Cut hours?

[yahoo]

what is rufus being moderated for??????

[badger44]

I have to agree w/Shovelhead re: the chicago market. Screw getting a part time job to augment the SM&P non existent hours for the winter, hubby will have to another full time, a part time and try to locate in order to make it this winter around here. And why or why would they hire anyone AFTER dig season? Not enough work here for us but for the Naperville tix to plant trees and shrubs or, not making this up, a ticket to lay mulch. God help us!

[flagsrme]

We sent people to Texas for two week. Last couple days we been working ot, But today they told us to go home after 8 hr. because we have to much ot for the pay week. And by the way it looks like we are work the weekend????

[blownoutboots]

You can always move south

[Rufus]

The last couple of weeks has been an experience for most of our district. The asked us to work the weekend, and of course we fell for it thinking we might get some OT! Well that was short lived. After most of us worked the weekend and was away from our families, they made us go home early during the week. I do not know about you but my family is not home during the week during work hours. What a croc!

[Lucky219]

Part of the reason for the cut in OT is the sup's will get a $500/month bonus for cutting the OT. They have to do some other things with safety and something else. This will encourage more hiring for sure. Nothing about production yet. What Sup is going to send his guys to help out another crew when it makes his OT go up? Nothing like fostering team work.

[yahoo]

no cut hours here in la??? we are trying to keep people working this way straight time and overtime!!!!!!!!!!!

[sprayandpray]

We sent people to Texas for two week. Last couple days we been working ot, But today they told us to go home after 8 hr. because we have to much ot for the pay week. And by the way it looks like we are work the weekend????

Hey Flags, where are you working in Texas? I came home tonite with about 75 tickets - we've got so much work here in DFW we could use about 10 extra people a day.

[flagsrme]

We sent locators to DFW (1) and Midland(5) from my area. The one that is DFW said there are our locators from different areas down there. I recieved the news today I will be going to Galveston Monday. They told me I will be living at the red cross shelter. yippee

[Wingfoot]

To all USIC locators - Happy Dayz Are Here Again! Steve Baker - the S of SM&P - has come to the rescue! Mike Stayton, president and CEO of USIC, has asked Steve to join his reconstruction team, and Steve is taking his accepted challenge seriously! Under the direction of Mike Stayton, whatever Steve Baker wants, USIC gets! It's not going to change for the better overnight, (stubborn, selfish, narrow-minded, dead-weight middle management types will be hard to change overnight) but Steve will either change them or change them! Happy Dayz Are 'Soon' Again!

[USIC1]

They cant even fix the inefficiency of the computer software do you think they could figure out management tweaks???

[RoadMap]

Don't worry Baker can fix it. These stupid managers in the past like JT, RR, JK, have a rude awakening coming. Baker does not like managers who make trouble for locators just because they can. He will stand up for any locator that does his job. But the flip side is if you screw up alot you are gone. Baker will be good for this company. The utility companies know him and respect him. We will probably get contracts that before we never had a chance to get. Just watch and do your job the best you can!

[yahoo]

i'm happy for you guys with usic.......Godspeed to ya.... hey usic1 maybe you will get your job back and things will be finally the ways things are supposed to be!!!! or maybe you'll still be driving ?????

[USIC1]

I want to go down there to Houston and get in on some of that rebuild work...


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If they would get that hourly rate instead of ticket rate straightened out with the gas company...