[Pelican]

As I mentioned, she is not a candidate as foreman for the reasons listed. I would consider her as a laborer if I had the need and possibly have her work toward foreman if she showed strength in that area. I started this thread mostly out of curiosity and to collect info for the next time around.

Terre mentions her size, and that is an area which I weighed in deciding. The laws of physics would dictate that she would have trouble tipping the walk behind mower over an obstacle. You need weight to push down on the handlebars to do this and she doesn't have it. I already mentioned getting stuck in mud, this requires a little bit of height and strength to lift the machine out of the mud. Again she is lacking in height too.

I hired the candidate I referred to above this afternoon after checking his references with positive results. I plan to keep the young lady's application on file if I have an opening come about, I think she'd be a good worker outside the areas of my concern.

I'd still like to hear about others' experiences in this area.