Discussions about Hiring and Hiring Practices

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by daisy too

Ok - here's a new one.
I hire at the marketplace a lot. When I'm not in a hurry, I often hire some people who have "no tools" , to help newer players level up. I hire a few, to make sure all the work gets done.
So today I hired 3 or 4 workers.
One worker I hired said "no tools, just hands" - She had a combine, and took all the work from the other workers, finishing off all the farms in a minute. I felt bad for the other workers who were trying to get some work.
It seems that advertising "no tools" in the MP when you have a combine is just mean.

Good point! I've been tricked several times lately (pulled to empty farms). I also had a co-worker do the whole farm in a few seconds while I tried to use my single tool. Never realized that the person hiring us might have been tricked, too. Anyway, several nice people have hired me and I could tell they were doing it to be helpful ~ I try to help others in return. Game is better that way, I think. Real people with real feelings behind those avatars...

[dianesaffron#]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Good point! I've been tricked several times lately (pulled to empty farms). I also had a co-worker do the whole farm in a few seconds while I tried to use my single tool. Never realized that the person hiring us might have been tricked, too. Anyway, several nice people have hired me and I could tell they were doing it to be helpful ~ I try to help others in return. Game is better that way, I think. Real people with real feelings behind those avatars...

i think its more fair to have one person on each farm if you want more than one person give them farm each. i always do that or give some one all farms. i hate to share a farm like most people. even with no tools i can take my time and do it all

[dianesaffron#]

one reason its my favourite game is that you meet so many nice people to chat too

[mrschar]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Good point! I've been tricked several times lately (pulled to empty farms). I also had a co-worker do the whole farm in a few seconds while I tried to use my single tool. Never realized that the person hiring us might have been tricked, too. Anyway, several nice people have hired me and I could tell they were doing it to be helpful ~ I try to help others in return. Game is better that way, I think. Real people with real feelings behind those avatars...

I like to help newbies when I have time also. We remember how it was, trying to level up. I have had the same problem, too. I have done this. If I have multiple fields, hire one person for one farm. If they actually have no tools, I let them know there is more work if they want it when they finish that farm. If they lied and have the tools, then that's all they get. Pft. If the field is large and overlapped, I will ask the farmer with no tools if they can handle it or if they want help. And I have also volunteered and harvested and let them plow because what they really need is XP for plowing.

[rodneycs]

Originally Posted by Scooterbratt

I love the idea

Interesting what you have posted but mostly it is hard enough to find people to do certain tasks and now multi tasking is not working Spent more than 10 hrs getting people to shake trees yesterday.

[dnana]

Originally Posted by rodneycs

Interesting what you have posted but mostly it is hard enough to find people to do certain tasks and now multi tasking is not working Spent more than 10 hrs getting people to shake trees yesterday.

I end up doing my own trees and flowers almost all the time now, especially if I don't have crops to put with the offer. I have a few neighbors and buddies who say 'gimme everything' but I can never find a market worker who says that anymore. I like the idea of hiring for one farm only then asking them what else they want to do, I may do that from now on (if they will answer me, lol). Doing my own work is getting me back on my farms on a regular basis, too. I used to just hire someone without fully knowing what needed to be done, then had to go back and check what-all they did. Now I see my stuff more and do a bit of remodeling, which I had gotten away from.

[dnana]

Originally Posted by mrschar

And I have also volunteered and harvested and let them plow because what they really need is XP for plowing.

I NEVER thought of doing that, that's cool! I have a few newbs in my group, I'm going to see if they would prefer that, thanks!

[dnana]

Originally Posted by sread32

I'm willing to chop any kind of trees if you want we can figure out how to schedule a meeting at the marketplace. I have over 250,000 fuel and need to get rid of it. Large or small farms is great. The more farms I do the better it is.

You guys have to be on the same server to do that, I think. Each server has it's own marketplace.

[goofyshoes]

Originally Posted by goofyshoes

Thanks Tony & Taz. I've tried to ignore and report...almost as if they have an internal way to stop that...or it seems...

they're baaaak

anne: hire me pls! i use the ******** [mod edit link and tool name removed]

sure you know but.... can't report, they are tricky lil burgers

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by goofyshoes

they're baaaak

anne: hire me pls! i use the ******** [mod edit link and tool name removed]

sure you know but.... can't report, they are tricky lil burgers

Hi,

I've removed the tool name and link from your post. We do not want these advertised on the forum.

All you can do is try to click on their avatar and ignore them. It is tricky but it is possible, you do have to be incredibly quick.