Has the world changed?

[rapalaman]

4 minutes ago, Big J said:

Haha! Word to the wise though, by Swedish standards she's about a 5. ?

I’m not that fussy. - then I can’t afford to be either!

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

9 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

People have, and always will blame youth, take no notice, kid, I wish I'd got your time over

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Honestly it's ? ??  expensive insurance for vehicles I walk past the older generation and say hello and they look timid all because of the gang crap and the lowest of low morals we all get tarred with the same brush when there is genuinely some good but obviously there is bad aswell 

 

Jack 

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Honestly it's ? ??  expensive insurance for vehicles I walk past the older generation and say hello and they look timid all because of the gang crap and the lowest of low morals we all get tarred with the same brush when there is genuinely some good but obviously there is bad aswell 

 

Jack 

The world is your Lobster.

[eggsarascal]

26 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Honestly it's ? ??  expensive insurance for vehicles I walk past the older generation and say hello and they look timid all because of the gang crap and the lowest of low morals we all get tarred with the same brush when there is genuinely some good but obviously there is bad aswell 

 

Jack 

You sound like a good kid Jack, don't get down and fuck it up, believe me, it won't see you right 

[trigger_andy]

6 hours ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

I'm only 22 work 40 hours a week full time employed then Im also self employed there's some weeks I do 14 hours a day everyday so not all youths are lazy I spent more time kicked out of secondary school than what I was in just so I could go to work and cut gardens to make a wage then left school went to colledge as a mechanic got a apprentiship after about 6 - 8 weeks on my apprentiship I left colledge and was a full time tyre fitter for 2 years left there after me and the boss had a fight then got a job as a drain technician patching and lining drains for alphajet drain services (metrorod) left there to go on new build sites as a ground worker then went self employed but I can't always get my own work on so that's why I've got a full time job so I can pay for my house and council tax so not all youths are bone idle and lazy ?

 

Jack 

Does not seem like you can hold a job down though, nor stick to one trade and gain any kind of qualifications. It will bite you in the ass later. 

[trigger_andy]

7 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

There's tons of us about, but £150/day doesn't buy it any more. They don't like it.

 

My heart bleeds for ya.

[Mike Hill]

I think as always,the better staff are already occupied.

 

I have struggled this year to find a helper,my turnover is about half of last years as a result.The audacity of some of the applicants is frankly staggering,I include a flat with bills included in the deal,one guy was willing to come over,maybe if I bought him a campervan for him to travel about in on his off days!

[Rough Hewn]

every one moans about young lazy youths etc, are there not people in their 30,s 40,s with a bit of experience and a better more steady work ethic around???
might have to  pay them a bit more but might be worth it as apposed to continually looking for and changing staff. 

When I ask for £150 a day grounding most employers laugh.
Tell me they can get groundies for £50-£80 a day.
It's a bit of an arsehole filter now.
But I have found firms up and down the country who do serious work and pay properly.
Just takes a while to find them.
[emoji106]

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, Mike Hill said:

I think as always,the better staff are already occupied.

 

I have struggled this year to find a helper,my turnover is about half of last years as a result.The audacity of some of the applicants is frankly staggering,I include a flat with bills included in the deal,one guy was willing to come over,maybe if I bought him a campervan for him to travel about in on his off days!

If your turnover is half of what it could be due to not having a helper then surely paying a helper an extra 100-200,000nok would seem like good business sense if it got you back to what you should be bringing in? Or are the margins just too tight?

[Mark Bolam]

1 hour ago, Mike Hill said:

I think as always,the better staff are already occupied.

 

I have struggled this year to find a helper,my turnover is about half of last years as a result.The audacity of some of the applicants is frankly staggering,I include a flat with bills included in the deal,one guy was willing to come over,maybe if I bought him a campervan for him to travel about in on his off days!

The offer still stands mate!