Terms and conditions - pay rates in particular

[Joe]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

[Andy Collins]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

 

Well done mate, you're just the sort of person that any company should look after and encourage. Good luck with your career, good to see some youngsters have the get up and go attitude these days!!:congrats:

[Joe]

Cheers for the encouragement Andy.

[Frank]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

 

Keep that attitude mate. Dont ever get a credit card or bank loan and you will prosper. One day someone will be writing / saying how "sound" YOU are to work for.

I wish I could find someone round here like you.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

 

Great attitude - hope in humanity restored a little; like Andy says having more about you than an attitude of the world owes you and you want to get out of bed and do something constructive - good on ya.

 

Ditto re the Credit Card and Borrowing - avoid avoid avoid - owe no man nothing...

[Simon Rotheram]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

 

You'll notice in this months pay cheque you have a pay rise - not for your had work but for praising me on arbtalk!!

 

Keep up the hard work Pal.

[Stephen Blair]

im only on £30 a day but im only 17, but have been working for the same firm for nearly 2 years whenever not at school or college (every holiday and most saturdays), i have all my own ppe, climbing kit and self funed cs30, 30.1 and 30.2 and i climb a couple of times a week. i know its not great but the firm that i work for are very good to work for, flexible around college and i dont complain about pay because they are so sound to work for.

 

have you any scottish like minded cousins that want a job?good on you, and nice one bbb for putting an extra jingle in his pocket.

[Jason James Gairn]

Well done mate, you're just the sort of person that any company should look after and encourage. Good luck with your career, good to see some youngsters have the get up and go attitude these days!!:congrats:

 

Yes I agree Andy, but I'm way more cynical as to the reasons. At £30 a day, self funding his own tickets, bigging up the boss in public. Not making waves, subservient servile manner, Who wouldn't want an employee like that.

With that attitude he'll always be an employee everyone wants.

[Stephen Blair]

Yes I agree Andy, but I'm way more cynical as to the reasons. At £30 a day, self funding his own tickets, bigging up the boss in public. Not making waves, subservient servile manner, Who wouldn't want an employee like that.

With that attitude he'll always be an employee everyone wants.

 

i was like him jason, my old man made me pay for my 3 years of greenkeeping college and took a percentage of my wages as digs, then i had to do my tickets on my holidays and pay for them too. teaches you about life, and costs.

[Jason James Gairn]

i was like him jason, my old man made me pay for my 3 years of greenkeeping college and took a percentage of my wages as digs, then i had to do my tickets on my holidays and pay for them too. teaches you about life, and costs.

 

That was a Father teaching his son important lessons about the value of hard graft. I'd expect that from all Dad's.

I'm just concerned that this chap is not being taken advantage of. He's working below minimum wage by the sounds of it. He's either not that valuable an employee, thus £30 is a fair wage, or he's Average or great, in which case why is he not getting average or great money?

You pay peanuts you get monkeys?

Plus he's paid for his own PPE.

Last time this happened they were Polish workers and everyone complained they were taking jobs away from UK workers.

maybe and it's very possible I've missed something here. I'm sure I'll be put right by one and all, but this smells fishy.