Sickness/Injury help a fellow lawnie
With recent talk of contractors being injured or sick should we or can we set up a help registra to help.
I know of two groups that offer this service one being a franchise where you can't work and someone or a few will take a share of your customers while your recovering.
Last year a bloke i know almost died and was off work for 7 months and if it wasn't for someone else taking over the whole round he would have lost his 12 year old business.
I'm surprised nothing like this isn't already running,the only thing you have to do is put up your username state and suburb showing you'll take on there jobs until they're well enough to resume work.
If you are busy maybe you could take 10 or 15 clients while someone else takes some to help out.
Lets get some positive discussions going in making it work.. ->Your thoughts ?
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Sounds like a great idea
Obviously some things to work out between the parties involved
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Originally Posted by
BeetleJuice
With recent talk of contractors being injured or sick should we or can we set up a help registra to help.
I know of two groups that offer this service one being a franchise where you can't work and someone or a few will take a share of your customers while your recovering.
Last year a bloke i know almost died and was off work for 7 months and if it wasn't for someone else taking over the whole round he would have lost his 12 year old business.
I'm surprised nothing like this isn't already running,the only thing you have to do is put up your username state and suburb showing you'll take on there jobs until they're well enough to resume work.
If you are busy maybe you could take 10 or 15 clients while someone else takes some to help out.
Lets get some positive discussions going in making it work.. ->Your thoughts ?
It's certainly something that could work BUT it would take a lot of work to get it up and running.
Some people are a bit precious about working in THEIR suburbs. How would you go looking after their clients.
Saying that if anyone in Melbourne wants to get something going I would be in!!
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l'm sure this has happened/discussed here in years past......
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Pretty sure this was something that INDY tried offering when it 1st started but fell by the wayside due to lack of "give a stuff" :) by the members
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Really comes down to networking your fellow contractors in your own area. Get to know them and you'll find the ones you could trust not to steal or lose your jobs. I know ALMA in Adelaide had a plan for sickness and that setup would work well in built up areas, but outside of these metro areas who could you call on. I think the nearest indi located to me, active on this forum would be Beetle and would not expect him to travel 100kms to cover my work. So I best be friendly to my fellow local Lawnies.
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If you couldn't find anyone local i'd be able to give you a full day Friday & Saturday.leave here at 7.30 be cutting the first job at 8.30..The business is too valuable to be losing customers.
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Thanks Beetle for the offer, but like I said I wouldn't have someone go to that much trouble. I've networked a few local lawnies that I keep in contact with. Have weekly coffee's with some, and that we help each other out on occasion.
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Originally Posted by
GardeningSolutions
Thanks Beetle for the offer, but like I said I wouldn't have someone go to that much trouble.
You are much better having someone from forum you have a rapport with who WANTS to help, than an 'unknown' who might want to help themselves.
Please- be gracious and accept his help. You may be able to return the favor some day.
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Originally Posted by
BeetleJuice
If you couldn't find anyone local i'd be able to give you a full day Friday & Saturday.leave here at 7.30 be cutting the first job at 8.30..The business is too valuable to be losing customers.
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