What should i have done?

[randyg]

I used that owner for a reference for a job. He told them I walk off a job with out finishing it and not to hire me.

Lots of competition for jobs and positions out this way sometimes forceing you to go against your better jughtmen

Glad I don't live "out that way", as going against your better judgement enough times will NOT lead to a long and healthy life.

Perhaps you should move?

randy

 

[TimberMcPherson]

Good call mate, you will live long and have a good career with those smarts!

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

his probably goes to the adage that there are two different tree industries in SoCal: Don Blair's Euc and Oak man companies. Anywhere you go it takes a while to find the right people to work for.

 

[outofmytree]

A few months ago I was working on a week-end for a company I used to work for doing a crane removal of a large Cedrus deodara. I removed most the green Saturday, and Sunday morning the rental crane(40ton)came. The Job took most of the day, and the crane was by the hour. The tree was big and about 30 feet up it branched into two tops. I got it down to the main trunk with two short branches where the tops had been. The owner of the company told me we were taking the whole thing leaving a 10ft stomp because it was getting late. I had the cable already around one of the large stubs. This thing was maybe 50in between where it branched. I tell the boss I'm not conferable taking that whole thing. I was worried the way the cable was hooked as it looked like it would swing into me and shockload the crane. He insisted I do it or get out of the tree. After climbing down he sends a grounds man up a ladder and he makes the cut. I had gone over and told the operator my thoughts, and he assured me everything would be all right. I told the grounds man'',Muy malo, palegro. I broke out my camara just as the crane starts tipping over. The piece swings into the trunk barely missing the groundsman(He's so lucky) and does a slow controlled fall on top of the roof next door taking out a block wall fence. Every one was blaming each other. The grounds man could of been killed, should I have done more to have stopped it? What if it had worked and I had made a big deal of it I'ed of been idiot of the year. I know this is long winded but it's been praying on my mind a lot. What should I of did?

IMO you did exactly the right thing.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Another "right thing" you might do is call the crane company and give your side as to how things could have been worse if the OE had not kept his head on straight.

Tell them you think you should have stayed in the tree and taken a smaller cut, that the OE caved to the bosses tantrums. Maybe a suspension/demotion would be more in line considering that he avoided a catastrophe.