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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Richie London on 26 March 2009, 15:03:33
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i was offered a job earlier doing a pub refurbishment in fleet, at nearly 600 a week less than i was getting in september.and with the 80 miles a day travelling i wouldnt have nothing left after tax. i wont say what my reply was to them but it was not very pleasant. they probably won the tender last yr for the job so will not of had to lower there price for the work to be done, but expect you to though
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robbing bar-stewards :)
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its fair enough taking a pay cut but when the hrs still stay at 84 a week its not worth the money if you understand what i mean
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no every man has his price! and i certainly wouldnt do any job for less money!!!
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its fair enough taking a pay cut but when the hrs still stay at 84 a week its not worth the money if you understand what i mean
Did i read that right....600 LESS a week.....christ i dread too think what you must have been on before then.
I know when i worked for a well know Pub refurbishing comapny no one was on that kinda wage... :o :D
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its fair enough taking a pay cut but when the hrs still stay at 84 a week its not worth the money if you understand what i mean
Did i read that right....600 LESS a week.....christ i dread too think what you must have been on before then.
I know when i worked for a well know Pub refurbishing comapny no one was on that kinda wage... :o :D
that's 30 grand a year less.. :o
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Trouble is that unlike 12 months ago, you are now not in an over subscribed skill set.
Hence they will pay the minimum they can (as I and any buisness man would!).
Somebody will do the work as its money coming in which is better than no income for those with dependents.
I think its great, many sections of the building trade have been been demanding over inflated prices for many years due to a skills shortage and what is happening now is a correction (although its under correcting at the moment which is pretty normal in reality).
This is actulay something I haev been predicting for some time
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I would do it for the £600 a week ::)
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I would do it for the £600 a week ::)
To be honest, in that situation, I suspect I would to.
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Fair play too you...if you have the skills too attract that sort of money then why not.
Im sure the computer bods would earn good money due too there skills.
Regards the recession and trades i was hoping they would become a little more affordable,well they sure aint round my way. :(
Plumber quoted £450 for a days work...take out a sink toilet and bath and refit....and thats with me supplying and getting rid of old suite. :o
Thats a weeks wages for me...gross wage :'(22525
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Fair play too you...if you have the skills too attract that sort of money then why not.
Im sure the computer bods would earn good money due too there skills.
Regards the recession and trades i was hoping they would become a little more affordable,well they sure aint round my way. :(
Plumber quoted £450 for a days work...take out a sink toilet and bath and refit....and thats with me supplying and getting rid of old suite. :o
Thats a weeks wages for me...gross wage :'(22525
Shop around and offer cash....I would not a pay a plumber more than about 150 quid a day at the mo!
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Fair play too you...if you have the skills too attract that sort of money then why not.
Im sure the computer bods would earn good money due too there skills.
Regards the recession and trades i was hoping they would become a little more affordable,well they sure aint round my way. :(
Plumber quoted £450 for a days work...take out a sink toilet and bath and refit....and thats with me supplying and getting rid of old suite. :o
Thats a weeks wages for me...gross wage :'(22525
Shop around and offer cash....I would not a pay a plumber more than about 150 quid a day at the mo!
Yeah ive tried a couple...didnt really seem intrested as plenty of work on.
Id have thought £150 was fair...
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tell them your last years price....
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marks right that the industry is dead now but i wont refuse work if i can manage on the money, if its in london its ok i can get a btravelcar butdoing about 600 miles a week in petrol and after tax and paying the x wont be any good. in 3 yrs the kids will all have left school so i will get out of the trade and do driving, maybe take my hgv or drive 7.5 tonners or something. for now i just have to take what i can afford.
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I should add that on the plumbing, consider doing it yourself as plumbing is pretty easy to do!
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I should add that on the plumbing, consider doing it yourself as plumbing is pretty easy to do!
im a shopffiter so do some standard plumbing in shops and factories. hopefully i will have a bit to do tomorrow if tescos dont let me down again, but its a freebie.
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I should add that on the plumbing, consider doing it yourself as plumbing is pretty easy to do!
im a shopffiter so do some standard plumbing in shops and factories. hopefully i will have a bit to do tomorrow if tescos dont let me down again, but its a freebie.
Cool what time saturday shall i expect you... ;D
Mark id have a go but as its a bathroom at my mums flat which is housing asscotition so needs too be installed by a trade.
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I would do it for the £600 a week ::)
To be honest, in that situation, I suspect I would to.
Before or after tax?
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Im a qualified plumber and only charge 180 quid for a straight change over on the side.On the rock and roll at the moment though.
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Im a qualified plumber and only charge 180 quid for a straight change over on the side.On the rock and roll at the moment though.
I always pay cash... ;)
Where you at...?
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I should add that on the plumbing, consider doing it yourself as plumbing is pretty easy to do!
im a shopffiter so do some standard plumbing in shops and factories. hopefully i will have a bit to do tomorrow if tescos dont let me down again, but its a freebie.
