

[Horatio]

This is me having a moan! I own a small arb company and use 2 subbies one is over 50 and one is over 40 years old. The 50 year old work really well but can't manage a full weeks graft, fair enough. The 40 year old is ok.

I have tried half a dozen college "boys" and all have been utterly unless.

I do not expect them to know everything or anything. What I want them to do is sweat!

Drag more than one branch at a time.

Run back from the chipper.

Realise there is always something to do, rake up, fill up saws, clear ropes etc....

Now I can't be the only one who wants to do a good days work and get home before tea time, it's all quoted work so the sooner the job is done the sooner it's home time.

I was and still am really eager to get on and work my a$$ off.

How do you guys get on, hope you have better bloke than the ones that seem to grace my yard, rant over.

[Treeworld]

I get most of your points but there is absolutely no way in the world I would expect anyone to "run back" on site. If you are having to run then there is not enough time quoted to complete the job in a safe and stress free manner.

[onyx landscaping/fencing]

im on my 4th tennager in the last couple of months lol I don't expect them to kill them selfs but I do expect them to work!

[Le Sanglier]

Run back from the chipper?

[Marula]

Just a question, if one of your guys injures themselves do you still pay them or are they on their own?

[Horatio]

Walking back from the chipper is a waste of time, I am not expecting them to do a Usian Bolt but a gentle jog back rather than a head down casual wander back.

The bloke I worked for previous would give me the hair drier treatment if I did a little walk, rightly so I think!

I quote right, I pay well and expect what I pay for.

There are groundies and then there are groundies. The branch draggers should have to make up for there inexperience with sweat and hard graft.

[Horatio]

Just a question, if one of your guys injures themselves do you still pay them or are they on their own?

 

They are subbies so yeah they have there own insurance.

[Gary Prentice]

Not run back from the chipper, but not stop for a chat, lean against the fence to admire the view, check their phone for texts, latest news on justin beaver, etc either.

[TreePuncher]

With regards to running back from the chipper.... I wouldnt be happy with my employer if they expected me to run back.

 

If im the groundie for the day, i do however run back from the chipper, but because i choose to, mainly to check on how the the climber is, cant help it, just habit,

 

Even take a glance up at the tree inbetween each clump of chipping if they are in view,

[Le Sanglier]

Gentle jog! No frickin' way! What do they earn?