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jules

I just would rather not even start with Simon. You sending me a pm with more diatribe and gaslightin. Like I said, I knew you for 2 days. I wish you the best. Sending some bs and self righteous stuff about your personal opinion about how things are. Professionally speaking, you never leave a block ...

jules

I'm not sure that sexual harassment is more prevalent in tree planting than it is in other industries; if it's a bigger issue, I think it has to do with the amount of contact workers have with each other. Especially in a camp setting, planters don't just work together: they eat together, shower in t...

jules

Mike wrote:People have several times told me he did a tree-planting episode, but I don't think it's true.

They're probably talking about this episode of a show called "Ed's Up".

jules

Since I have been personally attacked here, Im gonna give it straight. In my 20 plus years as a planter , I have fought hard for planter rights so that the rest our community didn't have to go through what we did in the early 90's and for some other 80's. However, had I known having these past comp...

jules

Wait did I read that right - 38$/day camp cost and it doesn't even include food? That's fucking brutal. No, it was $14/day for accommodations, and apparently $24/day for food. I'm not sure if you are seeking to respond, disagree, or agree. At no point does this suggest that a worker is asking too m...

jules

First, it's really important to ask your employer "all the right questions" at the very beginning of a job. This includes asking about vacation pay, camp costs, pay schedules all that. This is not to say in any way that non-compliance is okay as long as people agree to it....it's not........

jules

A side note here regarding Julia's comments: She was charged $14/night for a cabin at the ranch, and $16/night for a hotel room in town. She's vegan, so she decided to do her own cooking. The claim that she was charged $25/day is simply false. Also, I did not find out until later that she moved out...

jules

Full disclosure: I'm the one who walked off of the block. It wasn't my intention to hitchhike back to Quesnel, just to walk back because it wasn't that far out of town. The woodlot contract was garbage and a waste of my time. It was not worth it for me financially to go back west and plant there. Ad...

jules

The pay after end of season model left me concerned enough to not go there. Can you elaborate? IIRC, they pay you after the season rather than in two-week or semi-monthly payperiods. I was only there for a shift at the very beginning of a season a few years ago, so my memory's a bit fuzzy, but I th...

jules

Gingerplanter wrote:This is what happens when you leave the job to politicians and children. A real dirt bagger would have made that little fucker grow.

I genuinely feel for the person who has to take a bag of meter-tall ponderosa pines.

jules

If I were you, I would start looking for a job around November. It's a little early, but that gives you time in case you don't have immediate success finding something. It's also around the time when a lot of the big companies start posting ads for new employees. Just contact companies that you migh...

jules

To elaborate on Jordan's comment, the problem with drones thus far is that the trees that grow cluster in areas where it's easy for trees to grow, and in any tougher area there is little to no coverage, resulting in very spotty and patchy coverage of the block. That is a tough problem to sort out a...

jules

So, there's a story going around about a startup that is designing a tree planting drone. This is the second attempt I know of; there was another from a couple of years ago that I haven't heard anything new about in a while.

What do you guys think? Should we be worried about our jobs?

jules

I thought it was adorable that the author didn't bother to find out how to spell "caulks" or "Silvicool" correctly.

jules

Has it ever been done? https://twitter.com/SoilBaron/status/323301654046846977 I'm hoping to use it as an improvement on the milk-jug-for-fert. The 5th bag is a back bag from old 3-bagger and will clip on with carabiners. Doesn't Bushpro make fert pouches that attach to their bags? Anyway, it might...

jules

This is probably not going to be a popular opinion, but I think it's totally MEC's prerogative as to whether or not they want to accept returns of gear used for planting. I don't think it's particularly discriminatory; MEC is not a charity. If you're living in a tent for 70 days in a row, you're get...

jules

Good info, thanks Jules. No problem. I agree with you, though, that people who don't make complaints when they're warranted are a part of the problem. They turn a company's exploitative behavior into a numbers game that can let them get away with things they shouldn't and help reinforce lowball bid...

jules

Also, this comment jumps out: Q – Is Taan aware of the apparent claims against Osprey with the Labour Board? A - There are no labour claims against Osprey Silviculture on the Labour Boards website For all the complaints by coastal and other multi-year vets about how Interior companies are the root ...

jules

East wrote:I am mainly in it for the hard work. Pushing myself to the limit.. If I get a paycheck at the end, well.. thats a plus :) I suppose I will take it.

