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monster · 08-20-2011, 06:04 PM

I'd investigate more. leather-elbow patched nerd genii are often not the best at managing their projects.....

But always put your personal safety first. And second. Find out how he plans to pay you. And don't be alone in a place where he knows where you are and when.

footfootfoot · 08-20-2011, 07:12 PM

and get a written contract delineating how and when he will pay you and what any contingencies are. Also get expenses paid up front, at least petty cash or a Credit card with a $500. limit on it so you don't have to shell out for gas.

Ask him for references.

ZenGum · 08-20-2011, 10:13 PM

What Monstah and Foot said.

This could be a good gig. It could be a rip-off. It could be really really dodgy. Cover all bases.

Trilby · 08-21-2011, 04:23 AM

when i see this thread title I automatically think "I'm being oppressed!"

it's wrong of me.

DanaC · 08-21-2011, 04:48 AM

It's wrong of both of us...

ZenGum · 08-21-2011, 06:52 AM

Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

TheMercenary · 08-21-2011, 07:55 AM

Sam I feel a few red flags going up on this deal. Be careful.

Big Sarge · 08-21-2011, 09:13 AM

When things are too good to be true, they usually are.

richlevy · 08-21-2011, 09:49 AM

If this guy has a Brokeback Mountain Collector's Edition DVD in his car, do not get in!

Assuming this really is legit, I would show one landscape and one close photo. You pictures of the flowers were great.

Stay safe.

SamIam · 08-21-2011, 10:17 AM

Well, I slept on it last night, and I am feeling extremely doubtful. For one thing, Monster, "Joe" would have to know where I am. He's the one with the list of sites. But that doesn't bother me as much as the seat of the pants routine does. I've had friends who put in bids with the FS and you don't get paid if you don't do the job right. It sounds waaay too complicated to me to have a boss who is working another job (if he gets another job) and meanwhile try to keep an eye on what people are doing in not just one but THREE National Forests, trying to get everything done before the snow flies (and it flies as early as labor day in some spots).

I'm going to talk with him on the phone later today and see what he has to say, but it's going to have to sound pretty good for me to get involved.

monster · 08-21-2011, 12:51 PM

Does he need to know exactly what part of which park you'll be in every day?

But if you feel uncertain, that's the feeling to trust

footfootfoot · 08-22-2011, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

when i see this thread title I automatically think "I'm being oppressed!"

it's wrong of me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

It's wrong of both of us...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

Bloody Peasants!

08-20-2011, 06:04 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'd investigate more. leather-elbow patched nerd genii are often not the best at managing their projects..... But always put your personal safety first. And second. Find out how he plans to pay you. And don't be alone in a place where he knows where you are and when. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-20-2011, 07:12 PM	#17
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	and get a written contract delineating how and when he will pay you and what any contingencies are. Also get expenses paid up front, at least petty cash or a Credit card with a $500. limit on it so you don't have to shell out for gas. Ask him for references. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-20-2011, 10:13 PM	#18
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	What Monstah and Foot said. This could be a good gig. It could be a rip-off. It could be really really dodgy. Cover all bases. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-21-2011, 04:23 AM	#19
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	when i see this thread title I automatically think "I'm being oppressed!" it's wrong of me. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-21-2011, 06:52 AM	#21
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Now we see the violence inherent in the system! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-21-2011, 07:55 AM	#22
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Sam I feel a few red flags going up on this deal. Be careful. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-21-2011, 09:13 AM	#23
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	When things are too good to be true, they usually are. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-21-2011, 09:49 AM	#24
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	If this guy has a Brokeback Mountain Collector's Edition DVD in his car, do not get in! Assuming this really is legit, I would show one landscape and one close photo. You pictures of the flowers were great. Stay safe. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-21-2011, 10:17 AM	#25
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Well, I slept on it last night, and I am feeling extremely doubtful. For one thing, Monster, "Joe" would have to know where I am. He's the one with the list of sites. But that doesn't bother me as much as the seat of the pants routine does. I've had friends who put in bids with the FS and you don't get paid if you don't do the job right. It sounds waaay too complicated to me to have a boss who is working another job (if he gets another job) and meanwhile try to keep an eye on what people are doing in not just one but THREE National Forests, trying to get everything done before the snow flies (and it flies as early as labor day in some spots). I'm going to talk with him on the phone later today and see what he has to say, but it's going to have to sound pretty good for me to get involved.

08-21-2011, 12:51 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Does he need to know exactly what part of which park you'll be in every day? But if you feel uncertain, that's the feeling to trust __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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