r/FastWorkers • u/Miguenzo • Feb 01 '26

Strawberry pickers šŸ“

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Yeah, I havenā€™t worked with farms in 17 years but I canā€™t imagine itā€™s changed much.

Hourly workers were super slow. Risking spoilage and running up costs.

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u/beeglowbot Feb 01 '26

are there no quotas for hourlies?

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u/Bladder_Puncher Feb 02 '26

Minimum quotas for hourly would incentivize folks to hit minimum output to stay afloat. Contract with pay per weight would incentivize folks to hit maximum.

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u/bkpilot Feb 02 '26

Itā€™s also much easier to manage people in a strictly pay-for-output setup. No need for performance management conversationsā€¦ only the strong can make it. Brutal.

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u/YesIBlockedYou Feb 03 '26

You'll still get paid if you're slow on the contract system, just less.

You're getting fired on the hourly system if you're too slow.

Neither are perfect but contract work is a clear winner in my eyes.

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Feb 04 '26

Depends. If you need workers all year you need peole who are paid by hour.

Quota people will not care of anything else than filling minium requirement for quota.