moonlighting or side-work
peewee 07-06-2009
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gotta question I work for a company that doesn't have a trailer pump but lot of our customers need and use them got another company that will let me rent theirs on weekends 60/40 profit me 40 same with repairs i pay 40% my question is do you think it is wrong working for the competitor and taking work from my company cause they get a little of kick back on every pump job they give away

oh and if if im doing all the work shouldn,t i reep the benifits thats why i havn't told my company  not trying to sound like a tool just hard times


pudg2 07-06-2009
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sounds like u should look into buying u a linepump then no worries with your employer

TooTall 07-06-2009
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 Sorry peewee but we'd be having words over something like that. Besides what would your pump think if she knew you was out whorin around with some little trailor trash unit on the weekends? I'll bet she'd buck & snort a bit, probably make your work days a nightmare til you got your head strait!

 And what kind of special pumps are you guys running that cant do line pump jobs? Who the heck needs a trailor! I say keep the line jobs and stay faithful, they're all line pumps some just have booms on their back that's all???

 Moonlighting Traitor Trailor Trash!     Sneaky  jus kiddin! 






Chubby 07-06-2009
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now thats funny tt but so true and peewee do you know of an owner operator with a line pump where is the work at

murf 07-07-2009
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peewee -how do you carry on for insurance etc?????

Many 07-07-2009
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Of course it's fundimentaly wronge.As an employee there is certain points of dedication.For me this would be crossing the line drawn in the sand.

biged 07-07-2009
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That's a bad idea unless you can make it own your own so if your weekday boss gets mad be ready to start your own business.

TooTall 07-07-2009
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 Hey peewee I really was just kidding, you're not a traitor.

 It may be viewed a little differently in better times with more work to be had. If you were doing this because there were more jobs to be done than there were operators and pumps it would be a bit more acceptable, but that's not the case these days.

 Just be careful not to piss off the guy that's been signing your paycheck, especially if you've been working full time and getting 40 hrs. If you're not getting enough hours and you have the bosses blessing then Pump On! A man's gotta eat. 


mtnpumper 07-07-2009
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I would talk to your boss about purchasing a line pump if he is turning that much work away or line pumping with your booms, it has to be hard givin it away right now.  


Openhorizen 07-07-2009
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i agree don't make the man with money mad. but at the same time i agree booms are really big trailer pumps. just leave the boom in place and come straight off the back then everyone is happy you still get paid the company gets paid and you work on your everyday rig.

RAT 07-08-2009
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i see both side... a man has to survive... in this day and age money is money and if your boss is not going to supply the work go get work... what if you owned your own pump it would be the same difference. but you rent it same shit