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not the point. if you run your own business, it's all part of it. fail here and you soon end up with no customers. if you are employed, it's a different kettle of squid.your employer would pay you a retainer to be on stand-by and an enhanced hourly rate for going out. with most firms , it's optional, but some employment contracts stipulate it, say on call 1 week in 4.whats so slippery slopey about not wanting to reset someones RCD at 10pm, if i make enough 8-5 why would i bother getting dressed for work again to go sort a piddly little job for not much gain by the time the tax man has his.
whats so slippery slopey about not wanting to reset someones RCD at 10pm, if i make enough 8-5 why would i bother getting dressed for work again to go sort a piddly little job for not much gain by the time the tax man has his.
Carry on with that attitude and you'll be getting undressed for work at 10pm.
my time is more important to me, i already give 40-50 hours a week why would i want to give away more time when it is finite, if i worked for myself i simply would not offer out of hours, ive already got several good commercial contacts , i would simply subby myself out to them and make more per hour than i would working for them on the booksnot the point. if you run your own business, it's all part of it. fail here and you soon end up with no customers. if you are employed, it's a different kettle of squid.your employer would pay you a retainer to be on stand-by and an enhanced hourly rate for going out. with most firms , it's optional, but some employment contracts stipulate it, say on call 1 week in 4.
Good on you mate. This world is full of plonkers who think we were put on this planet to work our arse off to satisfy some demanding prat who would not shift an inch if the boot was on the other foot.my time is more important to me, i already give 40-50 hours a week why would i want to give away more time when it is finite, if i worked for myself i simply would not offer out of hours, ive already got several good commercial contacts , i would simply subby myself out to them and make more per hour than i would working for them on the books
making money doesnt have to be as hard as you speak of, work to live, not live to work
Blimey sounds like an Evangelist preacher.Maybe just a funny picture to you young man, but to those of us old enough to know better it's the first step down a slippery slope.
Aside from the fact that that's no way to run a business, it's an attitude that no employer wants to have anything to do with, believe you me.
Sure it's just a funny picture now, but what next? Cutting corners, producing shoddy work, failing to turn up to work at all...
Before you know it you'll be out of work, homeless, destitute and selling your bum on the streets.
Is that what you want? Because that's what'll happen.
I was just messing about but what Tel says makes sense - I've done commercial callout before and TBH it's easy money - you get a retainer and at least 2 hours' pay for every callout where you actually go out, which was rare, otherwise you just talk the duty manager through how to muddle through until the next day.my time is more important to me, i already give 40-50 hours a week why would i want to give away more time when it is finite, if i worked for myself i simply would not offer out of hours, ive already got several good commercial contacts , i would simply subby myself out to them and make more per hour than i would working for them on the books
making money doesnt have to be as hard as you speak of, work to live, not live to work
how many phonecalls have you answered that havent had such fruitful results though? the director of a company is a bit different to english barry down the street who probably wont even offer you a cup of tea and a biscuitSmall tale...not important...years back,i'm doing almost 90% of my work for one outfit,fit and keen and no kids yet,so 7 days is standard...i get a call at 10.30pm,and notice it is the director...i consider "latering" it,but begrudgingly answered.
It was the day of another terrorist attack,city centre,and assistance was required at a building, the construction side of the company had...
That one job,turned into almost 2 years of vastly varying tasks...and almost best part paid for the property i still live in
I have never worked out why,but the most fun,the best craic,the biggest earners and the best stories,have always come from chance meetings,and calls i've looked at,and thought "what now?..."
I'm not that young myself Adam! And just to let you know, I work for myself and have done for a long time. I always answer the phone and try to help my customers out when I can. As a one man business it's impossible to cover all call outs but I would never ignore them for the sake of it. The OP merely posted a funny picture which amused me!Maybe just a funny picture to you young man, but to those of us old enough to know better it's the first step down a slippery slope.
Aside from the fact that that's no way to run a business, it's an attitude that no employer wants to have anything to do with, believe you me.
Sure it's just a funny picture now, but what next? Cutting corners, producing shoddy work, failing to turn up to work at all...
Before you know it you'll be out of work, homeless, destitute and selling your bum on the streets.
Is that what you want? Because that's what'll happen.
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