Temp agency's

[clayton86]

2 minutes ago, gulfcaptain said:

So you're kinda in charge, but not in charge and they want you to be able to do these installs later by yourself with your own crew.  Before that happens and after this job, if it were me, the boss and I are going to have a long talk about "my" jobsite and the authority for me to release people that are unproductive.  Nothing harder then being in charge when you're not and the guy that is isn't even there.  I'm greatful the company I work for gives me the authority to write up the ones that deserve it. One warning in the log book, next one goes to the office, and the third time, well when the person that's coming to replace you shows up......I inform you to pack your crap and get off my boat as you no longer employed.  I'd ask for some sort of agreement from him as so you can have control of your jobsite with his backing and full support.

The next job I'll have the authority. This go around it wasn't even planned to have me here in charge on my own but they figured I could handle it and the other two had business to attend in Virginia and Maryland as well as back in New York so they figured give me the chance to run it while they were out I just couldn't fire the temp like I wanted to but I reported his work to the agency and to the next guy up from me. They are keeping him onboard till the agency can get some one else. 

[bassh8er]

good luck.  Sounds like you're a great worker with a lot of BS to deal with.

[deaknh03]

Keep in mind that someone addicted to heroin isnt likely to become a "rockstar" on the job because you spoke to him or he was threatened wirh losing his job. He's more likely to do more heroin, just sneakier.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

On 4/30/2016 at 6:04 PM, Jar11591 said:

 

Ya gotta love the can't-read-a-tape crowd. "Hey man, how many lines is 7/16?" 

14 small and 3 large. I believe that's correct anyway. It could be 1 medium and 1 large line. I'm not sure I'm just an electrician....

[clayton86]

The temp quit because we were to hard on him......

[S. Sass]

Just now, clayton86 said:

The temp quit because we were to hard on him......

Typical

[Raider Nation Fisher]

12 hours ago, clayton86 said:

The temp quit because we were to hard on him......

LMAO! Poor feeler. Did he forget to check his feelings at the door.

[Red Bear]

as least now he has the whole day to talk on his cell phone without the threat of work interfering with it...

[Bruce424]

Most Temps are either "need the job will work or do anything to keep it" or " don't give  crap just show up to get paid to supply their habit of choice." Where I work they actually hire people of the second nature and guess what! they still have a job! Mind blown!

[Gundog]

19 hours ago, Bruce424 said:

Most Temps are either "need the job will work or do anything to keep it" or " don't give  crap just show up to get paid to supply their habit of choice." Where I work they actually hire people of the second nature and guess what! they still have a job! Mind blown!

I know how you feel. The company I work for now uses temps and if they are still showing up after a month they hire them. They use to ask full time employees who worked with the temp if they should be hired. Now they don't even bother. If the person shows up for work most of the time that is good enough. And the company wonders why mistakes are up and production is down.

[River Dave]

My plant does the same thing. Bring in temps that show up high as a kite, are late 3 times a week and blow off the other two days, take long breaks, spend half the day on their phones and they still get hired. I can't even believe it. Once they're in the Union it takes an act of Congress to get rid of them so once they're in they usually just go out on comp for six months and get a nice fat settlement for their faked injury. Happens over and over and over. I just wonder how long the company can keep this up and how many corvettes they can buy these people until they close the doors and guys like me are out a job. It's so frustrating that people like this can affect a 25 year employee with a great record. I do everything by the book and every day I park my 10 year old truck next to a brand new sports car that some dirtbag bought with the money they got for a faked injury. Right shoulders are worth $70,000 right now and I'll bet 25% of our plant has gone out for that one. You get 8 months off (paid) and a check for seventy grand. I was always told crime doesn't pay but every day I see evidence that it actually pays quite well. I never thought I'd feel foolish for going to work every day and doing my best, that isn't supposed to happen. It's not supposed to work that way.

[tipptruck1]

On 5/4/2016 at 8:43 PM, Raider Nation Fisher said:

14 small and 3 large. I believe that's correct anyway. It could be 1 medium and 1 large line. I'm not sure I'm just an electrician....

I am not looking at a tape measure right now, But I think your right. Any way I usually don't deal with fractions that big. 1/32 or 1/64 is what I usually deal with. Try finding them once on a 6 in scale. Then don't even get me started on thousands of a inch, let alone 10,000 thousands of a inch. I had to take a test on a caliper on school. I was told to go to a certain lengths. In my books if you can convert basic fractions to decimals. You are a idiot. It makes math a heck of a lot easier.

[clayton86]

Going to school for auto motive with  4 months dedicated to building engines I used to take all kinds of itty bitty measurements. I have a project waiting for me back in the shop that are picky about a fiberglass part being 1/32 off that's my tolerance. 

 

Today we we had a temp get mad. Our shipment of parts came in and I had requested some shirts with the company were contracted with logo on it. They sent us shirts hats and hoodies. He was asking where his was. Our reply was he's a temp for one and he's never on time

[Raider Nation Fisher]

On 5/7/2016 at 11:03 PM, clayton86 said:

Going to school for auto motive with  4 months dedicated to building engines I used to take all kinds of itty bitty measurements. I have a project waiting for me back in the shop that are picky about a fiberglass part being 1/32 off that's my tolerance. 

 

Today we we had a temp get mad. Our shipment of parts came in and I had requested some shirts with the company were contracted with logo on it. They sent us shirts hats and hoodies. He was asking where his was. Our reply was he's a temp for one and he's never on time

I have done 32nds and smaller clearances. I personally enjoyed it at the time. Not so much anymore. I'm a big fan of heavy industrial now. The millwrights take care of all the fine tuning.

 

LOL. Poor fella. Gotta be a decent worker to get the goodies. 

[clayton86]

1 hour ago, Raider Nation Fisher said:

I have done 32nds and smaller clearances. I personally enjoyed it at the time. Not so much anymore. I'm a big fan of heavy industrial now. The millwrights take care of all the fine tuning.

 

LOL. Poor fella. Gotta be a decent worker to get the goodies. 

Gone be doing your type of stuff soon possibly in the morning. I've been pulling wire all week just small stuff but we gotta go from the pump house out to the manifolds this week. Then it's wiring and programming each interactive.

 

 

 

 

[Raider Nation Fisher]

6 hours ago, clayton86 said:

Gone be doing your type of stuff soon possibly in the morning. I've been pulling wire all week just small stuff but we gotta go from the pump house out to the manifolds this week. Then it's wiring and programming each interactive.

 

 

 

 

Looks like fun. Yall need an electrician? 

[N Florida Mike]

I worked with temps before doing sod and grass plugs.I was the acting forman but not the boss.The first time there were 4 of us, me and 3 temps.I worked as hard as I could, just to get it over with.Two of them were slow but one of them was OK.That one was  a little slow mentally but a decent worker.we actually became friends and by Gods grace I was able to help him turn his life around.

I had another temp who was a good worker and a lot of fun.Not an addict.Worked with me probably a year and then his wife got arrested for letting an old lady die in her care and then collecting her checks indefinitely. So my worker got all his wife's money for himself and quit.

The worst one I had was the above guys replacement.I would drill plug holes and he would start putting them in.Now this is not rocket science.I would be drilling holes for 5 minutes or so, and he would have put in maybe 8 plugs while I was drilling.And most of them weren't put in right.So I'd have to go behind him and fix them.So I would end up doing most of the work.We were at one house with 3 kids and the mom.They begged to help and mom said it was OK, so I let them.The 3 year old did considerably better at planting than my worker!

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