How much do you earn?

[dirtysanta]

im a part time tamborine mechanic.

 

[Numbers]

I work for a blue chip - in a weird specialist sort of job (actually I've told you what I do already)

I want someone to be a plumber earning big moolah - where are all these mythical wealthy plumbers eh?

when I was a brickie I was on 200 a day, in hand.

 

[Numbers]

when I was a drug dealer I was on about 200 a day, in hand.

 

[trashpony]

when I was a drug dealer I was on about 200 a day, in hand.

That's a bit disappointing - I'd have thought you'd have made more than being a brickie

Are you good at pointing?

 

[Numbers]

I was a brickie and dealer at the same time


e2a: been a long time since I did any pointing, apart from when mullered on mdma of course.

 

[trashpony]

I was a brickie and dealer at the same time


e2a: been a long time since I did any pointing, apart from when mullered on mdma of course.

 

[subversplat]

Not great is it. I thought I had it bad.At least the minimum wage goes up in october. What do you do?

Bar steward. The most put upon workers in the retail sector, I'd imagine

The sad thing is I know I could increase my salary by doing the exact same job at Yates or Hogshead, but that would mean a) selling my soul to the pubco wankers and b) leaving my boozer, which is actually quite nice.

I'm going to push for some more money soon anyway, if only to make us even with other pubs in the area (do a bit of reconnisance etc. )

I do get all the free orange squash I can drink though!

 

[Mr_Nice]

I was a brickie and dealer at the same time


e2a: been a long time since I did any pointing, apart from when mullered on mdma of course.

Nice one thats £400 a day ching ching

 

[marty21]

We are paying about the same as you for our mortgage on a 3 bedroom terraced house in London, Zone 3.

If you can afford to get on the property ladder you immediately start saving cash. So it's the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

true

we're paying half that on a mortgage for a 3 bed flat in zone 2

 

[han]

I want someone to be a plumber earning big moolah - where are all these mythical wealthy plumbers eh?

Well - it seems it really IS mythical. I knew this would happen - it always does when there's a skills shortage (in an area you can earn lots of wonga).

I tried to get onto plumbing evening classes and couldn't get onto any - they were oversubscribed by miles. This is cos everyone heard about the skills shortage, and the money you could make because of it.

Loads of high-earning city types gave up their jobs after hearing you could make loads of £ in plumbing, and now there are too many plumbers! (mwah ha ha) See here .

The same thing happened about 8 years ago with the IT/dotcom boom. Obviously this has stabled out now.

The moral of the story is - don't jump on a 'skills shortage/loads of wonga' bandwagon, cos everyone else will too!

Plumbers earn about 25k at the mo. You can earn more than that if you are self-employed or own your own company, but not the extortionate amounts that people think....

 

[han]

when I was a brickie I was on 200 a day, in hand.

'kin ell!

Having said that, I'm not surprised. It's one of the few jobs that is REAL work!

 

[subversplat]

Well - it seems it really IS mythical. I knew this would happen - it always does when there's a skills shortage (in an area you can earn lots of wonga).

I tried to get onto plumbing evening classes and couldn't get onto any - they were oversubscribed by miles. This is cos everyone heard about the skills shortage, and the money you could make because of it.

Loads of high-earning city types gave up their jobs after hearing you could make loads of £ in plumbing, and now there are too many plumbers! (mwah ha ha) See here .

The same thing happened about 8 years ago with the IT/dotcom boom. Obviously this has stabled out now.

The moral of the story is - don't jump on a 'skills shortage/loads of wonga' bandwagon, cos everyone else will too!

Plumbers earn about 25k at the mo. You can earn more than that if you are self-employed or own your own company, but not the extortionate amounts that people think....

At least all those people that trained as plumbers can now sort out their own waterworks when they go awry! And their friends' too So, I guess, from all these trained plumbers kicking around, plumbers actually earn less now than they did before the skill shortage thinger. Hah!

 

[the B]

"When Joe Public tips it, it is time to get out"

In reference to financial investments surrounding dot.com in particular iirc, but applicable to many other things...

 

[sensai]

about 3k XD

 

[the B]

I'll fess up at this point and point there should be a caveat in my own selection in that this summer, I will be working for over £35k pro rata although gross, for the short time I will be working, this will still be >£14,999.

 

[Xanadu]

I'll fess up at this point and point there should be a caveat in my own selection in that this summer, I will be working for over £35k pro rata although gross, for the short time I will be working, this will still be >£14,999.

Congrats Mr B! Not bad at all.......






for a summer job

 

[the B]

Congrats Mr B! Not bad at all.......






for a summer job

Well, I'll be able to upgrade from Carling to Grolsch at the SU now. Check that out!

 

[Xanadu]

You mean you can't afford to drink champagne

Students nowadays

 

[the B]

I don't think I've ever bought champagne. Someone else is usually buying it for me/everyone.

 

[Mr Retro]

The same thing happened about 8 years ago with the IT/dotcom boom. Obviously this has stabled out now.

That actually stabled out very quickly. At the time you had every fool who could write a HTML page calling themselves programmers or developers. Proper developers were always in demand and always paid properly.

It's the same with plumbers, every prick who can change a u-bend having done a 4 week course thinks they are bob the builder. Proper plumbers who served their time as an apprentice are still in high demand and rightly making lots of $$$.

 

[han]

Proper plumbers who served their time as an apprentice are still in high demand and rightly making lots of $$$.

That's true.

People who have done proper apprenticeships still make money. But people with NVQ 3s in plumbing can't even get apprenticeships these days cos there are far too many of them. They're all going back to their previous careers.

 

[Pip]

I get £2340 per year, thanks to you lovely tax payers.
Which is why I'm sat indoors on this fine Saturday night.

 

[bluestreak]

((((enid))))

i've got an inch of warm strongbow here if you want me to bring it you

 

[Pip]

Cor, best offer I've had in ages!

 

[bluestreak]

i aim to please. there's probably a fag worth in the dog ends here too if you're game.

 

[Pip]

What can I say Mr Bluestreak, you know how to show a girl a good time.

 

[bluestreak]

don't you forget it luv. no matter what it says about me on certain toilet walls i'm ALL heart.

 

[The Groke]

((((enid))))

i've got an inch of warm strongbow here if you want me to bring it you

I've warned you about offering your warm inch to random ladies.