I accept the consensus that I am undercharging. It doesn't help the industry out or lead to a consensus of quality work. I shall have to deal with this matter.
I had thought £160 was a reasonable day rate for someone with a lot of theory, but a bit slow at the practical, as I was trying to ensure my cost per job remained reasonable. I had thought a more experienced plumber would have done what I did in 3 hours, perhaps less. Looks like not, thank you for telling me.
I was just defending the postman, as going to a sorting office, sorting papers under time pressure, dashing off for a delivery run, not wearing a helmet because old ladies won't open the door if you do, but being at risk of the sack if you don't wear one and walking up and down for hours in the rain at a minum speed of x is vital to get the post delivered, and that that job should be properly paid and appreciated as well. Hell, you don't even get a smart uniform any more:
Which hasn't been the case since successive governments have slowly undermined the security of postal workers (and now sold the whole former GPO off). After all, fat lot of good having a surgeon to operate on you if the cleaner isn't there to make the equipment sterile, the plumber hasn't given us safe water, and the postman hasn't delivered the antibiotics: we are equally important.
I had thought £160 was a reasonable day rate for someone with a lot of theory, but a bit slow at the practical, as I was trying to ensure my cost per job remained reasonable. I had thought a more experienced plumber would have done what I did in 3 hours, perhaps less. Looks like not, thank you for telling me.
I was just defending the postman, as going to a sorting office, sorting papers under time pressure, dashing off for a delivery run, not wearing a helmet because old ladies won't open the door if you do, but being at risk of the sack if you don't wear one and walking up and down for hours in the rain at a minum speed of x is vital to get the post delivered, and that that job should be properly paid and appreciated as well. Hell, you don't even get a smart uniform any more:
Which hasn't been the case since successive governments have slowly undermined the security of postal workers (and now sold the whole former GPO off). After all, fat lot of good having a surgeon to operate on you if the cleaner isn't there to make the equipment sterile, the plumber hasn't given us safe water, and the postman hasn't delivered the antibiotics: we are equally important.
