Discussions about Hiring and Hiring Practices

[~Farmer Tom~]

Originally Posted by amberdh

No, I don't think its rude at all. Occasionally, when I get hired as I am selling my crops its awesome when the farm owner isn't there. And you shouldn't need to explain sharing. Let them duke it out! FT Is supposed to be fun and relaxing, if you find that it isn't, just change your strategy.

Thank you

[Kelly4Jesus]

I have never hired more than one. I usually try to find a buddy or a neighbor first. If it's late, I go to MP. I ignore everyone flooding or begging, doing stupid little "I need to feed my kids", etc..and hire the ones that are politely standing there.

I have 5 kids. If someone is bickering, I'd leave and come back. Or, ask the developers to put in a ceiling fan and give us duct tape. We can it there and watch them bicker as they spin around.

I always harvest in a line of, 7 across and 5 down. That way, I keep one space if they hire more than one to harvest and plow. It amazes me how many are vultures, however. They don't respect that and are clicking their mouse all over the place, trying to grab what is there. Um, it's a game for fun! Geesh. I will then ignore the vultures so I never hire them on my farm.

I have tranquil farms of beach communities and campground. They better behave!!! lol

[Kelly4Jesus]

I have never hired more than one. I usually try to find a buddy or a neighbor first. If it's late, I go to MP. I ignore everyone flooding or begging, doing stupid little "I need to feed my kids", etc..and hire the ones that are politely standing there.

I have 5 kids. If someone is bickering, I'd leave and come back. Or, ask the developers to put in a ceiling fan and give us duct tape. We can it there and watch them bicker as they spin around.

I always harvest in a line of, 7 across and 5 down. That way, I keep one space if they hire more than one to harvest and plow. It amazes me how many are vultures, however. They don't respect that and are clicking their mouse all over the place, trying to grab what is there. Um, it's a game for fun! Geesh. I will then ignore the vultures so I never hire them on my farm.

I have tranquil farms of beach communities and campground. They better behave!!! lol

[tomater]

I let my bull out and let them fend for themselves.

[Jamsi]

I also hire then leave them to it quite a lot... recently though I have found that when I come back I have to "finish off" as they have not done all the harvesting/plowing. I wouldn't mind so much if it was in places where trees or other stuff are but it is not, it's random patches all over the place and doesn't really warrant hiring someone else to finish off.

I usually only hire one person for each farm so it's not because they might of thought another person was going to do it!!

[~Farmer Tom~]

I know all about hiring a buddy or neighbor and such, problem is that they arent on when I am and I just want to get it done with. Rest assure that most of the time this isnt a problem, but just as of late its been so. Maybe Im just in a funk or something.

[JAS0643]

Originally Posted by amberdh

Tom, I feel exactly the same as you. What I do is hire to harvest, Leave FT and come here usually and then go hire new people to plow and leave again. They can bicker all they want because I am not even there. As far as hiding trees ( back when I had trees) I would only hire those that said they knew how in the MP. I have tons of patience here in the forum but on my farm. Not so much.

That is what I do I just don't go back with them. Not because I have had a lot of fighting but I get sick of being ask to plow the second we get to the farm. I don't mind if they ask after the harvesting is done but not the second we get to the farm.

Originally Posted by ~Farmer Tom~

Maybe thats what I should do too. I always thought it to be kinda rude(just my opinion) to leave but I dont play farmtown for added stress. Ive raised a child by myself for the most part and am done explaining about sharing

There are some that feel like the farm owner not being there is very rude and don't understand how some people can be so rude. Me personally think it is just fine that the farm owner is not there. I understand that people have a life outside of FT and they work farming into their lives. I also think that the reason some people think it is rude is that they want to plow and if the farm owner is not there they can't be hired to plow. Also something to keep in mind if you have two farms the people you hire can not see your other farm so how are they supposed to know if you are there are not you could be on the other farm.

As for sharing I feel like it is every avatar for themselves, what you get is what you get. Now that said before I get jumped on I will not cut people off or jump into the area they are working in, but if I happen to be faster and I just get more crops then the next guy oh well, I don't have time to count the crops and make sure we both get half. I have had times when I have gotten less then others. It also depends on how many where hired if 2 for a nice size farm then I will work with the other person but if they hire 10 people then I'm going to grab what I can before the next guy gets it.

[causingchaos]

I never sit around on my farm and watch the person harvesting. I have no desire to have some conversation with people and am just needing my farm harvested. If they don't want to harvest my pineapples because I'm not there more power to them. I will just come back later and hire someone else. I have a real life. I don't have time to sit around and babysit my farm while people are there.

On the rare occasion I harvest for others I don't chat. I'll usually say thanks at the end but that's about it and have never really understood why they just stand on their farm and watch but it's their farm so more power to them.

[jeanieNGMsfarm]

Originally Posted by causingchaos

I never sit around on my farm and watch the person harvesting. I have no desire to have some conversation with people and am just needing my farm harvested. If they don't want to harvest my pineapples because I'm not there more power to them. I will just come back later and hire someone else. I have a real life. I don't have time to sit around and babysit my farm while people are there.

On the rare occasion I harvest for others I don't chat. I'll usually say thanks at the end but that's about it and have never really understood why they just stand on their farm and watch but it's their farm so more power to them.

allot of time they might not be there watching. i know when i get a worker i leave my screen up but come here to the forum or another website. so while my avatar is "standing there watching" im doing my thing elsewhere lol

[JAS0643]

Originally Posted by causingchaos

I never sit around on my farm and watch the person harvesting. I have no desire to have some conversation with people and am just needing my farm harvested. If they don't want to harvest my pineapples because I'm not there more power to them. I will just come back later and hire someone else. I have a real life. I don't have time to sit around and babysit my farm while people are there.

On the rare occasion I harvest for others I don't chat. I'll usually say thanks at the end but that's about it and have never really understood why they just stand on their farm and watch but it's their farm so more power to them.

Some people hire the same people to harvest and plow so they need to be at their farm to do that. They also may want to seed as soon as the plowing is done so they go back to the farm with them for that reason. But like jeanieNGMsfarm said just because an avatar is at the farm doesn't mean the person is there, they could be on here, in another tab, doing something else, checking email, on another computer program, or have walked away form the computer.