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48 CALF News • October | November 2021 • www.calfnews.net On the Edge of Common Sense With Baxter Black Hints for the Hired Man Why Do You Read CALF News ? "We live in a time where there is a lot of information to sift through. CALF News is efficient in writing about current industry news and updates relevant to our business." The face of the cattle industry www.calfnews.net National Account Manager Jessica Ebert | (785) 477-1941 For information on advertising in CALF News Magazine, contact: Ryan Loseke, DVM Loseke Feedyard Columbus, Neb. 1. If the new boss’s hat isn’t sweat stained, you can pretty much figger whose will be. 2. Phrases like, “My dad never paid me a dime till I was 25,” or “I haven’t had a day off since Dad’s funeral in 2017,” should put you on guard. 3. Expensive equipment doesn’t guar- antee you’ll be paid well. That might be where the money’s all gone. 4. This should send up a warning flag: “My son is all-state in every sport in school, president of the senior class, engaged to the banker’s daughter, building a hot rod and learning to fly an airplane. He’ll be helping you with the chores.” 5. If the words “day off ” or “insurance” bring a quizzical look to the boss’s face, you better think it through. 6. You may want to reconsider when the new boss says, “I never had any use for dang new-fangled gadgets like milking machines, PTO post hole diggers or a round baler. They just breed sloth.” 7. It should be a tip off if the prospec- tive employer complains that he can’t keep a hired man on the place. 8. Be suspicious if the boss’s own dogs run for cover at the sound of his voice. 9. If the boss himself lives in a 1999 New Moon single-wide, don’t ex- pect much from his offer of “hous- ing furnished.” 10. And if the term“retirement plan” is mentioned, you can rest assured it’s not yours he’s talking about. But the best hired man learns that critical skill for gettin’ along with a good boss – when to listen to him and when not to. The most successful arrangement I’ve seen, that lasted for years, was between a couple ol’ compadres of mine named George and Jake. George summed up their perfect relationship this way, “Wouldn’t nobody else work for Jake and nobody else would hire me. I’ve got a job for life.” 