There are tons of new operators out there that aren't qualified to cut grass. Pay attention, be prepared, when pump jumping learn to say no I don't think so..you coming home at the end of the day is YOUR responsibility. And being lazy and leaving the pump damaged or looking like crap is grounds for dismissal in my book . Bosses pay attention..thin your herds , this industry has gone to a bunch of scabs and you must take a stand. Your operators are only as good as you let them be..if they say ..I can't turn a wrench..say goodbye, if the mechanic is supposed to be a mechanic..hold him to that..keep him outta the pump..make him maintenance the equipment so the operator doesn't have that distraction. If an operator says..snail dont work and they are flat out on walls..don't say..you should be able to run rabbit mode straight out..fix it. 

I agree 100% on everything you just said !

WORD! Couldn't have said it better myself.

@ Too Old. WTF brought on this rant???  Are you a pump owner? Operator? Union BA/organizer? Just asking since you are new here and already telling folks how they should conduct themselves and run their biz. What qualifies you to do that? 

I agree with you too old. Why question, what is well said. Don't get but hurt by something that is true. Everyone was new at something once.

Russ

Well as the name implies I am too old. I see and hear a lot of things going on that really shouldn't be. The industry needs an attitude and a good ol back to quality, I care about where I work, and my fellow employees attitude. Not all this senseless carelessness, and distraction, some mutual respect for the companies we work for as well as the customers who deserve the service advertised, and the operators having to run the machine after you. Why be a damn money grubbing chest beating animal..family matters most..first the home family then the work family..both need undivided attention. If you don't understand a procedure ask, if the pump is dangerous, tell the boss or maintenance guy, grab a wrench and dive in, be respectable to yourself, your fellow employee and your industry..my credentials are really not important, it's not who I am it's what I know. Take some pride in what you do, if its just a paycheck, and you run the machine into the ground , and get away with it I hope I never work with you, just think if that machine belonged to you, 1/2 million bucks, is it cool to abuse it?

......more important things to do on those smart phones than to "feel" your machine.............

Makes sense..cell phone ? Mine is left in the truck...it's a pain especially when it gets dropped out of my pocket into the mud..I check it between trucks

Why?

because we have 2-3 jobs per day sometimes and dispatch will call you while your pumping to tell you there's another job in a couple hours to see if you can cover it. bisley you sound like a grumpy old man from all the posts youve been writing

.....I am.....

Bisley love ya man..don't take no scuff from mr Perkins..phones can be okay to carry if you expect another job, or if your expecting a call..but they can also be an annoyance, a stress trigger..check the phone when you can take focus off the task at hand.it's good to take the call, but it sucks when you make the call . If you are important carry it..make it your bitch, but in my opinion communication relies on mutual respect. I remember before phones..we got through it. Break down in the middle of the woods we either fixed it with our shoe lace, duct tape , scrap wire or we hoofed it a few miles to a farmhouse. 

I agree with all that except the whole rabbit deal.  If my remote crashed and I am half way through a wall I am going to finish no matter what a it takes.  I would use rabbit any day then use the black and white spare remote.  To me a true operator can adapt, trouble shoot, repair and make quick descions to get the job finished.

As for phones some of us are dispatchers and and operators so we dont have a choice.  Just have to make sure its a safe time to answer.  Some customers dont like having to try calling 30 times to line up a pump.

There are ways to be safe and still finish the job. 

I have in the past been a full time operator, dispatcher, mechanic , sales guy, estimator, and figured out real quick , that one phone call can get you out of your routine and cause accidents, remotes to be left on outriggers, and many more problems, leave it in the cab !!! if a emergency arises you have it ,customers have to understand , you may lose a job or two, but from my experiences the problems that phone causes , its not worth the risk, but hey thats just my opinion.