multi farm hiring
 

As a frequent worker I say yes, please, please tell BEFORE hiring that there are multi farms. some folks may just not have time to do so many and not doing them all can get a worker an un-deserved bad rep of not finishing jobs.

unfinished jobs
 

I agree totally, a star would show us who is always a finisher! Great idea!

hiring for all.
 

I work the market a lot and wish everyone would do it that way. I get hired to harvest crops and flowers for instance and after I finish THEN they send a plow offer when if it had been included I could be totally done having used my combine. i always advertise the combine too. People don't read your name, what it is you want to hire out for, etc. My name says NO FISHING in all caps and I get hassled constantly to fish! then they keep sending and sending no matter how many times I say no. I try to make it very clear what I do or what I need and will always take jobs that are clearly stated over others.

I have been called rude for not chit chatting instead of working. i use a laptop and need to work in full screen mode. Every time I have to respond to an employer question or just them chatting at me, I have to stop working, escape full screen, type, send, go back to full screen to start working again. If I don't see the persons post ( sometimes you don't while in full screen), I am rude for taking too long to answer! I like to get the work done and move on. Plus I thought the whole point of hiring was to get the work done faster. So the person may not be rude, there may be other factors involved.

Stacked waters
 

Agreed! there is NO WAY to get even most of the fish in overlapping waters, be they rivers, lakes or seas. And then folks get angry when you don't get them all and you have burned up tons of fuel trying

Combines
 

I have a combine, which I advertise but part of my very name says I do not compete with no tool workers. Most don't bother reading the names and when I get to a farm with no tool workers i message the hirer to remind them look at my name and leave the farm to the no tool who needs the points. It does not help that so many jerks will hire both no tool and big tools for the same farms!

Wow! With all these complaints, I'm glad I rarely go to the MP any more. I hire neighbors or buddies; if none can work, I do it myself. I work for neighbors and buddies, too. That keeps me plenty busy with managing all the farms and facilities.

I really like the new system of putting online neighbors first in the neighbors bar at the bottom. I can more easily see which low level neighbors are online in FT and give them more work than I did in the past.

You know what - I have a policy of 'no job is too menial' and though I do a few menial tasks each evening, it is absolutely amazing how many fantastic jobs I get because I put no conditions on what I will do. I don't demand to know the job before I accept it, and I don't complain if it's 'not worthy' of me and my whiz bang tools. I simply do it in good grace and attitude, thank the farmer and move on.

Maybe it would surprise you to know that a couple of days ago, a farmer for whom I did a very menial task, answered my message of thanks by offering me his 'other' farm which had a full selection of tasks across all of his ten farms. Turns out the first one was his little 'feeder' farm, and he 'always tests his workers before offering them the big job'.

I have found over and over again that a farmer will employ me with what seems to be a 'one farm, lowly job', but after I have completed it quickly, thoroughly and without a wimper of complaint, they then quickly rehire me for all of the other farms that are hiding a treasure of goodies for a willing, non complaining worker.

You may think it unfair for employee farmers to 'mis represent' what they have to offer, but they also have many complaints about what they call 'beggars and bullies' in the market, and it is THEIR farm, and rightly or wrongly in your point of view, they have a right to hire who and how they wish.

It's all about your attitude, and the way you approach the market place ;)

I have had more people complain about this and then promptly leave before I can point out that yes, this farm is only fishing, but I also hired you for 9 other farms of h/p!

If we can get a "No Fishing" option, I'll gladly use farm cash for it :o)