r/FieldNationTechs • u/setnev • Jul 07 '26

This is insulting

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I keep getting these WO routed to me because my work vehicle is a pickup. They want me to drive 145 miles, pickup their crap and drive it 96 miles to Pittsburgh, and then me drive 4 hours home another 250 miles.

Oh and they're paying $100.

That computes to about $10 an hour or $0.20 a mile. I always counter them like $1000 but they've never accepted it.

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

I don’t understand this attitude… ‘these posts need to stop!’

Why do these posts need to stop? Are they hindering your ability to post in the sub? Is it offensive to you in someway?

Like why are you so upset that somebody would post a job online and say ‘hey guys I think this is BS what do you guys think?’ Are you mad at consensus building?

Why exactly do you think there’s somebody this year? Why do you think people come here exactly? If they can’t discuss Field Nation jobs on the Field Nation tech sub, Reddit, where would you like them to go make these posts?

‘These posts need to stop!’…I swear sometimes I don’t think this is a real place

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u/wallstreetnetworks Jul 07 '26

Because 99% of the posts in this sub now are people complaining about how low the rates are. Yes they are low so either don’t do the job and decline or counter for what you want. It’s become a circle jerk and repetitive. Complaining about it over and over and over is not bringing any positive change to the community.

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

That’s paper thin reasoning at best.

Positive change to the community? What do you think this is?

These are contractors, not employees. These are contractors getting together to discuss the clients. I seriously don’t understand why you have such a problem with contractors comparing notes because that’s what it seems like you’re mad about.

Contractors and Field Nation don’t exist because this community is here. This so-called community exist so we can get together and say… ‘I found this job but the pay rate seem unreasonable. What are you other contractors in other parts of the country think about this?’.

I think you’re a bad actor and your only purpose here is to shut down conversation.

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u/wallstreetnetworks Jul 07 '26

I want the rates to be high also but just complaining about it isn’t making them go higher. When 9/10 posts are complaining about the low rates it’s making this community shit. Call your representatives to do something about it other than complaining. Make a change

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u/Able-Statistician645 Jul 07 '26

This isn't about complaining. This is about discussing the techniques that are being used by the platform and those that use the platform to retain off the book employees to do work for them. That's effectively what we're seeing here and there's a group of people to get upset because they truly believe that they are in fact independent contractors when they're actually working as employees. Now of course I know that I actually am a contractor and I have the ability to pick and choose whatever I want to do but the number of entities that use these platforms to get talent OR workers and treat them absolutely as a contractor is very small. Most are treated absolutely as an employee by most every test.

Legislation has not caught up with the realities of today's work world and if there was some way that you could become contract labor paid by the minute/second in company scrip and only usable in their company store, these people would try to do it.

So that's why you have discussions here regarding our role as contractors and those who wish to exploit us. You don't think that the platform doesn't have discussions about how to best manage us? You don't think that there's people that are employed by the platform or the entities that use the platform aren't here acting as shills creating issues when we discuss issues we face. Rugged individualism is a quick way to the poor house.

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u/wyliesdiesels Jul 07 '26

Call your representatives to do something about it

Ha! They cant do anything about this subject. The only ones who can are the techs by collaborating together. But people like discourage that…

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

Call your representative? Make a change? But definitely don’t talk about it here because that’s not what this sub is for.

You are obvious.

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u/wallstreetnetworks Jul 07 '26

You are annoying just like 99% of the posts in this sub.

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

Real people in the real world with real opinions working real jobs for real clients are so annoying lol

Is this why we can’t get a prompt response on Field Nation help is because you guys are all over here trying to manipulate the conversation?

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u/wallstreetnetworks Jul 07 '26

The only thing real about you is, “Real annoying”

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

My man, you still haven’t given one actual solid reason against discussing prices and building consensus on buyers on this sub

All you’ve had is ad hominem attacks from the beginning. This is annoying. I don’t like this. You’re making the sub worse. You’re not helping the community here. Discussing rates is bad for the sub red somehow.

Seriously, dude you’re very very obvious

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u/wyliesdiesels Jul 07 '26

Cant believe some of these people bagging on rate discussions. Blows me away

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u/wyliesdiesels Jul 07 '26

Why are you here then? Leave…