What do you guys do? Our work schedule is not steady right now, but when we do work it is a lot of hours. For example we may work two weeks of 80-90 hrs a week and then be off a couple weeks. No set schedule but with bidding on jobs and weather that is how it has been.
I encourage the crew to find odd jobs when we are not working but they have not had much luck.
I have always allowed pay advances because emergencies can happen but now it seems they are taking advantage of it. After one week off the whole crew is calling for advances. I have been doing it, and taking it all out of their next checks but it seems I am creating a bad cycle. When payday rolls around half their checks are gone to repay the advance and then they are broke again and mad that they just worked 15 days straight of 12 hr days and did not get a large check. Just curious how other folks handle this.
I encourage the crew to find odd jobs when we are not working but they have not had much luck.
I have always allowed pay advances because emergencies can happen but now it seems they are taking advantage of it. After one week off the whole crew is calling for advances. I have been doing it, and taking it all out of their next checks but it seems I am creating a bad cycle. When payday rolls around half their checks are gone to repay the advance and then they are broke again and mad that they just worked 15 days straight of 12 hr days and did not get a large check. Just curious how other folks handle this.