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[Gerbutt]

I would see my groundie alright he's doing the crap stuff so a wee incentive and get the job done quicker. 😉 👍 everyone's a winner.

 

 

Very good 👍

[castanea]

I'd do that for 300-350. Me plus 1. Won't be late home.

[eggsarascal]

They get rewarded by their wages.

 

Yes, but how far out of their way will these rewarded people go out of their way for you?

 

I do some work for one company that look after me well. (I get to keep all the scrap, lots of the time this is more than my day rate) In return I have moved other work about at the last minute to help them out, gone out on weekends etc.

 

Works both ways!

[Hodge]

If you put more money on a job cos it's horrible, and you win it, do you pay your staff more for the day, or keep it yourself?

 

 

Day rate and a pint

[Hodge]

Yes, but how far out of their way will these rewarded people go out of their way for you?

 

 

 

I do some work for one company that look after me well. (I get to keep all the scrap, lots of the time this is more than my day rate) In return I have moved other work about at the last minute to help them out, gone out on weekends etc.

 

 

 

Works both ways!

 

 

You would like to think so wouldn't you but alas I have found the better you treat people the less you get out of them.

[Mark Bolam]

There are jobs where you can compete on price with just a trailer, but I don't think they include conny takedowns.

That's just the way it is.

 

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Take the rough with the smooth, early finishes and plenty of them with me, no log splitting or suchlike to make up the day (well maybe a bit if it's done by lunchtime) so when the odd nightmare job comes up, it's ok, no real grumbling.

[eggsarascal]

You would like to think so wouldn't you but alas I have found the better you treat people the less you get out of them.

 

It works for me Hodge. When I'm on someone else's job I will ALWAYS be the first one at their yard/site on a morning. I'll try my best to get the job done in the time allotted (if not quicker, we all like an early finish).

 

subbing ain't that difficult, turn up BEFORE time, get the job done, draw Ya 'Tut', go home...

[Hodge]

It works for me Hodge. When I'm on someone else's job I will ALWAYS be the first one at their yard/site on a morning. I'll try my best to get the job done in the time allotted (if not quicker, we all like an early finish).

 

 

 

subbing ain't that difficult, turn up BEFORE time, get the job done, draw Ya 'Tut', go home...

 

 

That what I like in people too and I would be the same if I was subbing for people. The thing is I try to be fair with people working for me, job and knock, pints or bacon buttys and a bit extra if possible but I sometimes feel it's one way traffic.

[Mark Bolam]

I've always worked job and knock, but I appreciate it's different/difficult if you've got more staff.

The sharp finishes more than make up for the late ones, though, as said.

 

I wouldn't pay extra for crap jobs, but I always split the tips.

 

A couple of years ago a barrister gave us a tip in a brown envelope, saying 'you guys have done a bloody good job, have a few drinks on me'.

We headed to a local pub where Peroni had just hit £5/pint.

 

Anyone guess the contents of the envelope?

 

 

 

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