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Originally Posted by MsPotter
hiring practices at the marketplace: It seems there should be an easier way to hire someone for a job. Perhaps the marketplace could be divided into sections and workers could stand in the section they want to be hired for. Likewise; there should be a section where farmers can stand if they don't want to be hired but are in the marketplace to hire.
I rarely have time to spend in the marketplace looking for that special farmer that will do the particular task I need done... and therefore, end up doing most of the work on my own farm..
is this problem being addressed? or am I missing something.
warmest regards
Ms Beatrix Potter
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No, you didn't miss anything, Beatrix, and the issue probably is not being dealt with. A better option would be for each farm, regardless of level, to have a drop-down permanent menu of all hires for that farm(s) owned by a specific player. Beside each name should be what the person was hired to do and the date with a small Comments for the farmer doing the hiring to add a short comment after job completed: "Hire again", "Didn't complete job", "Don't hire again", "Own tools", "Uses clickers" --- something of that nature. Then when we work again that we want to contract out, we can go to our menu, send a msg to the previously hired worker and wait for them to respond. Ideally, this msg would be sent an hour or so BEFORE the crop is due in to give the worker time to be online, check their FB page or email, and respond.
All of us don't live online all day and sometimes don't get our msgs or see them. It doesn't help when a farmer posts a job on their own FB wall and not on the wall of whom he/she wishes to hire because all of us don't run down the list of whom we worked for, or our regular clients, or our relatives and best friends to see if they posted a job on their page and not our's. This is an issue. I have to do this with my regulars even they know my FB wall and my gmail.
Farmers hiring also need to give their regular workers some time to respond. Many post a job, wait 10 minutes, do the job themselves, then leave the posting. By the time we see it, the job has been done and we get tacky msgs from the Hiring Farmer because they expected us to be living in their Farm or FB page, waiting on them to post a hire request.
Have a great day and Happy Holidays!
Also, you add me as a Neighbor. I could use a few more also. You may also add me as a regular worker: I do not use clickers, nor have I reached the level where I can purchase all the upgraded larger plow/harvest/fish equipment but I bust my rear by hand and could use the extra xp and crops.
I also have regular client farmers I work for, including in their factories. This helps them and myself. You may add me as a regular for you anytime you need. Just give me time to respond. I don't know where you live but if it is outside the USA, there is also a time frame matter to consider when posting requests. We all have to sleep sometime.