Discussions about Hiring and Hiring Practices

[rabbitsandworms]

is there a way to hire someone to harvest and plow at the same time? Sometimes I don't have time to wait for them to get done harvesting, and it would be nice to put them in a cue to plow also. Sorry if this has been asked before?

[JAS0643]

Originally Posted by rabbitsandworms

is there a way to hire someone to harvest and plow at the same time? Sometimes I don't have time to wait for them to get done harvesting, and it would be nice to put them in a cue to plow also. Sorry if this has been asked before?

No but what I have done a few times is send the hire request to plow after they start harvesting. They can move the farm around to work around the hire request (this is easy to do in full screen) then when they are ready to plow click yes and plow the farm. You don't have to be there.

[diana1951]

Jason 0643,causingchaos,nizza,grannymo, I AGREE with all of you. Thanks for letting me know about the ignore button. I haven't used it up to now but will from now on. Hope there is no limit. I too don't hire anyone who states they want solo or a certin chrop or only to plow... For me you earn the right to plow my fields bu harvesting what I have. After all I am hiring you not the other way around. I'm very glad to see there are other farmers who feel the way I do...

[JAS0643]

Originally Posted by diana1951

Jason 0643,causingchaos,nizza,grannymo, I AGREE with all of you. Thanks for letting me know about the ignore button. I haven't used it up to now but will from now on. Hope there is no limit. I too don't hire anyone who states they want solo or a certin chrop or only to plow... For me you earn the right to plow my fields bu harvesting what I have. After all I am hiring you not the other way around. I'm very glad to see there are other farmers who feel the way I do...

First my name is not jason it is JAS then the numbers 0643.

Second I can understand about not hiring people who will only work alone or who demand a cretin crop when it is a high paying crop like pineapples. Now if they are wanting a lower paying crop like tomatoes or wheat so they can get a few of them from the harvest that is different. Now on the plowing there are people that do not hire the same people to harvest and plow for a lot of reason, which I wont get into, so people asking to plow is fine in my book.

There are 3 types of people that go to the mp looking for work.

1. People that will do any job they are just there to work.
2. People that only want to harvest because they don't need the xps.
3. People that have enough coins but need xps to level up so they only want to plow.

I don't have a problem with people stating they only want to plow, they are letting you know what job they are willing to take. When people state what type of jobs they want that helps everyone know what they are after and know who is there looking for work.

[Angels Shangri-La]

When in the MP I always ask for solo workers who do both harvesting and plowing. I also can't be bothered hiring seperately. It might be antisocial to some, but it works much better than half a dozen people running round in a frenzy, getting frustrated and disappearing. It gives them a boost to level up too.

I had a really slow one this morning, level 8. I had to think back to how I was when I first started. With the 4x harvester, plower and seeder I'd probably be slow again

And yes there are rude people, just hit the ignore button and you'll never see them again. I love that button.

[Maniac74]

I have loads of ponds etc and have trouble finding people who are willing to fish. Is there something that can be done to make fishing more attractive?

[Angels Shangri-La]

Originally Posted by Maniac74

I have loads of ponds etc and have trouble finding people who are willing to fish. Is there something that can be done to make fishing more attractive?

Post this in the Suggestions thread on the main forum page

[KnittingNana]

Whenever new items are added, there are always glitches. The past week or so my worst glitch is not getting a reply when I hire someone. The fact is, those people aren't getting the hire requests! And sometimes, after I finally get someone hired, 2 or 3 of the people I tried to hire earlier are there working, but I've gotten no reply that they're coming to work!

I have asked about this in the market & was bashed today for asking if anyone else was having problems hiring! One gal commented that people aren't answering my question because they aren't having a problem. Then why not say "no I'm doing fine", etc? Anyway, that gal blasted me because she said I was fussing at another guy in another market before that. When I told her the only reason I was talking to that guy was because he was calling farmers some truly nasty names & using vulgar language, so I reported him. To that she replied that she would ignore me. Weird!

It's just a game people, no need to be nasty, rude, vulgar or down right mean! There are kids that play this game, what lesson are they learning? If the adults want to talk like that at home, that's their business, but why do do it here?

Whew, now I feel better!

[kshawdave]

I have the exact problem you are talking about. No answering, then more than one person on my farm. I have also hired someone, they answered, but not shown.

[MebeMrS]

Originally Posted by kshawdave

I have the exact problem you are talking about. No answering, then more than one person on my farm. I have also hired someone, they answered, but not shown.

It happens that one individual can get hired by more than one other farmer..... and they might get both requests, one on top of the other.... if they accept the first, they cannot respond to the second.

I have noticed a lag, or delay in the time someone agrees to be hired, I go to my farm, and then they show up..... 10 seconds or so later

Lately, I harvest 3 or 4 farms at a time....and if I hire to plow, I will hire one, and "do errands" while they head to the farm. Then a hire a second to do the other farm.... and "do errands". Then I go to the first farm to make sure there is a worker, offer double hire and repeat at the second farm

..... kind of like getting into a flow of things.

Additionally, if I have the crop that is headed for a facility, and am in a hurry, I will harvest myself 4 times as fast, and plow myself. Only the plowing costs a little more - 5 coins for 600-1000 patches. No biggie