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Last Post 09/18/2008 11:22 PM by okclarryd

Don't Jump Ship

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Tom Toll
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09/14/2008 10:50 AM
I am getting some private messages asking what I thought about jumping the GUSTAV ship and boarding the IKE ship. DON'T DO THAT. If you have commited to a vendor for Gustav in La. then finish your commitment. I am sure there will be plenty of work for the Ike event for many months. If you do jump ship, just remember that vendor who you were working for will never trust your commitment again and in fact, may never call you again. Don't be a traitor, complete you commitment on any event you start. There is more to life than just money, there is honor and integrity. Those who abandon their commitments, have neither. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

ken2kelley
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09/14/2008 10:44 PM
There is plenty of time to finish your work in Louisiana before going to Texas. I have family all over Houston, from the north end of town, all the way down towards Galveston. The entire area is a mess, and many areas are not allowing the residents to return yet. They obviously have no intentions of allowing adjusters in before the residents are allowed to return home. Until the residents do return home, the bulk of the claims won't be able to come in. Just be patient. Consider some of the following- many of the residents do not have electricity. This also goes for businesses, as well. Trying to find the limited number of hotels with electricity and openings will not be an easy task. Then you will have to do the same to find food because restaurants and stores cannot open without electricity. They also can't open without employees - you know those people who have not been allowed to return home yet. Then there is the gas issue - again you have stations unable to open beause they do not have electricity, available employees, or they need more gas. Everyone just needs to sit tight, there will be plenty of work for everyone. Honor your committments and then move on.

BobH

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09/14/2008 10:49 PM
Yep. I am working Gustav and still findiing lots of people without phones working (and that hit long before Ike). Still people without power in sections of LA, and the juice is gonna be out for a while in Houston. I remember at Katrina a lot of people finished their assigned files, and with the blessings of the vendor as well as the large carrier that the vendor serviced, were transferred to Florida for the hurricane that hit late in the season (Wilma) as they needed help there. "thou shalt not leave thy assignment prior to being released". Bob H

ChuckDeaton
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09/15/2008 12:18 AM
Part of my business plan is what I call "roll up" claims. The claims that adjusters abandon because of various reasons. Yeap, they are scraps, but I will take scraps and make soup. Where are you, Bob. We are in Houma, LA. Come by if you have time. "Prattling on and on about being an ass with experience doesn't make someone experienced. It just makes you an ass." Rod Buvens, Pilot grunt

BobH

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09/15/2008 11:04 PM
Thanks Chuck, but I am currently deployed "in house" for a large carrier on the East Coast (talking to people in Houma every day - they are reading receipts to me by flashlight in some cases). It is a steady gig and I took the opportunity as soon as Gustav hit, I took the sure thing. We are totally focused only on Gustav claims at this point. Now with IKE, I believe this will be a long deployment for me. Never worked inside before, and it is expanding my horizons. Bob H

okclarryd

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09/18/2008 11:22 PM
I am in the "cubicle ranch" with another poster here working for the Mobile bunch and it's good. I've been a Pilot kinda guy for many years and have never regretted it. I have been offered a LOT of money on day rate to jump ship and go to another company. I am talking a LOT of money, folks. Nearly double what I am making where I am. I think I'll pass. I took the job I have in good faith and my employer has always paid me in good faith. As a really good friend pointed out a day or two ago......................."The best paying job is not always the best job." You guys and gals be safe, be smart, and be honest.. It'll get you through the hard times as well as the good times. Larry D Hardin

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