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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on January 10, 2016, 07:30:46 am

Title: Reality Check
Post by: Dave Willis on January 10, 2016, 07:30:46 am
Out for a meal last night with a guy who runs a double glazing company. He was complaining how lazy the Welsh youths are (his company is in Wales). He was saying how difficult it was to get anyone who was prepared to work for a living despite the fact that he paid them a dammed good wage of £10.00 an hour. Most of his staff are Polish. I asked him what hours they worked.....................

6am.- 6pm five days a week (60 hours a week).

Not bad money I suppose ... but 60 hours a week  :o sod that.
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: andyM on January 10, 2016, 08:36:50 am
Well I doubt he would be able to tempt any decent window fitters to work for him on a tenner an hour?
One of my customers sons is a window fitter and averages a grand a week.
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: G Griffin on January 10, 2016, 10:18:23 am
They might be making the windows.
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Clever Forum Name on January 10, 2016, 10:37:30 am
Out for a meal and talking Windows? If I get like that, someone shoot me please lol
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: CleanClear on January 10, 2016, 11:24:34 am
He was complaining how lazy the Welsh youths are ........

Not bad money I suppose ... but 60 hours a week  :o sod that.
;D ;D
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Dave Willis on January 10, 2016, 11:55:33 am
Manufacturing windows. Producing the frames from powder granules so some kind of extrusion machine. Probably as boring as hell too.
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: KS Cleaning on January 10, 2016, 01:02:37 pm
Out for a meal last night with a guy who runs a double glazing company. He was complaining how lazy the Welsh youths are (his company is in Wales). He was saying how difficult it was to get anyone who was prepared to work for a living despite the fact that he paid them a dammed good wage of £10.00 an hour. Most of his staff are Polish. I asked him what hours they worked.....................

6am.- 6pm five days a week (60 hours a week).

Not bad money I suppose ... but 60 hours a week  :o sod that.
You are just hearing the viewpoint of the guy who runs the company, perhaps he isn't paying his employees enhanced overtime rates for the extra hours worked?
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Smurf on January 10, 2016, 01:18:57 pm
In this day an age most would be greatful to have a steady job that pays £10 per hour as many work for far less surely?


 
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Shane sharples on January 10, 2016, 01:25:54 pm
£10 an hour job is a pretty well paid job where I'm from
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Post by: andyM on January 10, 2016, 01:32:56 pm
The Welsh are lazy buggers though.  :P
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Dave Willis on January 10, 2016, 01:48:46 pm
Yes, but 60 hours a week? He didn't mention anything about overtime.

This time of year I doubt I do more than what - 35hours on a good week?
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Bungle on January 10, 2016, 06:48:02 pm
Out for a meal and talking Windows? If I get like that, someone shoot me please lol

Can we just shoot you anyway
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: LT carpet cleaning on January 11, 2016, 06:35:01 am
Yes, but 60 hours a week? He didn't mention anything about overtime.

This time of year I doubt I do more than what - 35hours on a good week?

How do you do minus 35 hours.
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: Johnny B on January 11, 2016, 04:11:36 pm
In this day an age most would be greatful to have a steady job that pays £10 per hour as many work for far less surely?

I would like to know if there is anyone on here who will openly and honestly state that they would be prepared to work 60 hours a week for a tenner an hour.

John
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: paulben on January 11, 2016, 09:04:38 pm
No way
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Post by: steve rix on January 12, 2016, 10:48:16 am
Isn't the working time directive 48 hrs per week?
Title: Re: Reality Check
Post by: NWH on January 12, 2016, 12:06:19 pm
In this day an age most would be greatful to have a steady job that pays £10 per hour as many work for far less surely?

I would like to know if there is anyone on here who will openly and honestly state that they would be prepared to work 60 hours a week for a tenner an hour.

John
No I wouldn't