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About the same the past few months.
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11-19-2009, 01:49 PM
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Elettricista
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Location: CT
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Every week is different.
Some weeks - zero, nada, zilch
Some weeks - too busy to do office work
Unfortunately the 0 weeks are much more frequent. 
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11-19-2009, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Originally Posted by electricnewf
Well, this is how it's supposed to work. I'm an entry level apprentice trying to get my foot in the door. Contractors like you are supposed to hire me, but here in Canada law doesn't allow slave wages, so that's why every non-union contractor in this city has a problem with hiring me. I bet when work gets better in in the spring they STILL won't be hiring. The contractors here have their sons, brothers, sisters, dogs, cats, and former prostitutes working for them. The economy will never be great here because of that fact. Rich people giving me a job? They're too F$#%^g greedy for that.
Just my two cents.
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And your two cents are squat.
So Canadian law sets wage standards, like the US, (which is like $7.50 now, maybe $8 an hour). TOO BAD. YOU have to PROVE you are worth a certain wage I offer you to begin with; if you are successful at that, I give you a raise OR you go seek employment elsewhere and make a better wage than what I offered. It's called free market capitalism. Being from Cana-duh, I am positive you are completely unfamiliar with the concept. If gov't.'s got rid of minimum wage, the economy would boom. There would be people actually having to compete for work. You want set wages, go to Cuba.
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11-19-2009, 10:47 PM
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#63
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Electrician
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by robnj772
That never happened to me cause I am not grungy,I use a drop cloth and shop vac and I use flat rate,don't charge by the hour ,I charge by the job.
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Don't even have to be grungy for that to happen apparently. There are a few words to describe people like that.
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11-19-2009, 10:49 PM
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Electrician
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by BuzzKill
And your two cents are squat.
So Canadian law sets wage standards, like the US, (which is like $7.50 now, maybe $8 an hour). TOO BAD. YOU have to PROVE you are worth a certain wage I offer you to begin with; if you are successful at that, I give you a raise OR you go seek employment elsewhere and make a better wage than what I offered. It's called free market capitalism. Being from Cana-duh, I am positive you are completely unfamiliar with the concept. If gov't.'s got rid of minimum wage, the economy would boom. There would be people actually having to compete for work. You want set wages, go to Cuba.
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11-19-2009, 11:38 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: ILLINOIS
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work in Chicago is really bad....over 2200 on book 1....as of next week, I will be unemployed for a full year. God I hope things turn around by spring
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11-21-2009, 03:48 AM
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Master RAT!!!
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Aurora, Colorado
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Originally Posted by NolaTigaBait
Haha. Thats a good point. I love it when they brag about a 5000 dollar chandelier , but when you charge 1500 to hang it, you are a rip off.
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That's when you inform them they will have a $6500 chandelier to brag about. You just increased the value for them.
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11-21-2009, 06:38 AM
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Overtime
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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Just started a big job. It will last about a year.  Everyone at our shop is working, also hiring more the last two weeks. Starting to turn around some.
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11-21-2009, 03:39 PM
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bored member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Originally Posted by TNVOLSELECTRICIAN
Just started a big job. It will last about a year. Everyone at our shop is working, also hiring more the last two weeks. Starting to turn around some. |
Welcome to the forum, TnVols...I got family in Chattaboogie.
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11-21-2009, 11:25 PM
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Licensed Pro
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Rahway, NJ
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Originally Posted by CTshockhazard
Every week is different.
Some weeks - zero, nada, zilch
Some weeks - too busy to do office work
Unfortunately the 0 weeks are much more frequent. |
That's about right.
Don't forget about the people who agree to start a job then change their mind.
Most of them say, "we're gonna push this off till spring."
Meanwhile, I was very much depending on that job, especially the income portion. 
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11-22-2009, 02:14 PM
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Elettricista
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: CT
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wish I knew why.....
Somehow, so far, just when things look really bad, a job will come in. Just got the OK on an addition - whew.
Winter is lookin pretty scary. 
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