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Would you consider an application for a job on an intensive livestock farm, from an email out of the blue?
I'd give Isabelle Oakshott one but she'd have to keep here political views to herselfWould you consider an application for a job on an intensive livestock farm, from an email out of the blue?
Well you might Jeremy, but I was talking about a jobI'd give Isabelle Oakshott one but she'd have to keep here political views to herself
Ask for a CV and make sure references check out before you have them on the place would be what I’d doWould you consider an application for a job on an intensive livestock farm, from an email out of the blue?
The reason I asked is because Paul Kelly ( Of Kelly's Turkeys) was lambasted in the right wing press for claiming that he could not obtain labour here in the UK to work on his farms. He had apparently ignored an email from a female Journalist ( Isabelle Oakshotte, who is reasonably attractive ) asking for work on his farms.Ask for a CV and make sure references check out before you have them on the place would be what I’d do
I think unfortunately nowadays we have to be so careful. Not suggesting in anyway that people are doing anything wrong but we all know how stuff can be edited, taken out of context. We’ve had vet students and even some of them seem to have a bit of bias and make you wonder. If she’s that attractive You might take a chance thoughThe reason I asked is because Paul Kelly ( Of Kelly's Turkeys) was lambasted in the right wing press for claiming that he could not obtain labour here in the UK to work on his farms. He had apparently ignored an email from a female Journalist ( Isabelle Oakshotte, who is reasonably attractive ) asking for work on his farms.
She further claimed that there were no adverts on his website or on the internet, looking for staff, so the implication was that he was lying and it was just remainer propaganda.
However, I would suggest no farmer in his right senses would consider an application out of the blue from person bearing in mind the activities of many of the animal rights groups. This is of course ignoring the fact that this work is very seasonal, for most poultry farms they have a resident core staff then need help in perhaps every 8 weeks for catching, which as we know requires skilled specialist staff .
In fact He was advertising elsewhere which she had missed.
The funny thing is the same paper today is praising him, after he was quoted, that young Brits are workshy!
Would you consider an application for a job on an intensive livestock farm, from an email out of the blue?
I would agree absolutely , but if you were running a large intensive or actually any livestock operation. We all know even on Arable farms sometimes s**t happens, ie overturned sprayers on roundabouts which does not look good from any viewpoint.we employed a young lad this harvest who contacted me on facebook
we liked him and he was good so maybe a full time job in the future
10/10 for initiative, confidence and drive imo ……. all desirable attributes in employees
Careful choice of words - it was your dirty mind that took it the predictable wayWell you might Jeremy, but I was talking about a job
a smile a day keeps the doctor away, keep up the good work!Careful choice of words - it was your dirty mind that took it the predictable way
I too, in the distant past have got on my bike and found a job on farms - when I was pre college, no real farming contacts and so on.this is the problem, you are a 'get on your bike, and look', chap, great, and obviously worked.
the flip side, there are many zealots out there, whose sole aim is to stop us farming, either animals, or 'modern farming', that farmers are suspicious of 'cold calling' people, looking for jobs.
it really is a great pity, things have got to this stage, where suspicion is the first reaction.
Could equally be selling yourself short, had a veggie vet student this year who’s mum was a vegan (but had leather seats in her car ) who got stuck in and worked like a trooper having never stepped foot on a dairy farm before, even more daunting slap bang in the middle of calving, better than the meat eater we had after!I offer lambing positions to applicants who e-Mail me out of the blue BUT we feed them and I always make a point of asking for their dietary requirements beforehand.
Any veggie/vegan applicants might find the position has unfortunately already been filled.
I had a similar experience 45 years ago.30 years ago as a 13 year old lad I wrote half a dozen letters to half a dozen local farms asking if they would like some help at weekends so I could gain some experience, I didn't even want paying.
One wrote back saying they had plenty of staff and good luck, one contacted my dad and told him to tell me to start the following weekend.
4 of them couldn't be bothered to reply and that certainly wasn't because they thought I might start filming anti livestock propaganda films.
I've never forgotten that