any tips for someone heading out there? Got a girlfriend looking to relocate and get in the biz, not competition wise, but a worker bee kind of thing.
I should put you in touch with Boa,he's colorado. You remember him?Hes relocated out there,in business with Rasganjah. Hes also started his own construction company.By all accounts from his facebook page he's doing great:thumbsup: He'd be perfect guy to ask and hes a good dude
Washington hasn't really taken off yet. We are still waiting on our laws to be finalized. The Medical system is still dominating currently.
I have Boa's contact info somewhere, looking for a full time gig though. I think she wants to stay after harvest and is looking for indoor growers, but larger commerical type of thing. I think she's heading out at the end of the month, she's done Cali countless times and knows what she's doing, just trying to help a friend out
I think that's what she is wanting, ground floor with a company and grew as they do....but no some basement grow harvesting a few times a year (not like there's anything wrong with that) she's just looking for a real job in the industry
I've been toying with the idea of opening a dispensary for the time being, while waiting to see what happens. Next Spring is supposed to be when most of the licenses are being distributed. It's still going to take much longer than CO for things to take off, because I'm expecting half the growers out there to be out of business by the end of next year. Once real growers get into the market, the people just in it for money are going to get run out of town. One of the stores that opened had all of their product tested, and only one strain was around 20%. The rest were 15% or lower and looked bunk as hell. There are some jokes for growers around here. At least the licensed ones...
Roger that about WA. I am about 60 miles from Spokane and have been watching the recreational shops on the net. The reviews have been so so and variety and quality of choice extremely limited. The grow permits came out late in the game and they are still gearing up. I will give it about 6 months and then go play tourista and see what they have. BBT
Seattle is the only area getting things going, really. The state as a whole will be picking up later. Seattle has kinda always been allowed to do things bigger. Spokane was the area with horrible reviews and bad bud tests. It's the conservative part of the state, so people are trying to fight 502 there. Yea, WA is kinda a lost cause atm... unless you know people thriving in Seattle.
WA is hiring but its slower than CO. Competition for work in either place for these positions is brutal and job security is low. My suggestion is for her to start lifting weights and work as a bank teller. Then stop lifting weights and stay as a bank teller. She'll get paid more with more job security, lol. In general folk aren't going to want to hire people who come in from another place, people who smoke a bunch of pot, or people who have prior growing experience. Gardening or commercial greenhouse experience sure, but not home pot growing. We want someone with a family rooted in the community and a strong need to not screw up their paycheck. Frankly, most people who grow pot in their closets suck at growing pot and think they know better than the boss. You can't trust them to follow directions and they're more likely to cause problems further down the line. It's also turning out that experienced growers are adapting to I-502 much worse than inexperienced businessmen for pretty much those reasons. It's better to get someone young, smart, fit, and dependent on the work who you can train the way you want. And, of course, a history of drug abuse is not desirable in employees in a legally mandated drug free work place. If you're growing and smoking it you're a huge insurance liability. Can't touch you with a 10 foot pole. Hope that helps her. Should at least help her focus her resume if she's still dead set on trying to move and compete for a position. She should wow them with her intelligence and responsibility, not with her knowledge of the plant or desire to participate in cannabis culture. Folk are graduating with BSs in biology from the local university and working at McDonalds, so that's pretty much the skill level she has to compete with and the salary she can expect to start at around here.
Stash, they shouldn't be a problem Sir, I wouldn't vouch for her if I didn't have full faith in her. She's not new to the game and I'm thinking she's tired of the scene. Looking for something corporate like if that makes sense. Even I am amazed that only a few companies have taking up this biz model.
I think it's interesting to see how quick everybody is to borrow the worst practices from the worst companies in an attempt to look "big" or sophisticated. So basically they want desperate automatons who won't think for themselves but just do what they are told because they are so desperate for money? Well at least they prob pay well. :LOL: JOB OPENING: SLAVE. And no toka da product mayan! You'd think people in our world would be a bit more creative from a management standpoint. :roffl: Take your Wall Street ethos elsewhere.
Hahahaha! :roffl: How can you even know if your weed is any good if you aren't testing it yourself, right?
CG, he asked for resume advice. I was giving him what he asked for. People aren't creative with management practices because the current ones work to generate profits and a lot of folk who are just as qualified as a closet grower to change a few water barrels are happy as hell to get $10-15 an hour plus medical for easy-ass work. The whole industry is entry level right now. We have no need to pay premium rates for untested skills. That attitude right there is why we don't need closet growers. Your skills are worth a lot less than you think they are on the open market. I can train anyone to take 1000 clones at a time. Black market rates are established based on the risk rather than the difficulty of the job. Mods, would you like me to "take my wall street ethos elsewhere?"
Here's the deal. I hate pruning threads when somebody gets a hair up their ass. It a shit assed job that pisses me off when it has to be done. For some of us, this has been an informative thread which we would like to see continue so please, tone down the rhetoric.
Thanks Res, Stynk and disco...you both have valid points but use different biz models. Stynk, I'm a stickler for standards...I have to be because of my day job and appreciate what this actually produces. All companies are profit driven. But I have spoken with Disco in pms and he also has a great line of thinking and I think more in line of what she's looking for. She knows more growers and more about growing than prob most men here, I can honestly say that. But she's not looking to change a ressy or add this to that...she's looking for a company that will be there 10 years from now that she can grow with (as the company grows). My reason for posting this is here is because I figured that some of you guys out there could steer in the right direction. Surely there has to be start ups with a biz model that mirrors the corporate world that's not top to bottom micro managed to where those who actually work and bring ideas to the table are rewarded. Stash spoke about this a few years ago. He basically said the same thing as Stynk, that it doesn't matter what you know but during an interview you say you will grow however the owner wants you to grow. I absolutely trust Stash in his opinion as he's proven he has staying power. That being said, there has to be...if there isn't, there needs to be.... a different type of model coming to the game soon. No one is god, we all have our strengths and weaknesses and I'm just kinda surprised no one has used this to their advantage. Sometimes co-workers or employees actually have a great idea that pushes a company to the next level. I have seen this first hand. But this is easier said than done, if it's my money on the line I'm sure I would have to micro manage somewhat too. Damn it's early....but yes, I think she's tired of the status quo. I just wish things were moving more quickly here in my state as I would invite her to stay here
You have to keep in mind that these are all start ups. They have no idea what revenue they will produce. Sure they know the market is there but will the market come to them? I'm sure that the pay not only reflects that but also there are a lot of people that want in. You want in early and everybody is fighting to get in the pay scale goes down. I'm sure after a couple of years the pay scale will adjust and then the business owners will be able to see who/department makes them a profit and who doesn't. As far as getting people in that don't know anything, company's have been doing that forever. They all have always wanted to mold their worker's into doing things their way. I know of a few companys around here that wouldn't hire you if you worked for certain other companys and that was 35 years ago.
