new job

[PlumbBobBob]

well it looks like i will be leaving the realm of self employment! i have landed a job doing installs, bathrooms, unvented etc. initially with a three month trial period. they've said that i will be put through gas safe and sparking next year all being well and they're paying for my unvented renewal as well and also napit registration.

 

[LUCIALIA]

Well done, bonus if they put you through your gas as well:hurray:

 

[plumber0808]

Good luck mate, it would be weird not being my own boss. People telling you what to do again.

 

[Linkyplumb]

Good luck Steve. I do miss the days of being employed, and being able to switch off when not at work

 

[SimonG]

Well done Steve, sounds like you've found a good one. Best of luck

 

[PlumbBobBob]

cheers chaps, one thing i wont miss is the paperwork lol. really looking forward to it, i start in a couple of weeks on the third of june.

 

[on31ll]

Well done mate ! It must be hard going back to working for sombody but sound like you landed on your feet there if there willing to pay for gas training and sparking etc ! Very nice ! All the best pal !

 

[plumber0808]

cheers chaps, one thing i wont miss is the paperwork lol. really looking forward to it, i start in a couple of weeks on the third of june.

You will still be doing jobs on the side so you'll never get away from it.

if I ever went back on the books with someone there is no way I would give up my own gas safe reg

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

excellent news steve,gas and g3 chucked in as well

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i've already got G3 although not really used it

 

[Destroyer2813]

Nice one Steve, ain't you just brought a new van though

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Nice one Steve, ain't you just brought a new van though

yes i have lol. i can use that and get paid for deisel until i get a company van next year.

 

[Leo21]

yes i have lol. i can use that and get paid for deisel until i get a company van next year.

Dont let them take the pi55 with your van, it's losing value all the time.
But on a cheery note, well done and enjoy your hassle free evenings.

 

[buckley plumb]

cheers chaps, one thing i wont miss is the paperwork lol. really looking forward to it, i start in a couple of weeks on the third of june.

hope all goes well mate - self employed is not as good as it used to be these days I keep thinking about going back to working for someone

 

[PlumbBobBob]

that's mainly why i took the job, regular money and no waiting for the phone to ring, sometimes for days at a time.

 

[Guest123]

Best of luck Steve. Self employment isn't always its cracked up to be. Im testament to that being off for 6 weeks with no income. Just as well I have money to live on. Being employed means sick pay, holiday pay and no bloody paperwork!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Best of luck Steve. Self employment isn't always its cracked up to be. Im testament to that being off for 6 weeks with no income. Just as well I have money to live on. Being employed means sick pay, holiday pay and no bloody paperwork!

exactly lol

 

[buckley plumb]

always wondered how I stand if I am ill for more than a wk can we claim stat sick pay being self employed

 

[Barry98]

Anything your getting rid of let us know first fella , well done

 

[AlexGas]

Get in! That’s the way to do it, Steve! All the best to you with it.
:hurray:
Hope you are not selling the van yet.

 

[TBServices]

Well done Steve. Hope they're paying you what you're worth and you enjoy an easier life!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Get in! That’s the way to do it, Steve! All the best to you with it.
:hurray:
Hope you are not selling the van yet.

no keeping the van until at least when i get company van next year

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Well done Steve. Hope they're paying you what you're worth and you enjoy an easier life!

i'm starting on 18k and it will go up with added experience like gs etc. which is darn sight more that i'm getting SE at the moment.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Anything your getting rid of let us know first fella , well done

i will indeed.

 

[Leo21]

always wondered how I stand if I am ill for more than a wk can we claim stat sick pay being self employed

Your entitled to income support, but it'll take more than a week to claim it.

 

[villa_tom]

Your entitled to income support, but it'll take more than a week to claim it.

Unless you where born in another country :-(

 

[villa_tom]

Well done mate.

How long where you self employed for?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

since 2009, it has been getting busier year on year but still not really enough so i decided when this came up to go for it.

 

[AlexGas]

...

 

[tamz]

Well done Steve. It's getting harder for all of us to make a decent living doing this stuff. Good luck.

Colin if your class 2's are up to date you should be claiming ESA. You are entitled to it so take it.
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/how-to-claim

 

[TomLane]

Nice Steve,

Would love for an opportunity like this to come my way! Tough times at the minute for everyone!

Good luck mate.

 

[Leo21]

I'm not sure I coud work for someone now, Im that grumpy I manage to fall out with myself.

