Is working for the council as a plumber a good job?
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I wouldn't think the job is particularly demanding, it seems to take them all day to change a pair of taps in my village, anything massive, like changing a rad seems to need 2 of them
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I wouldn't think the job is particularly demanding, it seems to take them all day to change a pair of taps in my village, anything massive, like changing a rad seems to need 2 of them
Waw, usually its at least 3!! Especially if a light bulb needs replacing!
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Unsure really, it can be a good thing as they’re still part of the government.
My father worked for the local authority as a plumber for over 20 years, he liked it because unlike his previous job he wasn't pressurised by a penny pinching business owner to finish each job quickly, do a substandard job using cheap / inferior materials, or cut corners.
There wasn't any paperwork involved, other than filling in a timesheet. He could do voluntary evening and weekend 'standby' cover and got paid even if he wasn't called out, plus a bonus if he was. And he could use the van to travel to / from home when on 'standby' but it wasn't allowed to be used for personal journeys.
It was simple maintenance work though, nothing much really to get his teeth into; new heating systems and complete refurbishments were handled by outside contractors, but as he got older, he liked that it was simple work. He met some characters too, and had a few frequent fliers. There were some scruffy houses, most were OK though. But he did have to fix the local authority public loos when they were vandalised...but I don't think there are many of them left now.
He had a great final salary pension too don't know if that's still the case, but we're going back a few years now. Sadly he died at 64 before he took it, but my mother made good use of it.
There wasn't any paperwork involved, other than filling in a timesheet. He could do voluntary evening and weekend 'standby' cover and got paid even if he wasn't called out, plus a bonus if he was. And he could use the van to travel to / from home when on 'standby' but it wasn't allowed to be used for personal journeys.
It was simple maintenance work though, nothing much really to get his teeth into; new heating systems and complete refurbishments were handled by outside contractors, but as he got older, he liked that it was simple work. He met some characters too, and had a few frequent fliers. There were some scruffy houses, most were OK though. But he did have to fix the local authority public loos when they were vandalised...but I don't think there are many of them left now.
He had a great final salary pension too don't know if that's still the case, but we're going back a few years now. Sadly he died at 64 before he took it, but my mother made good use of it.
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Yes, we have a union, if that’s what you mean?
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