Final Day !

 Good Day to all!

The harvest is finally done!! Last day was a cleaning day and the employment place paid all of us time an a half for this!! Such a great feeling to be done ,needless to say it was such a different experience this year from last.

The success on the harvest really depends on not just you but also the crew that you work with.The difference between the night crew and day crew should be seamless but it is not.The yard supervisors (night & Day)should have the same goal, but it appears they do not.

When we are trained in the beginning the way they want you to do something one way but each person's perseption is different and each person's work ethic differs as well. And this is one reason that I will not be back to the beet harvest in the future.I personally take pride in anything I work at and for some folks not to care, at all is unacceptable. Also there really is no incentive for exsperienced workampers to return year after year it pays the same amount of money each year. 

Would I recommend anyone to give it a whirl an try it ? Yes I would it can be a great time and does fall back on your crew your with for the harvest.It also depends on your foreman for the year, ours was FANTASTIC this year and last year.So unless the employment agency an crystal sugar come up with a different pay plan or other incentives I will not be making the trip in 2022.

The last few days of the harvest went well once the folks who didn't want to work quit and we had a strong crew of 5 plus our awesome foreman to take us to the finish line! It was slow the last few days which was a kind relief to our bodies. 

The day crew apparently is responsible for cleaning of the pilers at the end of harvest for your location and the night crew is not invited to get extra cash..another issue created by crystal sugar ,they could at least invite the night crew and they can decline if they wish with no repercussions.

This year the harvest really lasted 9 days of continuous work and we were on location for 5 weeks! YIKES that's the way it roll's sure glad we had what they call "stay pay" that is we get paid 4 hrs for any day we don't work due the weather related situations. Its time an a half for weekends, An I must say if it wasn't for this I would of left. This also includes the cost of your camp site as long as it takes to get the harvest done which can add up to quite a few dollars.

Till next time be safe and enjoy the ride 

In His Grip 

Lark