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jaydebruyne

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I did a private boiler and hob job at the weekend and got paid in 2 days what I would get in 2 weeks from my firm.

As much as I owe my boss for giving me a chance I've come to realise that I'm working my bum off for £80 a day (take home) and it's getting a little annoying when I've done my 7 jobs on my diary and they're calling me at 4:30 to 'refresh your diary cos we've added another job that HAS TO BE DONE'.

Sometimes I feel like I'm being taken for a mug!

Rant over. Just needed to get that off my chest.
 
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Thats pretty terrible rates. You are GS you should be getting at least double that. Look around Im sure another company would bite your hand off and up your pay by half easily.
 
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Stanios said:
Thats pretty terrible rates. You are GS you should be getting at least double that. Look around Im sure another company would bite your hand off and up your pay by half easily.
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I've only been gas safe for 7 months though, doesn't that make a difference?
 
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Id ask for another £30? If you don't get it, look elsewhere. I would have thought £15ph is the going rate, at least
 
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jaydebruyne said:
I've only been gas safe for 7 months though, doesn't that make a difference?
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You get small firms that need a gas safe person to allow them to do boilers etc.
With no gas safe thats still very little. There are some apprentices I know that get more than that..
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Even self employed I cant imagine you would struggle to match what you are being paid
 
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When I do a private at say 2hrs max all in including travelling (my van not theirs) that roughly equals a days company pay.
 
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rpm said:
How many hours a week would you say your doing then Jay? 5 day week, call-outs?
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I generally leave my house at 7:30 to go pick up parts for the day, earliest I get home is about 5 - 5 days a week. No call outs but some days I have to work late if jobs have to get done.
 
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should be on about 20-25 an hour about
 
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jaydebruyne said:
I'm 39 and have been with the firm nearly 2 years
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Keep a rough record of what you think you earn the company every week then at 2yrs service ask for a rise, think it was Ray or cr0ft that came up with a figure of 25% to you and the rest covers the expenses of employing a man and a van.
 
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ShaunCorbs said:
should be on about 20-25 an hour about
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No one on the cards employed is earning that. Unless North Wales is where the big money is. I am in South London and have a few mates all working for firms, some doing service and repair and some install work. They all earn 30-35k per year and have at least 10 years experience each. There is the opportunity to do call out or overtime if wanted. Some have to cover x amount of call out days per year as part of their basic.
 
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30-35 is about the going rate for on the cards round here which if you can do overtime wouldn't be too bad, less stress as well! being self employed can give you a few sleepless nights:(
 
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mfgs said:
No one on the cards employed is earning that. Unless North Wales is where the big money is. I am in South London and have a few mates all working for firms, some doing service and repair and some install work. They all earn 30-35k per year and have at least 10 years experience each. There is the opportunity to do call out or overtime if wanted. Some have to cover x amount of call out days per year as part of their basic.
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:D nope certainly not in north wales lucky to get £300 a week round here

but london is normally around 3 times as much etc
 
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Ch4 plumbing said:
where do you do most of your work and what kind of work is it?

Are you SE or on the cards?
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I'm SE - our work is all over London but I'm mainly west (inc SW, NW) and I do plumbing and gas work - it varies from day to day. I've just started doing boiler installs by myself.
 
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Being SE you can earn more in a couple of days but you have to keep the work coming in.

If you are on 80 a day take home subbing then time to look elsewhere as that's a joke.
 
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I just think the pressure and work load with the firm is a bit too much sometimes..
 
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