Some advice please! Re: Boss and wages

hjoeboy

This is my third summer on the same farm so I thought myself and the boss got on fairly well. I work long hours - 8.30/9.00am until everything is done which is often 7.00/8.00pm. I always go over even at the shortest of notice. He pays me 50/60 euro a day which can sometimes mean 3/4 euro an hour.

A silage contractor hires in one of his tractors in so thats my main job, along with slurry and what ever else needs to be done. Now the main tractor is newish but by no means in good condition. Everything that I notice wrong with it I tell him immediately if I cant resolve it.

So today I was spreading slurry and had a blow out on the slurry tanker on the road with a full load. Needless to say the boss wasnt impressed, its going to cost approx. 600 euro for a new tire.

However, he makes out it was my fault. Now I have had a few little accidents over the years as to be expected but I cant really see how this is my fault and we sort of parted on bad terms this evening.

What should I do? Should I ask him for the money he owes me and leave it at that?

Bodacious

hjoeboy wrote: »

This is my third summer on the same farm so I thought myself and the boss got on fairly well. I work long hours - 8.30/9.00am until everything is done which is often 7.00/8.00pm. I always go over even at the shortest of notice. He pays me 50/60 euro a day which can sometimes mean 3/4 euro an hour.

A silage contractor hires in one of his tractors in so thats my main job, along with slurry and what ever else needs to be done. Now the main tractor is newish but by no means in good condition. Everything that I notice wrong with it I tell him immediately if I cant resolve it.

So today I was spreading slurry and had a blow out on the slurry tanker on the road with a full load. Needless to say the boss wasnt impressed, its going to cost approx. 600 euro for a new tire.

However, he makes out it was my fault. Now I have had a few little accidents over the years as to be expected but I cant really see how this is my fault and we sort of parted on bad terms this evening.

What should I do? Should I ask him for the money he owes me and leave it at that?

sleep on it he prob just having a bad day under pressure etc blow out couldnt be your fault he just took it out on you he probably regret it tomorrow, if not f**k him he on a good deal with you anyway:D:D go somewhere where your work is appreciated

Tora Bora

Yearra, don't be a baby. Be back in there tomorrow like nothing happened.:D
You need a thick skin around farmers, and be able to give as good as you get.:p

whelan1

do you have another job you could go to? if not head down and go back.... i know myself when something breaks unexpectedly its a total pain in the butt and things can be said in the heat of the moment... good luck

keep going

look in my the thing with the tyre is no big deal cause its not your fault but i do think you are too cheap.if it was your first year id say fine but in your third year you are worth more