 

[Gray0689]

Well done Steve I'm sure you will be an asset to your employer

 

[zeebeedee]

well it looks like i will be leaving the realm of self employment! i have landed a job doing installs, bathrooms, unvented etc. initially with a three month trial period. they've said that i will be put through gas safe and sparking next year all being well and they're paying for my unvented renewal as well and also napit registration.

Congrats mate.

 

[Destroyer2813]

I'm not sure I coud work for someone now, Im that grumpy I manage to fall out with myself.

Me too sometimes could start a argument with a wall some days

 

[CES]

Well done Steveb, I took a job a couple of weeks ago and its been really strange switching off at night, but its a good "strange". lol

 

[turnpin]

Best of luck Steve not too many offer`s around at the moment way to go ....hope all goe`s well mate regards turnpin:hurray:

 

[Simon F]

:smiley2:..hope everything works out as planned for you Steve..:yes:..:clap:

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I hope it works out for you pal and enjoy it

 

[PlumbBobBob]

things are getting better, now been asked to start a week earlier :biggrin:

 

[kay-jay]

Saw this thread and thought oh no we've lost a good one. Thankfully you're new job is still being a plumber.
Good luck mate.
You will need to get used to working a lot faster than you're used to mate. That was an eye opener for me....i lost a stone in weight in 4 weeks 🙂

 

[PlumbBobBob]

lol my waistline could do with losing a bit tbh

 

[peteheat]

Wishing you all the best Steve, imagine starting and finishing at set times everyday?

Sheesh you won't have to, back to my imagination 🙂

 

[Dotty]

Nice one old chap. I don't miss the aggravation of being SE....

 

[Masood]

Congratulation mate, hope it works out brilliantly for you!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

quick update. i am now starting tomorrow!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

best of luck for tomorrow steve

 

[PlumbBobBob]

cheers mark

 

[Ray Stafford]

Good luck!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

cheers mark

am sure you will be fine Steve,sounds like this is going to be a excellent opportunity for you

 

[tamz]

You'll miss a good cowboy film on film 4 :lol:

Good luck Steve

 

[Leo21]

Don't forget to actually take a dinner break.

 

[turnpin]

Best try and get some sleep Stevo good luck regards turnpin🙂

 

[Dotty]

You'll feel like a weight's been lifted off your shoulders Stevie Baby!

 

[Rickster123]

Good luck Steve! Hope it goes well mate? Who's it with?

 

[peteheat]

At last you don't need to need the serious frown lines across the forehead, any problem over not enough fittings, job under priced, customer from hell are no longer yours :rockon2:

Have fun.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

how did it go steve?

 

[Barry98]

He's still there

 

[Dotty]

Aye, he's the new boy so he'll be searching for the golden rivet still.........

 

[PlumbersMate]

Who's the firm Steve? Just what you've described sounds a lot like what I've been promised by the firm I've been subbing to, 5 weeks later I'm still waiting for a phone lol

 

[PlumbBobBob]

how did it go steve?

really good mark. on a bathroom this week

He's still there

no, was home by half five

Aye, he's the new boy so he'll be searching for the golden rivet still.........

lmao

 

[Rickster123]

5.30?! Hope you booked overtime?!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Good luck Steve! Hope it goes well mate? Who's it with?[/QUOTE
it's a new company called south coast plumbing and heating
Hampshire Plumbers - Home Page

basically the boss james used to be md of plumb bay his family business, but increasingly found it difficult working with his parents. after moving down to hampshire and opening another branch he increasingly found people wanted supply and fit not just supply and recommend a plumber. so he has gone into partnership with a local gs engineer and i am number three.

 

[Leo21]

Good luck Steve! Hope it goes well mate? Who's it with?[/QUOTE
it's a new company called south coast plumbing and heating
Hampshire Plumbers - Home Page

basically the boss james used to be md of plumb bay his family business, but increasingly found it difficult working with his parents. after moving down to hampshire and opening another branch he increasingly found people wanted supply and fit not just supply and recommend a plumber. so he has gone into partnership with a local gs engineer and i am number three.

Number three, no. Your number one to us.

 

[armyash]

Only just seen this thread. Congratulations!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

cheers ash

 

[PlumbBobBob]

well that didn't last long! my three month trial lasted three weeks.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

why ?

 

[Gray0689]

What happened mate

 

[PlumbBobBob]

a couple of little mistakes put down to first week nerves and apparently not using my initiative enough, asking too many times what to do next. all pretty petty things. although i think i am better off out of it tbh. they are taking on too much work too soon and not allowing enough time to do a good job. the working day was supposed to be 8AM to 5PM out of the three weeks i finished at five about three times!

