Anyone qualify for this job?

[Marsha Cassada]

This ad was in a local newspaper a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Sue_C.]

This ad was in a local newspaper a couple of weeks ago.

Yeah, I'll get right on that...

The wages certainly suck...almost as badly as the "conditions". Perhaps this is why there is such a problem with illegal immigrants?

 

[cretahillsgal]

Yeah right! For all that the salary would have to be double! LOL!

 

[HGFarm]

Actually yes, my X would qualify for that job!!! He has done ranch work all his life and there are many things you better know how to do other than cattle. Sounds like this place is having a hard time getting decent hands. They forgot something- you better know how to build and repair a PROPER fence too!!

 

[penny]

This ad was in a local newspaper a couple of weeks ago.

Don't want much do they? Might find and illegal alien to do that job and be glad to get it..

 

[txminipinto]

Yup, it's called my life!

I don't get vacation time either. LOL!

 

[Katiean]

Sign me up!

They would have to pay 3x's that much and provide a house! I wouldn't give my life over to someone like that unless I was married to him.

 

[Sue_C.]

I wouldn't give my life over to someone like that unless I was married to him.

Not sure that would get me there either...LOLOL!

 

[HGFarm]

Ok, back in the day, we were paid about 650 a month and a house- which may vary in condition!!! SOME places we got a beef per year also, but not always!!! AND, we provided our own horses!!!

 

[Marty]

Actually, half the ladies on this forum probably qualify!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

We might qualify for the job, but how many of us would leave our pets for the contract time?!

 

[chandab]

We might qualify for the job, but how many of us would leave our pets for the contract time?!

Me, too!

My FIL, although now retired, is totally qualified for this job; heck he lives this job (almost any rancher, does) and probably doesn't get paid any better than they are offering.

speaking of my FIL, his small square-baler broke down (working on getting it fixed), so we loaded loose hay up on a wagon hitched to a Fjord team, and he drove them down to my place (2 miles as the crow flies) and we unloaded the fresh hay at my minis' paddock (I'm pretty much out of last year's hay, so this will get me by til the baler is fixed, or the hay here at home is dry enough to pick-up). And, tomorrow (maybe even tonight), he'll make another load for the hroses in his corral (at least he doesn't have to unload, he'll just feed his off the wagon, well, toss it over the fence to them).

 

[Bess Kelly]

Years back they didn't have mechanical balers. Their "round bales" were called haystacks! A pretty site. AS TO THE AD -- No doubt many of us "live" this on a full time basis, plus work a job! There are days I'd like to run away to a hot tub, but still would be happy doing it FT

I sure wouldn't want "just a room, with no pets allowed". Are they nuts????

Our farm mgr had his own furnished 3 bdrm house, phone & electric included, a farm pickup with all gas/repairs, tools/equipment, every other wknd off, fresh eggs, veggies, 1/2 steer when we butchered, turkey at Thanksgiving, ham at Christmas, 1 wk vacation and $300 wk. Own schedule as long as work was done. Oh, plus a PT guy, 3 days a week...and that was 10 years ago.

 

[miniwhinny]

I guess anyone would do anything for a potato

:rofl

:rofl

 

[MeadowRidge Farm]

hmmm...kinda sounds like our farm, minus the snakes...

my hubby and son would qualify, and besides running the farm and having a dairy herd, beef herd, and horses my hubby worked out as a welder for 40 years..so YUP..he is definitely qualified. But...sorry, not looking.

Doubt if they'll find someone reliable with those wages!