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<blockquote data-quote="Sidewinder" data-source="post: 461918" data-attributes="member: 9512"><p>No I wouldn't be looking for the work, but if they were calling me that is what I would be quoting them, like it or not, I'm not a charity, and I have overheads, and if you actually declare what you do to your insurance company, which if you don't especially these days, then they will consider you uninsured, then insurance is not cheap, so OK, my overheads are higher, I need additional test kit, same as the guys on here doing comms or gates need additional test kit over and above that which I have.</p><p></p><p>I tried a race to the bottom in the past, it doesn't work, a company, must, make a profit, if it doesn't then it won't last long.</p><p></p><p>For goodness sakes, the guys who were on the same grade I was where I used to work with the last time I was employed are now on around £23/hr PAYE, plus a company car, tools, training etc. they get their 25 days holiday + statutory, sick pay etc.</p><p></p><p>If you are charging down that low you are working for wages, nothing more, and that is not sustainable long term, unless you have some other source of income.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sidewinder, post: 461918, member: 9512"] No I wouldn't be looking for the work, but if they were calling me that is what I would be quoting them, like it or not, I'm not a charity, and I have overheads, and if you actually declare what you do to your insurance company, which if you don't especially these days, then they will consider you uninsured, then insurance is not cheap, so OK, my overheads are higher, I need additional test kit, same as the guys on here doing comms or gates need additional test kit over and above that which I have. I tried a race to the bottom in the past, it doesn't work, a company, must, make a profit, if it doesn't then it won't last long. For goodness sakes, the guys who were on the same grade I was where I used to work with the last time I was employed are now on around £23/hr PAYE, plus a company car, tools, training etc. they get their 25 days holiday + statutory, sick pay etc. If you are charging down that low you are working for wages, nothing more, and that is not sustainable long term, unless you have some other source of income. [/QUOTE]
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