My 1st day as a scrapper-How'd I do?

Originally Posted by ixcelr84scraps

BF didn't show me how to load...his loads are packed in (I think he did that on purpose because I am competitive and he know he would beat me out there knowing he could get alot more on his loads) ...I am only doing this for a few days to understand what it's like 'out there'. I will be doing the scheduling, contacts, helping build business when I have down time from my own business. I wish you were closer too so you could teach me and I could beat him this week, haha. Tips are good tho...if I get business picked up I may be out otr more. It's nice getting out from behind this computer once in a while.

I am in VA, so yea, GA is a bit of a drive lol.

I am surprised he didn't teach you though, so you can get a LOT more when you are doing runs on your own etc.

Like I said though, anything bigger then other stuff and has any kind of holes, slots, nooks and crannies, just fill it as much as possible.

Also, like I said, whether you do dumpster diving, or even going from home to home or business to business, you will sometimes need to rearrange, but doing it correctly maximizes room.

I will admit, that it does not work all the time, but depending on what you get, it will.

Thanks George for tips. I think he didn't tell me because it's kinda like a game for us, he knows he's in for competition, he sees how I work my own business at home and is scared I will outscrap him, LMAO! I won't be scrapping all the time as mentioned. Just prowling out in the field for a few days to understand his work and can be more productive helping him on the business side in the office.

Remember my intro post? I work as a VA (I loved your Godsend comment!) I hope my clients would be upset if I went to scrapping F/T...but you never know...I am having fun!

Originally Posted by ixcelr84scraps

Remember my intro post? I work as a VA (I loved your Godsend comment!) I hope my clients would be upset if I went to scrapping F/T...but you never know...I am having fun!

Yes, I do. I have already put you on my list. I am working on building my recycling business up more and more, to where I can hire 1 or 2 guys to do all the pickups, etc and so I can get back on my investment company. When that happens, I am sure I will be emailing you. Gotta love VA's in real estate businesses. They make life so much easier!

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

I am working on building my recycling business up more and more, to where I can hire 1 or 2 guys to do all the pickups, etc and so I can get back on my investment company.

Wow, for someone that can't afford to wait 30 days to get paid on clean-outs, things must be looking up. Workers comp, liability insurance, local and federal FUTA, FICA are just a few of the costs involved with employees and we haven't even got to the costs of your guys doing what you hired them to do.