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Originally Posted by beckycoats

I think being courteous, like we should strive to be in real life, pays all around on FT. As many have mentioned above, remembering what it was like in the beginning without tools, and leaving a reasonable amount for them if you are one of several workers, is polite and kind, allows them to move up in the game, and you may meet good workers for future jobs simply by being polite and considerate. I often tell the toolless worker I am leaving the rest for them, or if they are working my farm, I will ask if they have time to do a big job or want help, to share chopping or flowers and so forth. I just pop back in to the market and hire for specific jobs or just one of my farms at a time. If I happen onto someone with all tools, who will do all jobs (like me...I'll do anything, as it all pays off in the end....) then I just solo hire for the whole shebang. Just communicating is helpful. If a worker doesn't respond, I send a message, wait, maybe try again...if I get no response, I leave for a bit then check in and see how far they have gotten, how slow or fast they are, and if they are purposely leaving certain jobs out. If they won't answer, I then hire maybe one more worker if they are too slow....Depends on how much time I have.... Again, I appreciate communication, but many workers are not fluent in English or aren't good typists, or simply go right to full screen and can't see/ respond to messages...or are just rude! Lol.... Whatever the reason, if someone isn't responding, I give them the benefit of the doubt, but hire more workers to get the job done.

I like this thread. It helps to see how others feel/ see the game. Some folks are pretty selfish, others are polite....but, in the end, it is just a game and we can be selective or not depending on how others behave.

Ta.

It has nothing to do with not remembering what it was like. When I hire people I want the job done quickly and efficiently because I can do the job myself a lot faster than anyone else. I would like nothing more than to hire everyone in the market but it seems everyone wants solo work which means we have to sit there and wait anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour for the worker to get done with one farm. Im patient but Im not THAT patient. And many can agree with me to the fact that for the most part every time we hire a tool-less person they either leave or get booted in the middle of the job. I can give ppl the benefit of the doubt on occasion but every single time every single day? I dont think so. I hate hiring ppl at max level because imo they dont need the work. They should already have a huge warehouse full of goods to run their facilities and should basically be self contained. I root for the underdog so to speak so when I go to hire in the market I look for non maxed level players but id like for them to have tools. Why? Because it shows that youre willing to help as well. Granted if youre level 20 or so i dont expect you to have them, but if youre level 285 theres no reason for not having some. You come to the market to help work on peoples farms so IMO you should put the farmers needs first. If youre level 173 or whatever that means youve gotten that many FC plus 5 so what did you spend them on? A cute little puppy dog that cost you 15 FC? A house with a snowman on the porch that cost you 33? The perfume factory? I just cant see why anyone would not want the tools especially people that constantly go to the market to work for others. Thats why I have 99% stopped going to the market. Every time I go there its nothing but a mix of players who either dont have tools and want to take their dear sweet time or they have tools but they have excessive millions xp over the max. I have no problem hiring more workers but the lot of those who do work in the market will leave as soon as the 2nd person shows up or the person we just hired will turn around and leave because theres someone already there. When did people get so greedy? So people go over you with their tools...so what? You can always get hired again for something else in the market. If you dont want tools fine but hey at least be willing to team up with others to help out.