 

[TomLane]

Sorry to hear that mate.

From what you say though it does sound like you got out of a bad thing!

One door closes & another opens as they say.

Hope you find something soon.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Unfortunately it's saund like the HA work I have been doing ! In and out to much to do and they expect high quality of workman ship too ! It's possible but you must bee really fast and knowing the job really really well !
I just finished my self a two day heat only boiler change and valves and took me in total 16h labour , when I was on The HA I was doing 5/6 boilers a week ! Not sure how I was able to do it only 4months ago ! And if I get on a HA contract again it will be the same !
You/I /We are better of working for our selfs if we only had the work !!!

dont worry about it Steve you are better of working for your self !

 

[PlumbBobBob]

cheers stan i know we are lol. like you say it's just the lack of jobs at the moment.

 

[villa_tom]

Sounds like your better off out of it.

The firm I first started at recently went bump. I left just as they started to take on more and more work but kept the same amount of blokes.

I did all my training/apprenticeship with them (3 years) and worked for them for 10 months once I qualified.

It was my dad who told me to look for another job as he said to me it'll only get worse.

I left and so did a fair few others. We spoke to some of the lads that where still there and they where run ragged and never finished at a decent time.

Eventually this type of management catches up with people and contracts don't get fulfilled and firms go under.

So it sounds to me like your on to a winner being laid off or whatever they decide to call it.

Plus, I don't understand this view that they thought you wasn't using your initiative by asked what job to do next? They sound like right idiots. What where you meant to do? Start making up jobs to do in people's homes?

Sod em mate 🙂 you've got your van so you can just go back to working for yourself again.

Being on the books is pants anyway 🙂

 

[mutley racers]

welcome back to being self employed mate. Three weeks trial is a bit of a joke. Oh well, get delivering those leaflets

 

[PlumbBobBob]

welcome back to being self employed mate. Three weeks trial is a bit of a joke. Oh well, get delivering those leaflets

i've got a load which i was going to dump, just as well i didn't lol

 

[Rickster123]

Unlucky mate. Sounds like a lucky escape, although to be honest that seems to be the norm with jobs on the cards these days. I'm close to returning to the self employed way of life. Getting the gear delivered at 2pm on a 1 day install! A lot to be said for being your own boss.

 

[Leo21]

I'm the only boss I trust to get it right. Sure you'll land on your feet, skilled man an all!

 

[turnpin]

Their loss is someone else's gain Stevo you got by before you can do it again welcome back mate regards turnpin:smilewinkgrin:

 

[PlumbBobBob]

well i got my tools back today. they didn't even bother to knock the door or ring the bell, just left them in front of my van! luckily i was in or they could have disappeared. i saw them drive up but waited for them to knock but they never did. the thing is could have said on tuesday to put my tools in the van at the end of the day but left it to his business partner to bring a letter round later dispensing with my services.

 

[Killy Bing]

that's just spineless !!!! they won't last long.

 

[Dotty]

By the sounds of it you're better off out of there Stevie. I don't think you'd have stuck with them for too long anyways. They're going going to get tarred with a reputation you don't want part of.

Their loss, not yours.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

By the sounds of it you're better off out of there Stevie. I don't think you'd have stuck with them for too long anyways. They're going going to get tarred with a reputation you don't want part of.

Their loss, not yours.

exactly mate. i was going to jump sooner rather than later anyway so they did me a favour really.

 

[Leo21]

Oven probably said this before. If I could find a decent job and company to work for I don't think I'd be self employed!

 

[Leo21]

Oven probably said this before. If I could find a decent job and company to work for I don't think I'd be self employed!

Im seriously considering throwing this bloody I phone in the bin.

 

[TomLane]

Im seriously considering throwing this bloody I phone in the bin.

TFIF!!

Smile & be happy!! 🙂

 

[PlumbBobBob]

weekend here i come lol

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Who is Oven , Leo ?

 

[Leo21]

Who is Oven , Leo ?

Its what you cook food in Stan.


or it's my bloody I phone thinking it knows better than I do.

 

[Dotty]

Its my bloody I phone thinking it knows better than I do.

It's not difficult now is it Leo.....

 

[Leo21]

It's not difficult now is it Leo.....

Your a rotter!

 

[CES]

If its any consolation Steve I only lasted a month with the FM company I started with, I left last Friday cos they were possibly the worst outfit Ive worked for. Im starting a new job monday as maintenance engineer in a static site.