Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

In London it's more than that (but it needs to be, with the cost of accommodation). Cleaners are usually £9 an hour, here. My mother pays £10 an hour in Kent, but has a fear of exploiting people, so doesn't like to pay too little.

Obviously, once I had got back to sleep, I was absolutely deeply and happily so when the time came to drag myself out of bed.... Sod's law, innit?

My dad was paying a lot more that that. A lot more, in London. Local rate here is £12:50 -15 through agencies ( I get cards through the dodo a lot ) or more, double, but for two cleaners an hour, which agencies prefer, and in think its wise for their staffs safety and accusations against them...so you could get ten or less direct. I'd not want to exploit someone in the least.


Unlike your oh I actually think cleaning is , or can be, something good. Direct transfer of wealth, often forms close bonds of loyalty and friendship and support. Same with gardening. I actually think it should be encouraged and strongly taken out of black market economy, which stinks.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

My dad was paying a lot more that that. A lot more, in London. Local rate here is £12:50 -15 through agencies ( I get cards through the dodo a lot ) or more, double, but for two cleaners an hour, which agencies prefer, and in think its wise for their staffs safety and accusations against them...so you could get ten or less direct. I'd not want to exploit someone in the least.


Unlike your oh I actually think cleaning is , or can be, something good. Direct transfer of wealth, often forms close bonds of loyalty and friendship and support. Same with gardening. I actually think it should be encouraged and strongly taken out of black market economy, which stinks.

You have a trained dodo that brings business cards back to you? That's amazing!

I love your typos

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

You have a trained dodo that brings business cards back to you? That's amazing!

I love your typos

You should see what the flamingo can do gen.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

You should see what the flamingo can do gen.

The Girl was showing off her impression of a flamingo the other day. As far as I can see it's a one legged bird that can play the castanets.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

Unlike your oh I actually think cleaning is , or can be, something good. Direct transfer of wealth, often forms close bonds of loyalty and friendship and support. Same with gardening. I actually think it should be encouraged and strongly taken out of black market economy, which stinks.

However legitimately you pay and contract, you can still get ripped off!

As I found, having 2 cleaners at a time, one cleans and the other thieves. Though my experience may be untypical.

My gardeners have a written contract and are paid by standing order. I would think gardeners would find it harder to work solely in the black market as they have vans and equipment that could be spotted.

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Slightly worrying as senior common room would probably be populated by people older than LydiaJ.

Oh, I had no idea... having never been to Uni I don't know what's what.

Probably still applies though .... people who stay in education never grow up :P

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Of bar work and waitressing, both of which I've done, I choose bar work. If so etching is wrong you can put it right yourself, rather than facing the wrath of the kitchen, and I can confirm if you are young and female what you can earn in tips is very, very good. Event bars are phenomenal, splitting your tips at them is not. :mad:

Well, maybe what we think of as bars varies... I've never seen anybody tip in a bar.

I've no idea what an event bar is either.

I've only ever been in grubby pubs That's what I think of when I see 'bar work'

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

£12:50 -15 through agencies

Bet the staff still only get NMW though.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, maybe what we think of as bars varies... I've never seen anybody tip in a bar.

I've no idea what an event bar is either.

I've only ever been in grubby pubs That's what I think of when I see 'bar work'

Events bars....like at the racing....not steady jobs but places people like to feel a bit flash, and behave badly, but are prepared to pay to do so.

Edit: I've also had a cour of pub jobs. I liked them. Employers were horrid, customers were mixed. Tips still made up my wage, but not in the same way.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Events bars....like at the racing....not steady jobs but places people like to feel a bit flash, and behave badly, but are prepared to pay to do so.

Edit: I've also had a cour of pub jobs. I liked them. Employers were horrid, customers were mixed. Tips still made up my wage, but not in the same way.

LOL "like at racing" ... never been