Cool what time saturday shall i expect you... ;D
Mark id have a go but as its a bathroom at my mums flat which is housing asscotition so needs too be installed by a trade.
they angled grinded the kitchen taps off mine, he couldnt get his hand up the back to undo the nuts, left iron filings everywhere, so beware
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I should add that on the plumbing, consider doing it yourself as plumbing is pretty easy to do!
im a shopffiter so do some standard plumbing in shops and factories. hopefully i will have a bit to do tomorrow if tescos dont let me down again, but its a freebie.
Cool what time saturday shall i expect you... ;D
Mark id have a go but as its a bathroom at my mums flat which is housing asscotition so needs too be installed by a trade.
they angled grinded the kitchen taps off mine, he couldnt get his hand up the back to undo the nuts, left iron filings everywhere, so beware
Well we need new bath taps....but because its too much hassle for the guy too take the panel off and spend a little time taking them off and replacing he has recommended us for a new suite.
Waiting time is up too 1 year.....bath takes 45 mins too fill. >:(
So decided i"ll buy a suite and pay someone too fit it.
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Im in tipton,west midlands mate.
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I would do it for the £600 a week ::)
To be honest, in that situation, I suspect I would to.
Before or after tax?
Before.....income is a must!
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Fair play too you...if you have the skills too attract that sort of money then why not.
Im sure the computer bods would earn good money due too there skills.
Regards the recession and trades i was hoping they would become a little more affordable,well they sure aint round my way. :(
Plumber quoted £450 for a days work...take out a sink toilet and bath and refit....and thats with me supplying and getting rid of old suite. :o
Thats a weeks wages for me...gross wage :'(22525
Don't believe it - unless you have a very special skillset thats currently in demand (and not many are), the rates are in freefall. Most 'standard' run-of-the-mill IT contractors have gone from their £30/40ph to around McDonalds wages. Those who have a contract that is.
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Trouble we find is something gets lost in the translation from English to Hindi when the requirements/specs are agreed with the software company >:(
Still, the bean counters can't see that, and don't care it takes 3 times as long to deploy anything....
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Trouble we find is something gets lost in the translation from English to Hindi when the requirements/specs are agreed with the software company >:(
Still, the bean counters can't see that, and don't care it takes 3 times as long to deploy anything....
Not had any problmes, most of the Indians we deal with speak better english than most of the coventry lot ;D ;D ;D
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Trouble we find is something gets lost in the translation from English to Hindi when the requirements/specs are agreed with the software company >:(
Still, the bean counters can't see that, and don't care it takes 3 times as long to deploy anything....
Not had any problmes, most of the Indians we deal with speak better english than most of the coventry lot ;D ;D ;D
LOL, the companies we deal with over there seem to be variable - some really good, some, language a real barrier. I can't complain as I can't speak a word of any dialect of any Indian language (or Cov language come to that ;D).
But if there is one phrase that gets my hackles up....
"Do the needful" >:( >:( >:(
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Its the always being callled sir and the shaking of the head that gets me!
We use Wipro mainly
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Its the always being callled sir and the shaking of the head that gets me!
We use Wipro mainly
Ah yes, the face to face shaking of head whilst saying yes. Always confusing that one when you ask them a yes/no answer ;D
The guys in the office (we tend to drag them over to UK if its an important deployment) always tend to be better - I guess a case of using language all day every day, and learning our oddities...
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i put in a lot of hrs and im paid by the hr so it all ads up, but i get no sick pay hiliday pay and i get laid off at an hrs notice most of the time, some companies let you know a week in advance but most of them are thanks very much and goodbye. a good job i can earn up to 250 a day then i can go down to 160 a day but now there offering 80 a day. with no weekend work so not worth bothering about. but im a real grafter and know my job well so expect good money for my services. swings and roundabouts im afraid
Fair play too you...if you have the skills too attract that sort of money then why not.
Im sure the computer bods would earn good money due too there skills.
Regards the recession and trades i was hoping they would become a little more affordable,well they sure aint round my way. :(
Plumber quoted £450 for a days work...take out a sink toilet and bath and refit....and thats with me supplying and getting rid of old suite. :o
Thats a weeks wages for me...gross wage :'(22525
Don't believe it - unless you have a very special skillset thats currently in demand (and not many are), the rates are in freefall. Most 'standard' run-of-the-mill IT contractors have gone from their £30/40ph to around McDonalds wages. Those who have a contract that is.
I would agree with TB here, IT isn't the cash cow everyone thnks it is.
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Like everyting else :-/
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
I'm glad I got out when I did, now I earn twice as much as I did, albeit in France where employer's contribution is 70% of the wage :o. Now I work for a woman me and the wife call Betty (but only at home!) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Trouble we find is something gets lost in the translation from English to Hindi when the requirements/specs are agreed with the software company >:(
Still, the bean counters can't see that, and don't care it takes 3 times as long to deploy anything....
THere is also the understanding of the customer. THe Indian houses can be fast but do they understand what is required
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Yep, software programming is fast moving out to the far east
Trouble we find is something gets lost in the translation from English to Hindi when the requirements/specs are agreed with the software company >:(
Still, the bean counters can't see that, and don't care it takes 3 times as long to deploy anything....
THere is also the understanding of the customer. THe Indian houses can be fast but do they understand what is required
In some environments, that is irrelevent!