@rover83?ÿ
We had a similar situation. My LS decided to retire and luckily he stayed on for 9 months, but then the 2 months between are vacant.
It's hard to attract a well experienced LS at 50% or less than market(not pipeline or O&G) regardless of the future pension discussion.
Great for young new Surveyors, but not seasoned.
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I'm about to leap to see if my net will appear.
I can't find help, period.
Starting wage for inexperienced, but interested persons at $20/hr all the way up to $45/hr for a well experienced person.?ÿ Office or field.
I offered a well seasoned Party Chief $50/hr with option to buy into employee owned company.?ÿ Nothing!
I'll just keep pluggin' away with what I can do on my own.?ÿ Still have 8 to 10 weeks back log of work and starting to schedule for next spring after the snow breaks in March.
There was a time when the west slope of Colorado was only populated with sane people.?ÿ Then the (%^$$%#^%$*&*&%^^^&%**&) from specific other States decided to abandon their longtime homes and upset the apple cart.?ÿ By the way, an apple picking cart was a mainstay in many parts of the west slope.?ÿ My wife's grandmother and her sister left the Ozarks for a money-making trip to Colorado to pick peaches.?ÿ The sister returned to the Ozarks.?ÿ The grandmother set up ranching with a rodeo performer whose parents ran a resort near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
It??s a sad state of affairs, but predictable years ago by looking at demographics. ?ÿI??m an PLS, registered 40 years, Chief BLM Cadastral Surveyor and Photogrammitrist with Part 107 SUV license. ?ÿIm trying not to fail at retirement a fourth time. ?ÿ ?ÿHeadhunters pester me all the time with golden carrots on a string. ?ÿI??m too busy to work anymore, but do like mentoring and passing on knowledge.
?ÿI??m the charactor blue vest and sunglasses in the upper right.?ÿ
@james-fleming wow, can you believe how far out of reality this is? I can't
Mentor away Man, we need all the knowledge dumps we can handle!!
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Allez allez allez!!!!
I'll just keep pluggin' away with what I can do on my own.?ÿ Still have 8 to 10 weeks back log of work and starting to schedule for next spring after the snow breaks in March.
Yup, I am now 6-8 months.
?ÿI??m the charactor blue vest and sunglasses in the upper right.?ÿ
Doyle's tie is no where near outlandish enough in that drawing.?ÿ?ÿ
