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1. Krogman Jason

   
   10/27/2011 12:10 AM

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2. Larned Fred

   
   10/27/2011 5:10 AM

   An asst is someone who can do almost everything that the super does in his or her absence. Crew mgmt , fertilizer app, chemical app, identification of pests and disease on turf, hand watering greens , Irrigation maintenance and scheduling, a little mechanical knowledge, cause a mechanic can make you or break you. Be the first one there and the last to leave. Run the golf course while the super plays golf with the members. Asst in any planning and scheduling of any project on the course. That is just a few I'm sure other people will have some more suggestions for you hope all works out for you.

   
   
   
   
3. Hardy Andrew

   
   10/27/2011 6:10 AM

   An Assistant should be someone I can trust enough to take a day away. Someone who will make a decision that's vital to the golf course, he/ she may have to ask to act on it but at least you've noticed a disease flare-up as an example. Someone who is willing to sacrifice their summer for the good of the club (Because I do!!) and their career and not complain about it. Someone who can spray, fertilize, lead a crew and answer any question that may come from an employee. Should I get hit by a bus (I hope I don't) an Assistant should provide a reasonably seamless transition. An Assistant should never think they are ready, someone else (a future employer) will make that decision for you. Ultimately an Assistant is someone you can TRUST.
   
   I was an Assistant for 11 years before I got my shot 4 years ago. I thought after a few years that I was ready to be in charge but the truth was I wasn't. I worked for 4 different men and have taken a little of both the good and what I thought was bad from each of them. Superintendents will be willing to help you advance your career within reason. Many fear the man (or woman) they are grooming may take their job and distribute duties to keep you "out of the loop".
   
   I know I manage without fear of being replaced and have always welcomed the opportunity for my upper level employees to learn new things. The only problem is sometimes they get impatient with how slowly the advancement occurs. The Superintendent market has never been so competitive, thus you have to be in this for the long haul. You may also have to take a advancing job that doesn't pay what the surveys say it should. That's how I got this job. I was an hourly employee for 2 seasons before the money and title came.
   
   Sorry to go on and on but your story resembles a lot of my early Assistant years. You'll find a new job and also don't write off jobs based on pay in your future endeavours. You may be surprised at what's at the end of the rainbow.

   
   
   
   
4. Trevor Monreal

   

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   10/27/2011 7:10 AM

   Sorry to hear you were let go. From the sounds of things this may not have been the environment you needed anyway.
   An assistant (in this environment) is somebody who goes behind your back and tells the G.M. how much you (the superintendent) suck and how he/she could do your job so much better for less money.
   A long, long time ago, when I had an assistant I would call him an "assisting" superintendent. I expected him to come to me with things he saw and any ideas he had. I then would advise him how to take care of what he saw and/or carry out the ideas he had.
   Now, since I don't have one, I'm the one that has to go to the G.M. and tell him how much I suck. This wears on me a bit...oh well.