New boy!

[beenthere]

That is good to hear, and makes this thread much better to read about what you are doing.

Glad you posted your experience, and the new results.

[WV Sawmiller]

Butler,

   Glad it is working out okay with your new worker. Glad you gave him another chance and a little more supervision. If the truth be known, I'd bet most of us here would admit we have made some mistake on the job we could, and may be should, have been fired for but someone gave us another chance and we learned from our mistake and did better after the experience.

[Jeff]

Turn him on to the Forestry Forum. He'll let us know how you are doing with him. ;)

[CCC4]

Personally...I dont take references with any weight. I have been disappointed too many times. I know the kid is young...but cutting a ribboned tree....omg, thats ridiculous...imagine if that was on a FS job. The hour to sharpen a saw..yeh...I say if you can't sharpen your saw in the time it takes to smoke a cig...you are taking too long and most likely not doing worth a crap.

I say all this because I am very critical of myself and what I do...I leave no slackers feeling good about themselves...probably why I am the only cutter on my crew. My boss knows I am anti-social and he doesn't want to have to deal with me leaving a slacker laid out in the woods because I finally blew up. Me personally...I don't want to ever have to pack a kid out of the woods because he screwed up and got killed falling a tree.

[lopet]

Think this kid is going to be a keeper 8)

What a change since I've read your first post.    Glad it's working out now.

[Autocar]

Proper training he may have been made a dandy employee but showing up late the first day I would of sent him home, just my two cents .

[Magicman]

As my Dad would have said; "this is more better".