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cheers will have a look into that
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How many times do you need told they are not french, the gas mainly comes from norway and morecombe bay and now being shipped in from gulf in liquid state
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namsag
Who said that 
I used to do loads until they all stopped a few months ago now I can't believe have much of my life I wasted on ot!, flat weeks for ever more for me, I'm even dreading going back onto the 5 day weeks next month.
Oh AyeI told him a couple of weeks ago I think he's forgetful.
sorry. Did you like thatIs that the gulf State in liquid form
I`m sorry I can`t be a gasman - I didn`t get a degree I googled Norway and Morecombe bay . All I got was Fijords and Cockle pickers 
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i refuse to do them on the basis that some contractor muppet that does less than a quarter of the work that i do on the average YSMI gets paid double what i do. **** that!
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namsag
how much are they paying you to do them.,
Average contractor price is around 21 quid an appliance
Average contractor price is around 21 quid an appliance
I used to do about 12 for about 2 years a week which the TSM was encouraging.
Then all of a sudden they were stopped. I've had enough of 23-26 yr old TSM's telling me that I need more upgrades to boost performance.
When they're crying out for us to do extra hours in the winters months, I'll be logging off bang on 5pm and so will the rest of my colleagues,
S** em
Then all of a sudden they were stopped. I've had enough of 23-26 yr old TSM's telling me that I need more upgrades to boost performance.
When they're crying out for us to do extra hours in the winters months, I'll be logging off bang on 5pm and so will the rest of my colleagues,
S** em
About £22 after tax, when they were available.
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Bet you wont 
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i refuse to do them on the basis that some contractor muppet that does less than a quarter of the work that i do on the average YSMI gets paid double what i do. **** that!
Less than a quarter of the work on an ASV? I am a contractor and have been for about 6 years. So you spend over an hour on each service?
Do you carry out the normal safety checks? The only reason I ask is this--------------- I wouldn't dream of slating off BG Engineers and that would only be too easy to do ( customer - I've been here over 7 years and never seen the cover off the boiler before ) etc etc
Not all BG engineers are Muppets, as possibly suggested by other forum members. The same applies to independent RGI's-------- some good, some bad. I know some really good BG engineers, direct labour and contractors.
As for getting paid double your money - quantify that.
You get a free van, tools, holiday, sick leave etc etc etc. We have to pay for our van, insurance, upkeep, tools, PLI, holidays, sickness etc etc.
For sure I have issues with BG, but then again, who doesn't?
The 'management' are ultinately responsible for the wellbeing of its staff and of course, its customers. BG Engineers can cope with 6 services a day, whereby I have to do at least 10 to make money. On IB's, Summer time it was 6 and Winter 9. I understand that has changed. According to 'management' - quality is required, not quantity.
As BG take on so many carp boilers/installations, direct labour engineers can visit on various occassions to a problematical fault. OK, so you might get pulled over the coals for multiple visits, but still get paid your salary.
We, on the other hand, only get paid per completion. So it's in our vested interest to get the fault sorted on the first visit, where posiible.
Don't get me wrong here fella, I fully understand your reasoning, but you must see that it's not the fault of the contractor, but BG themselves.
Less than a quarter of the work on an ASV? I am a contractor and have been for about 6 years. So you spend over an hour on each service?
Do you carry out the normal safety checks? The only reason I ask is this--------------- I wouldn't dream of slating off BG Engineers and that would only be too easy to do ( customer - I've been here over 7 years and never seen the cover off the boiler before ) etc etc
Not all BG engineers are Muppets, as possibly suggested by other forum members. The same applies to independent RGI's-------- some good, some bad. I know some really good BG engineers, direct labour and contractors.
As for getting paid double your money - quantify that.
You get a free van, tools, holiday, sick leave etc etc etc. We have to pay for our van, insurance, upkeep, tools, PLI, holidays, sickness etc etc.
For sure I have issues with BG, but then again, who doesn't?
The 'management' are ultinately responsible for the wellbeing of its staff and of course, its customers. BG Engineers can cope with 6 services a day, whereby I have to do at least 10 to make money. On IB's, Summer time it was 6 and Winter 9. I understand that has changed. According to 'management' - quality is required, not quantity.
As BG take on so many carp boilers/installations, direct labour engineers can visit on various occassions to a problematical fault. OK, so you might get pulled over the coals for multiple visits, but still get paid your salary.
We, on the other hand, only get paid per completion. So it's in our vested interest to get the fault sorted on the first visit, where posiible.
Don't get me wrong here fella, I fully understand your reasoning, but you must see that it's not the fault of the contractor, but BG themselves.
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