The worse money you have worked for?

[RexT]

Hi Guys,

The worst I have worked for is £0.00 per hour over a weekend 2 x 12 hour days in a garage trying to sort out some Dbs and help a friend.

Its a long story, I was very green and wont get caught again!!...

Best wishes,

Rex

 

[DurhamSparky]

RexT Registered Charity Nnumber...............................??

 

[Anth]

Mines £10 ph and have to use own transport I had to take as needs must at the moment lads, got made redundant I was on £13.65ph with van supplied, to many companies are taking the beep,I seen a job for an approved spark other week and where paying £9.50 what a joke!!!

 

[vitoboy]

in cornwall many sparks still working for £8.00
not mates
time served sparks
not just in the current climate
its been like it for years
this is employed rate,supply own tools
its what you call....wrong!

 

[andyb]

The fact is, that the installs I done were 100%, couple of untidy cables clipped to a ceiling slab of a 3mtr run, hardly enough to hold 10 weeks money for

Marc, never ever do 10 weeks work without a draw.

The most I give is 4 weeks, & that's only to long time & trusted clients. Otherwise I invoice for work done & materials supplied every 2 weeks for payment within 2 weeks.

 

[Mikey_G]

Im workin for agency up london, they payin 12.50 an hour, which is worst i ever worked for, last year was gettin 250 quid a day!! and 2 days ago i had agency offer me 1 weeks work in dorking for 10 quid an hour, 8 hours, thats 80 quid a day!! after tax 64 quid a day!! times are hard at the mo so just gotta sit through it, things will pick up, im currently working 94 hours a week over 7 days on london job, take home 940 quid, take off 83 quid travelcard and 20 quid to the guild to pay me, left with 837 quid. after taking on a mortgage when was earning well, i just gotta put the hours in.

 

[bugsy]

Don't knowabout the worst money but earn't 2 weeks money in 4 hours on a programming job in London last Thursday

 

[cbw]

Today, £3.50 in materials and 3 hours labour 20 Miles driving...........No charge!!!!!!!

Nice old boy, dangerous installation, couldnt leave it/him like it!!!!

Too soft to be a business man!!!

 

[lloyd1980]

£6.20 as a mate - evolved to £8.40 ph as spark, did 17th,building regs, 2391, all\out of my own pocket and leave (holidays) I then had my hours cut to 2.5 days a week for 3 months. the guy was a liability and a skinflint
This forced me into going self employed.............glad I did now the *******

 

[robsparky1975]

Thats inspiring lloyd,ive always worked for firms,crap money,hours etc,going on my own,will be a challange but worth it from what ive read on the forum.