Employment opportunity for JoeUsers

Published on October 18, 2005 By dharmagrl In Misc

I recieved this email from a very reliable friend of mine this afternoon. I don't know anybody that fits the bill, but I was thinking that maybe some of you other JU'ers might.....and that some of you might even fit the bill yourselves! If you are interested, or you know someone else who might be interested, drop me a line at dharmagirl69@gmail.com -you'd better put 'job offer' in the subject line so it doesn't get sent to my spam folder.

Hello.

Just a quick note to see if you can assist us in finding some good people to help with Hurricane Disaster relief.

We currently have several crews working in the south and are in need of experienced tree trimmers/ bucket truck operators. If you know the perfect Paul Bunyon, tell us where he is!

Here are the details:

IF WE SUPPLY THE TRUCK:

Experienced operators are currently working pretty much 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (the triple 7!) The average pay for these operators is $300 per day, or $2,100 per week! Lodging is provided (but do not expect the Hyatt or the Ritz).

IF THEY SUPPLY THE TRUCK AND OPERATOR:

If you know someone with a bucket truck AND an operator, the average pay will be approx. $1500-$2000 per day, per truck.& driver combo.

Also, If you know someone who wants to sell their bucket truck let me know.

Jim Martz has a great crew of people working with him right now but is in need of as many as 10 new operators. If you know anyone that is experinced in the way of tree trimming and operating a bucket truck that is currently out of work, or would like to make more money, and is willing to work on the gulf coast temporarily, please give me a call today. ... Jim is ready for people to start tomorrow!

Thank you for your valuable time,

Sincerely,

Dwayne

I'll be checking my email regularly, JU!

Comments

Dynosoar

on Oct 19, 2005

A friend of mine in the Towing and Recovery Business got a very similar solicitation. He went to Mississippi, with 3 trucks and a camper and for 14 days he towed flooded cars 24/7 to a salvage yard for 250.00 per car.

Not bad money, except that on the 15th day,he and every other independent, were dismissed and replaced by a large towing contractor. Several of those indipendents had purchased new equipment since they had been promised ( not contractually obligated tho ) 6 months worth of work.

His only advise is to make sure the promises are in writting, do not invest a chunk of capital on verbal discussions, and prepare to live like pioneers during the gold rush.( In the Gulfport region, where he was, the only businesses open were bars and strip clubs. Groceries were 25 mile north of I-10 )

As for Bucket trucks, I have access to Power Company retirees..........call for quotes.

dharmagrl

on Oct 19, 2005

His only advise is to make sure the promises are in writting, do not invest a chunk of capital on verbal discussions, and prepare to live like pioneers during the gold rush

Like I said, I got this from a very reliable friend, who got it from the person who owns the company. It's not a forward that's been passed through hundreds of people....

As for living like the pioneers...these guys have volunteered to provide accomodation, and whilst it's not going to be the Ritz, it won't be a tent either.

If I didn't think that it was kosher, I wouldn't have posted it.

Dynosoar

on Oct 19, 2005

Not chiding you dearest Dharma, only providing an insight to the situation down in the gulf.
My friend was contacted by a reputable salvage company trying to effect prompt removal of flooded vehicles, haste in delivery of services, or "striking while the iron was hot", precluded formalizing any relationships.
Upper management made the decision to eliminate the independents, probably due to long-standing contractual obligations to the Big Towing contractor ( who,by the way, would not initially send men and equipment due to the conditions ) I'm sure the almighty dollar played into the equation as well.
As for the offer extended by your friend of a friend; I do not question its validity, only the duration, as many of these opportunities are stop-gap measures, until established contractors can be put in place, thus the relatively high compensation for, albeit specialized, manual labor. ( Tree removal equipment operator usually pays $18.00 per hr Source:Hall's Tree Svc, NC )

dharmagrl

on Oct 19, 2005

Not chiding you dearest Dharma, only providing an insight to the situation down in the gulf.

Ooops...my bad! Sorry, Dyno.

I had a friend who went down to help clean up after Andrew tore up Florida in 1992. He slept in his truck for 2 weeks and took bird baths in the bathrooms of gas stations...

foreverserenity

on Oct 20, 2005

Upper management made the decision to eliminate the independents, probably due to long-standing contractual obligations to the Big Towing contractor ( who,by the way, would not initially send men and equipment due to the conditions ) I'm sure the almighty dollar played into the equation as well.
As for the offer extended by your friend of a friend; I do not question its validity, only the duration, as many of these opportunities are stop-gap measures, until established contractors can be put in place, thus the relatively high compensation for, albeit specialized, manual labor.

Yes, I've heard of this happening to a few small companies and individuals too on the news here in Florida. A group of guys from here received a proposal for work and went down, worked their asses off and were fired on the third day....they were promised to have work for at least six months. It happens sometimes and there's nothing one can do about it because nothing is ever guaranteed. Hopefully the ones who get hired on this project will have better luck!

Dynosoar

on Oct 20, 2005

I read an AP report that a large Texas Disaster Recovery Company had to import labor to clean up New Orleans, yep, mostly immigrants, and the Local Officials were up in arms!!! They literally demanded that company go find New Orleans residents to do the job.

My towing friend told a story of crossing the La. border to retrieve several vehicles for an Insurance company, when he went to cross back over into Ol'Miss the Highway Patrol had a roadblock at the state line. Because he was not licensed in La. he had to abandon the salvaged vehicles on the side of the Interstate !

Dontcha wanna bet "Bubba Boudreax Towing" got the call to haul those vehicles the rest of the way?

By the way, the AP article stated that the Texas clean up company could not find anyone from NO willing to take the jobs offered......

So it goes.

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