You're new around here, aren't you?

jules

I e-mailed StatsCan about labor force descriptive statistics, and this is what they gave me, based on the 2006 census. The 2006 NOC you are looking for is I162, and you can break it down by province. The subindustry you are particularly interested in is "115 - Support Activities for agriculture...

jules

I thought I'd posted a little something about these guys ages ago, but I guess not. I did a few shifts with them in July 2011, for their West Fraser summer trees out of Batnuni. It was awesome and I loved it; if I wasn't so committed to my current gig, I would want to work for these guys. The show w...

jules

Ah, well a regular heart rate monitor will just tell you what your hear rate is right now, even if it got a readout of 10 hours im sure it could be anaylzed in a million different ways so I don't think it would be really helpful. I saw the nike fuel band, it just seems to be a calorie counter thoug...

jules

Yeah, I've been planting with a carbon steel Bushpro shovel for seven seasons now. The only thing I modified was shaft length; the blade has both kickers still and the only reason it's shorter now is because it's worn down over the years. It's a little heavy compared to some of the newer models, but...

jules

Brett, Thanks for the response. The day I referred to with the lightning was particularly distressing; it was one of the days at the end of the Camp Misery (btw, best camp name ever) portion of the Canfor contract. The sodden day with the two breakdowns on the way to the block. I would've had a crap...

jules

Would it be possible to start out as an ambidextrous planter? Yes, it is. Speaking as someone who had to learn how to ambi-plant in my sixth season, it's probably way easier to learn it while you're learning to plant in general. If your range of motion is restricted in the knuckle, you may have pro...

jules

I worked for Little Smokey after the end of my regular planting season, at their Canfor show in GP and their oilfield work in Ft. McMurray. It sounds like my experience was a little different than the experiences in previous years, so I'll share. This company took on a bunch more work this year (the...

jules

From the local rookie we had this year:
"Can I have Friday [last day of work before a two days off] off? There's a party I want to go to on Friday night."

Two days later, on the morning of Day 1:
"I can't come in to work today. I'm sick."

jules

Norovirus was probably what just ripped through the Little Smokey camp in Grande Prairie last week, but it sounds like we got a little harder hit. Pretty much everyone got it. Most people seemed to be actively ill for a day or so, but still weak for a day or two afterwards. I didn't have an especial...

jules

I know you'll probably throw out some kind of insult at me (it's what lefties do when their arguments suck) Pot, meet kettle. Them's brave words for someone who's called people lazy and xenophobic because they disagree with him. If I didn't pay EI I'd have a rainy day fund of I dunno $10,000 + inve...

jules

Lol! Good one! I'm just biased and jaded. I've paid thousands of $$$ so perfectly able bodied people can live groovy lifestyles. Wouldn't bat an eye if EI disappeared (encourage it even). Come to think of it, I wouldn't bat an eye if most of the government disappeared. They do jack shit for me and ...

jules

Richianity wrote:What has government done for you lately??

The role of government is to get the eff out of the way. I'm curious to know what makes you entitled to a higher paying job than those evil immigrants?

