35/ He also turned a courtesy on my part (giving him and his guys a pitcher full of lemonaid) into a power dynamic, where he would TELL me that the pitcher was empty, and EXPLAIN that he would just go into the kitchen and get glasses. This also fed into the Come to Jesus moment
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36/ The New Policy made things tolerable... ish... for the last two years, but even with that improvement....no, I'm done. A few days here and there to train others, but our time together is almost entirely over.
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37/ I told him back in February "hey, you're overloaded with work, and this year is pretty slow at the farm; I'm having XXX do weekly lawn mowning etc; maybe just 1 or 2 big projects for you: X and Y for a few days each" >>> https://twitter.com/SnekeanRemoval/status/983441398828601344 …
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38/ You can see that his response is... not fully engaging in my statement "I've got another guy; there may be ~ 4 days of work for you this year". Notice how he tells me that he's looking to recruit more guys for his crew. Why? Because he's ignoring the facts on the ground.pic.twitter.com/QNQ0ImGmns
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39/ He's gonna show up for the 1 day of work, and then tell - not ask me - what he's going to do when he's back, and explain that ACTUALLY I probably want to do project XYZ and he'll start it tomorrow. And I'll tell him "finish this task today or tomorrow, then leave".
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40/ I get lots of advice like this. And I understand where it's coming from. Life is trade offs. e.g.: you've got 4 paddocks but you need 5 bc pigs arrive in ~5 weeks, so you need to subdivide. X has run fences before. Y hasn't. It's a 2 man job. What to do? https://twitter.com/B30wu1f2/status/983446118498435072 …
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41/ One answer is "work along side good farm hand". OK, valid...but my hourly rate >>>> $10/hr, so that costs me hundreds if not thousands of dollars in opportunity cost. Another is "hire someone new". OK, who?
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42/ Yes, I can put up a flyer at the local hardware store. Asking for help. ...for one day. Maybe two. Then I can be interrupted by phone calls, have to check references, have to deal w someone new...and someone not fully trusted.
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43/ Yes, I'd love to live in a world where everything is c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶s̶e̶m̶e̶n̶ has low transaction costs. But sadly, that's not the world we're in.pic.twitter.com/M1pS3aOOOV
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44/ I absolutely agree with this framing. For a lot of the farm chores, I could find a pro firm - "Farm Fencing of New England", or whatever. Price tradeoff isn't worth it tho (less hassle, but 10x price) Also: pro firms move QUICKLY; less opportunity to see work, tweak deetshttps://twitter.com/jerephil/status/983466157628833792 …
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Jeremy Phillips (jerephil.eth) @jerephilI found this whole thread terribly amusing. There is a distinct pattern that I've found where when pay drops below$X/hour, the amount of management goes up proportionately, which essentially negates the cost savings with some hired help. https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/983408015507419137 …2 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread
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45/ Another astute observation. Markets always clear; doesn't mean they clear at the price you want them to. Clearing price for "40 hours of crap labor" is not "write one big check". The ONLY price it clears at is "write a small check & micromanage"https://twitter.com/jerephil/status/983467503769739264 …
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46/ A fine idea, but even when I was running a 10-15 person software firm, I found that a manager was more trouble than it's worth. I think the ROI is even lower when I'm dealing w ~2 man-days / week for 6 months out of the year. https://twitter.com/fche/status/983470693277814784 …
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47/ In this case, the work is glorified yard work. * spread the compost on the garden beds * muck that stall * put the much in the compost bin * mow the law * pick up branches * cut down these 5 trees I've marked no real cash value https://twitter.com/padre35/status/983471509699223552 …
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