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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 5345285" data-attributes="member: 22662">You’re right. I did say I would be out by July.&nbsp; It wasn’t going to be with a sale though.My experience has been that the old adage is true:&nbsp; “Negotiations begin when one party says ‘No!’.”That’s why I believe contractors hold far more leverage right now than you believe.That’s why I believe the company has let things get to the point where they need contractors more than contractors need them.Most recent trend on Facebook as far as contractors?&nbsp; Guys selling brand new fleets and getting out.&nbsp; The new people are figuring it out quickly and getting out and the veterans are holding position.&nbsp; Doing the bare minimum.I’m still looking to sell though.&nbsp; I’m half the size as last year at this point due to a very bad peak and what seems to be a company hell bent on retribution.&nbsp; But for now, half of what I do every day used to be my own area that I now run on contingency.&nbsp;&nbsp; That’s where the money lies right now.&nbsp; Propping up failing areas.&nbsp; The problem for the company is they can’t find people to take the failing areas.&nbsp; That means I’ll continue to service an area that used to be mine at a considerable premium for several months.&nbsp; It also means that come peak, when they still don’t have someone to take over, I’ll continue at an even higher premium or I’ll pull back to my contracted area and not have to recruit for peak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 5345285, member: 22662"] You’re right. I did say I would be out by July. It wasn’t going to be with a sale though. My experience has been that the old adage is true: “Negotiations begin when one party says ‘No!’.” That’s why I believe contractors hold far more leverage right now than you believe. That’s why I believe the company has let things get to the point where they need contractors more than contractors need them. Most recent trend on Facebook as far as contractors? Guys selling brand new fleets and getting out. The new people are figuring it out quickly and getting out and the veterans are holding position. Doing the bare minimum. I’m still looking to sell though. I’m half the size as last year at this point due to a very bad peak and what seems to be a company hell bent on retribution. But for now, half of what I do every day used to be my own area that I now run on contingency. That’s where the money lies right now. Propping up failing areas. The problem for the company is they can’t find people to take the failing areas. That means I’ll continue to service an area that used to be mine at a considerable premium for several months. It also means that come peak, when they still don’t have someone to take over, I’ll continue at an even higher premium or I’ll pull back to my contracted area and not have to recruit for peak. [/QUOTE]

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