Do you find your lack of reading comprehension helps you with the ladies?

jules

I have worked for Rock for many seasons. It makes me sick to read this BS about them. Rock is one of the best small companies I have worked for. They actually care about you, they treat you more like a friend than an employee. To me it is important that people know my name and that I'm not just som...

jules

Yes. Get out there and compete, the government doesn't owe you anything. The Cons are attempting to stack the deck against upward market pressure on wages. I guess they are only pro-"free market" when it makes their friends happy. The point of the government is to serve the people, not th...

jules

Can someone link me to a document with the proposed changes please? Google gets me vague news articles. This was on the first page of Google results when I searched: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/05/24/pol-employment-insurance-ei-finley.html Richianity: If the Cons gave half a rat's as...

jules

I agree; repetitive strain injuries are a definite risk of the job. I don't think it's a function of price alone (I developed bad tendinitis on $0.17 mounds); tree planting is a repetitive job that is hard on pretty much all of the body's moving parts. However, I think that many companies don't enco...

jules

Canadian-style shovels are designed to reduce workplace injuries, though, and it doesn't really look like planting bars are. They don't look very customisable for height or environment. I can't really see metal absorbing shock better than the fiberglass stock shafts on a Bushpro or Workwizer. I'd be...

jules

People I've been talking to about early starts in the Interior are starting to bump their start dates back because of snow. I'd love to find something to fill the second half of April with, but it's starting to look like it won't really happen out here. Maybe I should try the Coast.

jules

I've planted in a caulked version of the Work Boot and currently own some Black Tusks. I found the Work Boot a bit more comfortable than the Black Tusks, but the Black Tusks seem more durable. These boots pretty much only come in men's sizes, as far as I know, so order them to fit your foot length +...

jules

I'm confused there Jules, what attitude? I do everything I can for employees; I'm more of a payday loan banker sometimes than an employer, which creates tons of extra bookwork for me later. I buy their tools and their hotel rooms on occasion and their transportation and a couple meals a week usuall...

jules

the children of a society enjoying the greatest living conditions the human race has ever achieved. I think that standards of living are higher in some of the small EU countries; Sweden, The Netherlands usually come to mind. I'm pretty sure the standard of living is marginally higher in Canada than...

jules

Re: boredom, my mind tends to wander all over the place while I'm planting. I'm kind of a space case to begin with, so it comes pretty naturally, plus the repetitive motion can be pretty zen. The downside is that I have accidentally hit the same wasp-nest-disguised-as-creamy-stump twice before. The ...

jules

I love those things. So cool.

jules

I tried to do this last year, and it didn't really work out for me. I was doing a mail-based course, and my materials didn't arrive until way later than I'd anticipated. My textbooks arrived at the address for my first job after I'd already started moving around and finishing contracts with other co...

jules

Scooter - as far as I know, you're allowed to claim relocation costs for work or school on your taxes. I claim traveling expenses (Greyhound tickets, etc.) and work-specific gear (like caulks, rain gear, planting shovels and bags) every year. I doubt you could get away with claiming day off motels a...

jules

I'm thinking of applying to NGR (would-be rookie) but their online job application requires my SIN. How legit is this? They really shouldn't require you to give them your SIN before they hire you. They probably have it set up that way to make their paperwork easier to do if you get hired. I don't t...

jules

I have heard that Rock Reforestation is no longer in operation, and that some of the people who were/are working with the new Gainer (some of whom WERE associated with Rock) are the ones who were the organized side of Rock. Based on the gossip that I've heard, this outfit is far more professional t...

jules

It may take a bit more energy, but not time, as the C zotion is very quicky once you develop it. And then you have a better hole in which to insert your little tree. I firmly believe that in certain land this increases speed and quality. The C-cut is way superior in clay, compact ground, or when ai...

jules

What you get paid should be the hours from when you meet the trucks in the morning, to when they drop you off at home. Yes, but I'm fairly sure that if the average earnings for the entire pay period level out to over minimum wage, it's acceptable practice to not top up a bad day. I mean, aside from...

jules

krahn wrote:Did they at least pay you minimum wage for that day?

I don't think it would qualify. Depending on how you calculate the hourly wage for the entire pay period, only paying $20 for a day that long was fine.

jules

I agree with Coaster, generally speaking. It's not important whether vacation pay is included in the tree price or added on top, as long as the contractor is upfront about how it's calculated. It would be easier if it was standardized, but that just doesn't seem likely.

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