Re: nursery interview apparel

Kitty: $10-12/hr sounds much more reasonable than $6...by the time taxes
and stuff were removed I barely had a paycheck left...good thing it was
not my primary job, just something I wanted to do for the experience.
When is your interview?



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

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 --- On Wed 02/11, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:21:48 -0500
Subject: Re: [CHAT] nursery interview apparel

> I don't think I'd do it again...my time is worth a whole lot more than
$6<br>an hour!<br>and<br>> and could not tolerate the heat on into the
summer months.<br><br>Melody, this one pays $10-12 per hr. Not great. I
figure I can get by on<br>$11<br>Ceres, the summer heat does worry me.
I'd have to buy sunblock by the<br>gallon. But I'm thinking that since
the job starts in March and I'd be at<br>it daily, I could transition
slowly and adapt to it. Maybe not.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>----- Original
Message ----- <br>From: <Cersgarden@aol.com><br>To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:14
AM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] nursery interview apparel<br><br><br>> In a
message dated 2/10/04 4:46:08 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:<br>><br>> <<
I had to pass on a<br>> Franks nursery manager job even though I fit all
the other criteria<br>because<br>> it required you to "repeatedly lift
75 pounds". >><br>><br>> Kitty, singlely, that is unbelievable. That is
not expected in the shop at<br>> Deere without lifts. I can't imagine
what their injury rate is. I am<br>second to<br>> oldest at the
greenhouse where I work and I am the only female that will<br>lift<br>>
the 40# bags of soil. Most are young enough to be my children and
they<br>> cannot or will not. Greenhouse work is hard work. I only work
till the<br>end of May<br>> and could not tolerate the heat on into the
summer months.<br>> Ceres<br>><br>>
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