Information Discussion for Gate Guards

You're kidding, right?:h
On second thought if they pay a couple $180(?)would they then pay a single double for doing the work of two? I don't think so but not as wayward a question as I first thought.

Just wondering if the pay per day is $180 total for both people or $180 per day for each individual person? If a couple do they each make $180 a day?

Thanks

The Texan wrote:
What company is this with?

That's J&G Security. I got a call from him earlier today asking if I was interested in work with them. They pay $175/day. I have not yet responded to his phone call. Not sure if we want to go that far south.

chilinut wrote:

chilinut wrote:
Our old gate is available. Fairly busy and located near Fowlerton. Call Raoul at 361-318-3039. You can also contact Justin@oilgates.com. We enjoyed working for him and he pays 1099. I can answer questions too. PM me for phone and info. Needs to be filled asap!

Any interested parties please call Justin immediately. The couple has abandoned the gate! One person could cover it till a permanent replacement can be found. Paid immediately for all time worked. Call Justin ASAP 512 825 7567

What company is this with?

chilinut wrote:
Our old gate is available. Fairly busy and located near Fowlerton. Call Raoul at 361-318-3039. You can also contact Justin@oilgates.com. We enjoyed working for him and he pays 1099. I can answer questions too. PM me for phone and info. Needs to be filled asap!

Any interested parties please call Justin immediately. The couple has abandoned the gate! One person could cover it till a permanent replacement can be found. Paid immediately for all time worked. Call Justin ASAP 512 825 7567

mimi55 wrote:
I have been seeing alot of adds in "workamper news" for Loma. Any input on this company?

Company is very disjointed, they are scrambling to try and cover gates
where guards are leaving. Hard to figure what the base pay is $125, $150 or what ever they write on the back of a business card to get guards to stay.

Equipment supplied is lacking a recycle holding tank system, translucent water tanks that in this hot weather are beginning to form algae. Maintenance support leaves a lot to be desired.

They call you a independent contractor however you sign a Time sheet as a employee. Sooner or later Texas Dept. of Labor will catch up with them and they will be require to pay backpay as the guards do work overtime under the employee definition.

I don't know about Texas, but here in NY companies simple classify you as salaried and get around paying any overtime.
I found out about this the hard way way back when. Company I worked for had me averaging 72 hours a week. BUT the standing policy (nothing on paper of course) was if you got converted from hourly to salary you got a raise equal to your average pay per week over the previous year.
They made me salary and when I got my first paycheck it was the amount I'd been earning for only 40 hours. When I stormed up to HR they said sorry but there is a pay freeze. But of course they still expected me to work the 72 hour weekly average. Didn't stay there long after that.

Kilgorehorn wrote:
As a native Texan I can assure you that there is no law requiring overtime for over 8 hours a day.

No, the law says over 40, but if you read it, it allows structuring the pay week to pay for those hours over 8 per 24 hour period. It is a technical area that the companies are using to their advantage.

As a native Texan I can assure you that there is no law requiring overtime for over 8 hours a day.

mimi55 wrote:
I have been seeing alot of adds in "workamper news" for Loma. Any input on this company?

Loma is a good co. to work for talk to serval of their workers and they seem very happy. You see all gate guarding is the same just some busy than others and after 30 years in the oil patch and owning and operating wells, the truth is if it wasnt for the picky ranchers there would not be and gate guards cause the oil companys sure would not spend one more penny than they have to so as soon as you think your important for a gate your just someone the oil co puts up with to please the landowner. So sorry but the way it is.