Farm sit question

jeepnudger · Senior Member

Farm sit question

Corndoggy · Senior Member

You could clean things up but there is a highly likely chance in 12 months time it will be back in the same condition.

Mike Harding · Guru

I strongly suggest you first e-mail/SMS the owner and say something like:

"Fred; I'm getting a bit bored just sitting around is it OK if I do X"

And phrase 'X' so it's as wide as possible eg. "clear some weeds" or "organise the back yard".

Remember one man's junk is another man's treasure and, after all, it is *his* home and his right to (dis)organise it as he wishes.

Izabarack · Guru

jeepnudger wrote:
I feel that the owner needs some help.. Should I do some tidy up to et the owner see what a change can do.

Maybe keep your judgements to yourself unless asked. Well meaning perhaps but likely to cause more embarrassment than assistance.

deverall11 · Guru

Izabarack wrote:
jeepnudger wrote:
I feel that the owner needs some help.. Should I do some tidy up to et the owner see what a change can do.
Maybe keep your judgements to yourself unless asked. Well meaning perhaps but likely to cause more embarrassment than assistance.

X2. We got bitten thinking we were doing the right thing. What looks like a pig stye to some is normal status quo for others.

Whenarewethere · Guru

Just leave the property as it is, it will only cause conflict. Better off not sitting there again.

Just look after what was requested & do that job thoroughly. Look for ticks on dogs etc & keep the chicken area healthy.

Bicyclecamper · Guru

Some people take advantage, and have way more work for you to do, and expect you to do more and more, until your working 40-50 hours a week or more each, be prepared to stand up for your rights. Ask me How I know?

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Bicyclecamper wrote:
Some people take advantage, and have way more work for you to do, and expect you to do more and more, until your working 40-50 hours a week or more each, be prepared to stand up for your rights. Ask me How I know?

I dont think

its like that ? The owner is happy the way it is ., Keep

in mind ? How country people live

is different to city folk !

Bicyclecamper · Guru

I am talking as a country bloke as a caretaker for a few jobs in our past, that had supposedly only 15 hours of work for us, little did we know; working for country people. I am not say this potential employer is like that but you would be surprised who are.

-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 17th of April 2022 06:08:04 PM

Keith P · Senior Member

Definitly leave it as it is . Just do what you agreed to do for the farmsit and leave it at that. Exceptions are like emergency stuff and equipment failures that you needed to do farmsit properly.

Cheers Keith

Cuppa · Guru

As someone who has done a bit of farm sitting the answer in the thread which sits best for me is Mike Harding's.

StewG · Senior Member

+1 Cuppa