nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate Never are truer word said its all about backhanders and arse licking just now .And i dont work for a agency i work for well known and respected company who probally do there fair share of arse licking to So ye must be on the book's to them then or ye sub-contract to them and they send ye on job's and there's nothing wrong with back hander's mate and if laughing at somebody's shit joke's and pretending ye like them is arse licking so be it,if it keep's food on the table for my family and keep's my lad's in work so be it Aye agree you need to arse lick to get to where you are done it and probally still do it and how do you work out im on the books im self employed companys phone me with jobs so many thousands or hundreds of metres give me a price if i want it i take it if thats being a subbie well yeha im a subbie Edited April 25, 2012 by nothernlite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate Never are truer word said its all about backhanders and arse licking just now .And i dont work for a agency i work for well known and respected company who probally do there fair share of arse licking to So ye must be on the book's to them then or ye sub-contract to them and they send ye on job's and there's nothing wrong with back hander's mate and if laughing at somebody's shit joke's and pretending ye like them is arse licking so be it,if it keep's food on the table for my family and keep's my lad's in work so be it Aye agree you need to arse lick to get to where you are done it and probally still do it and how do you work out im on the books im self employed companys phone me with jobs so many thousands or hundreds of metres give me a price if i want it i take it if thats being a subbie well yeha im a subbie so if ye are a subbie ye are only working for somebody like me that are on a larger scale and they will be doing the same to keep ye in work and maybe not so much arse licking i might actualy have a decent team of lad's that aint to bad at there job and i put in decent price's to get my foot in the door ye come across as so bitter mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 no bitter just feel the main contracter still getting the same money they were 4 years ago not bitter at all as you say your keeping food on the table and employing guys good luck to you bet you voted tory but Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratreeper 441 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Dont subbies work direct now for companys [bANNED TEXT] i was hod carrying the bricklaying gang i was in worked direct for a large housebuilding company on the 715 or sc60 baisis and we didnt have to go through a middleman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whippet 99 2,613 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 the wealthy people now are the people who made there money years ago and alot of them were frauds, and in this current economic state were in they will only get richer. you will never make money unless you cut corners, i have me own buisness and about 4 years ago i had 4 blokes on and was earning good money, at the present im not working due to needing a new hip and im so fooking board, and to be honest ive had a few people ring me this week and here in the southwest its picking up on certain jobs , i got about 9 weeks before im back out working and i cant fooking wait. how any of those doll waders can do nothing day in and day out is beyond me . bored shiteless 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Dont subbies work direct now for companys [bANNED TEXT] i was hod carrying the bricklaying gang i was in worked direct for a large housebuilding company on the 715 or sc60 baisis and we didnt have to go through a middleman. Some company's yes mate general builder's etc but ye main big houseing company's use baron's in different region's and they may have 1 to 3 baron's in that region it is not so much like being on a 715 or sc60 anymore mate thats back in the 90's that mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer You know what to do then go on one of the so called courses and train then get a job with a squad then in 3 or 4 years you might be able to call yourself a plasterer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer have you tried climbing a pylon .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,495 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I don't think you need to cut corners at all, in fact quiet the opposite.....let the quality of your work and your service stand for itself, put a value on it and if people don't want to pay it then let them get someone else !! I take my hat off to any small firms who are directly employing men at the moment as I bet many of the bosses are going without a little bit themselves to keep blokes in work so fair play to them......I wouldn't do it !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer have you tried climbing a pylon .... They must think we all get money for nothing you need to work hard and take changes in life to earn good money atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 no bitter just feel the main contracter still getting the same money they were 4 years ago not bitter at all as you say your keeping food on the table and employing guys good luck to you bet you voted tory but The thing is mate the main contractor aint getting the same money they are getting more if anything it's the fella's on the site's that aint getting what they were that's how it is ye aint getting the price's we was because of the surplus man power all the main contractor's do is play everybody of against each other from the baron's down to the 1 man sub-contractor there's nowt ye can do but get on with it,no point in moaning over it i say just get on with it there's folk's out there alot worse of,and no mate i didnt vote tory i aint some posh cuni that had a privileged up bringing and a toff mate my old man was a miner and my mam worked at center parc's ffs i am just a joiner that watched and learnt how other's did it and used my head and did it myself 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer Oh aye, plasterers lead a charmed life mate. Piss easy to work 40/50/60 hours a week flat out up and down ladders, hop ups and scaffold while carting buckets of shit with you all day every day then slapping it on the walls. Paying for labourers, fuel, kit & knackering your muscles and bones up in the process! They earn every penny! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I need to change jobs, I can't believe people are complaing they can only make £500 a week instead of fecking 1000's...what world are you all living on? Or does that not factor in all the overheads to get the work in the first place, marketing etc? Either way I want to be a plasterer Oh aye, plasterers lead a charmed life mate. Piss easy to work 40/50/60 hours a week flat out up and down ladders, hop ups and scaffold while carting buckets of shit with you all day every day then slapping it on the walls. Paying for labourers, fuel, kit & knackering your muscles and bones up in the process! They earn every penny! WELL said malt my body is f--ked every joint had all the jags in my elbos frozen shoulders tennis elbo spine worn its easy getting the money im only 50 dont think i will manage onother 10 years at it atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrCh 856 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 great news! Hope everyone on here and their families aren't to effected by this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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