Pricing up a job

[Keefy]

I am not a trol and I am not trolling I am a customer trying to get a decent job done for fair price.

You and I are getting ripped off every day by dentists, lawyers and other parasites who have convinced themselves that they, being of some higher order of man, are worth it and it is the natural order of the world that they who have it are supposed to screw those that want it. That's OK, that's they way it is but if you do it, do it knowing that you screwing your neighbour just because you can not because you deserve it.

You need to understand how business works starting with something called 'overheads'.

The only person I screw is Mrs Keefy.

 

[hammers4spanner]

£8000 was the cost of running my business last year before i started earning and pounds, anyways whose on £300 a day ?i am on a tad more than that you devalue my expertise

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

what do you do for a living cardigan?

 

[Ray Stafford]

£8000 was the cost of running my business last year before i started earning and pounds, anyways whose on £300 a day ?i am on a tad more than that you devalue my expertise

And I bet thats just hard costs in your accounts. I bet you haven't included all the unpaid time you spent doing estimates, talking to numpty customers (and good customers), doing your accounts, and all the other stuff that a self employed person does that an employed person doesn't do (or gets paid overtime for).

It was also interesting to note that our cardy-wearing friend thinks that you should only have "a couple of weeks" off, when the statutory minimum for employed workers is 5.6 weeks.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Correct during busy periods i probably work 6 /7 days a week say 9 to 10 hours a day then ghet home organise invoices ,merchants bills plus materails lists or spend hours in front of pc looking at drawings tendering for works all this extra hours all unpaid

 

[Whn1]

what do you do for a living cardigan?

Professional ********. Makes me sick.

You are the type of clientele that I overprice jobs for (say 450 a day) just because I'd rather be skint than work for people who unappreciate the skill, knowledge, technique and professionalism that I have.

 

[Howsie]

It was also interesting to note that our cardy-wearing friend thinks that you should only have "a couple of weeks" off, when the statutory minimum for employed workers is 5.6 weeks.

That's including BH's right?

 

[Ray Stafford]

That's including BH's right?

Yep. For a normal mon-friday full time worker, its 4 weeks x 5 days + 8 bank hols = 28 days or 5.6 weeks.

Ray

 

[dancinplumba]

I am not a trol and I am not trolling I am a customer trying to get a decent job done for fair price.

You and I are getting ripped off every day by dentists, lawyers and other parasites who have convinced themselves that they, being of some higher order of man, are worth it and it is the natural order of the world that they who have it are supposed to screw those that want it. That's OK, that's they way it is but if you do it, do it knowing that you screwing your neighbour just because you can not because you deserve it.

hi, think ypu need some therapy for your feelings of inadequacy, it sounds deep rooted, were you abused when you were younger ? this can have a great effect on how you feel about yourself, please, please see a doctor asap . 🙂

 

[dancinplumba]

That's including BH's right?

what about players number 6 ?

 

[AWheating]

my dentist wants over £100 to fix my bad tooth. im so upset about it the last two weeks ive gone on the internet dentist forums to air my disgust! Bloody robbing gits!!

my tooth still hurts :cry_smile:

 

[Guest123]

The lunatics are on the grass.

Moving this to General Discussion and the feeling of love thy custard can continue there.

 

[dancinplumba]

my dentist wants over £100 to fix my bad tooth. im so upset about it the last two weeks ive gone on the internet dentist forums to air my disgust! Bloody robbing gits!!

my tooth still hurts :cry_smile:

you have teeth ?? how do you afford to keep them ?? what do you feed them on ? 🙂

 

[AWheating]

you have teeth ?? how do you afford to keep them ?? what do you feed them on ? 🙂

well i was lucky as i managed to get paid £10 for a full days work and i brought some tooth paste. I do feel some guilt tho, do you think i charged the customer too much? maybe i should charge less and knock the teeth out.......... as long as the customers happy i guess.

 

[cardigan]

what do you do for a living cardigan?

I'm a retired mathematician, I did 4 years full time at University to get my master degree and many years of study to qualify as an economist and I never got near £75,000 a year.

There's got to be something wrong when I would cost me less to go to plumbing school to train as a plumber and qualify as a 'Gas Safe' and install my own boiler than it would to employ one of you guys to install my central heating; how insane is that!

 

[Whn1]

You should have been a plumber, don't be Jel..

 

[villa_tom]

You should have been a plumber, don't be Jel..

If you do decide to become a plumber, then speak to my boy here cardigan. He can get you cheap tools off amazon. Some great deals he finds on there, this should knock the cost of the job down 🙂

 

[cardigan]

Professional ********. Makes me sick.
You are the type of clientele that I overprice jobs for (say 450 a day) just because I'd rather be skint than work for people who unappreciate the skill, knowledge, technique and professionalism that I have.

Is that you, the pic in your avatar - was that you on the UCL team on Univeristy Challenge the other night?

Ooops sorry got mixed up there, now I recognise you, it wasn't University Challenge you were the guy under the blanket getting out of the police van going into court. Did you get away with it?

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

I'm a retired mathematician, I did 4 years full time at University to get my master degree and many years of study to qualify as an economist and I never got near £75,000 a year.

There's got to be something wrong when I would cost me less to go to plumbing school to train as a plumber and qualify as a 'Gas Safe' and install my own boiler than it would to employ one of you guys to install my central heating; how insane is that!

What leads you to believe we earn £75000, if you were an economist you should know that the way you have worked that out is wrong.

It also takes 4 years to complete an aprenticeship and a lot longer to have the confidence and experience necessary to install your heating system

 

[Whn1]

Is that you, the pic in your avatar - was that you on the UCL team on Univeristy Challenge the other night?

Ooops sorry got mixed up there, now I recognise you, it wasn't University Challenge you were the guy under the blanket getting out of the police van going into court. Did you get away with it?

Yawn....

 

[villa_tom]

Is that you, the pic in your avatar - was that you on the UCL team on Univeristy Challenge the other night?

Ooops sorry got mixed up there, now I recognise you, it wasn't University Challenge you were the guy under the blanket getting out of the police van going into court. Did you get away with it?

you are a bell end 🙂

 

[clarky101]

I'm a retired mathematician, I did 4 years full time at University to get my master degree and many years of study to qualify as an economist and I never got near £75,000 a year.

There's got to be something wrong when I would cost me less to go to plumbing school to train as a plumber and qualify as a 'Gas Safe' and install my own boiler than it would to employ one of you guys to install my central heating; how insane is that!

Well crack on matey, do a four year apprenticeship, join Gas Safe, get a fga, tools, insurance, van/car, waste carriers licence....etc etc
go sharpen your pencil pal....

 

[cardigan]

you are a bell end 🙂

Now there's a well thought through, well structured argument based upon sound evidence and clear logic. You should put your name forward to join your 'hoody' mate should they ever ask for a plumbers team on University Challenge (don't hold your breath).

 

[Barry98]

Closed end of thanks for coming