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Not that I plan to do that but some people can never have enough money. Some folks don't work for the money. I sure as hell don't.....Planning a weekend off around May-June....grin
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Dang, did a little bit of thinking just now and I have had
a job or jobs since I was 14 years old. I guess my grandma
taught me well.
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Got mine started on the pipeline and everything worked out well.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Motivate young people at your place of work or better yet get a family friends kid a job. I have been lucky and did just that.
My two kids are young and got work at a local farmer fruit market. Good first job with nice owners for bosses. Young kids need to understand what it means to work for a decent days pay. That�s how we create work ethics in our youth.
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The union attitude that you should get paid for sitting on your butt doesn't help much, either. That is so much bullshit!!!!
Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Every older generation has bitched about every younger generation.
Some younger people learn to work as they mature. Others start out working hard. Others remain lazy their entire lives.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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Been in the oilfield since i was 20. Im 29 now and am an operator now. Been busting my ass the whole time. Never had 1 red cent of govt money. This week off every month with a $150k a year salary, 4 door diesel, 4x4 truck with unlimited free fuel, full medical, dental, vision, 401, profit sharing didn't just fall in my lap. You can bet your big talkin sweet azz on that! That sounds like a hell of a good job! As someone almost twice your age, may I recommend saving a bunch of those wages! Business cycles, ups and downs, and the old body wearing out, all happen eventually. The more you have socked away for the future, the better. But congratulations on working your way in to a great job! Sycamore
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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Thank goodness this thread wasn't posted during normal working hours.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Thank goodness this thread wasn't posted during normal working hours. I never knew there was such a thing as normal working hours! 
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From what I understand the "churn" rate of new workers is a heck of a lot higher than its ver been before.
Mule Deer has a point that older generations always complain about newer ones, however this seems different to me.
Maybe it's the amount of " no labor " things in our culture today, he'll I can't remember the last time I saw a non-country folk person make something from scratch.
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I dont get it either spot. Sunday i had half a day off and i whipped up a 16x18" grill that fits in the receiver hitch. I have.......$6 in it for the hinges. These guys i work with will buy 4-5 cheap grills a year. I guarantee you ill never have to buy another as long as I live. Disposable mindset i guess.
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Most people I encounter have crappy work ethics. I have to choke down the bile when I have to pay someone to do something for me. Get here late, leave early, and do darn little in between. Try to get someone to work without having their smart phone in hand. How many times I've told asked someone if they're on the clock and to put their phone down or take the earbuds out and get to work. People's idea of a "good job" is kind of shocking too. Contractors here suck! I've been told I could dig up my grandmother, put a check for $80 in her hand, and she could get a contractor's license. It's no protection against crappy work. The catch is to recognize crappy work and throw the people out early. Nobody I've ever hired has worked as hard as I do. I do 90% of the work here myself, and I'd rather buy the tools than pay someone to half azz the job. I don't really trust anyone anymore. I am constantly let down.
"I didn't get the sophisticated gene in this family. I started the sophisticated gene in this family." Willie Robertson
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I wonder how many people post here while they should be working?
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Rut-roh
Lunch breaks. ...
Last edited by Spotshooter; 12/12/12.
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From what I understand the "churn" rate of new workers is a heck of a lot higher than its ver been before.
Mule Deer has a point that older generations always complain about newer ones, however this seems different to me.
Maybe it's the amount of " no labor " things in our culture today, he'll I can't remember the last time I saw a non-country folk person make something from scratch.
I was going to jump you there.....but you are right, I am country through and through.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I blame it on the fact that I'm a lazy unionized worker with too much free time.
Last edited by archie_james_c; 12/12/12.
If I were smart enough, which apparently I'm not
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Campfire Ranger
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The shop I worked with hires a lot college and high school kids to help us get through some summer rush periods. We always consult references (teachers, professors, and prior employers), and always try to secure the validictorian types. With extremely rare exceptions, they work out very well, and it's rewarding to be writing letters of reference in subsequent years to academies, law schools, and security agencies.
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I wonder how many people post here while they should be working? Me...I am the manager of a Rural supply store and I have had one customer, delivered some gas bottles and sent an order for tags. ...and tomorrow I may just as easily be run off my feet, there is no picking it.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Most people I encounter have crappy work ethics. I have to choke down the bile when I have to pay someone to do something for me. Get here late, leave early, and do darn little in between. Try to get someone to work without having their smart phone in hand. How many times I've told asked someone if they're on the clock and to put their phone down or take the earbuds out and get to work. People's idea of a "good job" is kind of shocking too. Contractors here suck! I've been told I could dig up my grandmother, put a check for $80 in her hand, and she could get a contractor's license. It's no protection against crappy work. The catch is to recognize crappy work and throw the people out early. Nobody I've ever hired has worked as hard as I do. I do 90% of the work here myself, and I'd rather buy the tools than pay someone to half azz the job. I don't really trust anyone anymore. I am constantly let down. Wow do I hear that ! It's gotten to the point I know damn well If I want anything done right, I'd better be doing it myself. EVERYBODY, both young and old, does EVERY DAMNED THING with a lick and a prayer these days and it drives me batschit crazy ! Seems there are DAMNED FEW people left in this country who know what craftsmanship and pride in a job WELL DONE even is. "Professional" incompetence runs rampant !
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