Painter & Decorator
A guy in the pub asked me if I wanted to give him a hand with a job the next day - painting some woman's living room and hallway.

"Fine" said I, and he picked me up at 11.

We got there, and she was out, so he gave her a ring. Oh - she couldn't be about that day. How about next week some time? OK - well - do you mind if we pick up our stuff? No worries - you know where the key is.

We went in, and I carried a pot of paint down stairs to the van.

We went to the caff and he bought me a fry-up for lunch.

He then handed me £30, and we were in the pub by 1230.

I worked out at that rate I was on approximately £55k pa for carrying a pot of paint downstairs (I was once told as a temp you take your hourly rate, double it and multiply it by 1000 to work out what you'd be doing for a salary).
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 11:09, 9 replies)

Picky picky picky
Surely based on your math, figures and timings if you worked for 1 and half hours (11 to 12:30) and received £30 your annual salary would be £40k (£20 per hour doubled = £40 multiplied by 1000 = £40k).

Sorry, I'm just being picky....
(FF_Sam is currently on call...., Mon 13 Sep 2010, 12:10, closed)

£30 for an hour and a half.
about £27.5 p/h x 2 = £55 p/h x 1000 = £55000.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 12:24, closed)

Since when
has 30/1.5=27.5?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 12:42, closed)

Since last night.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 12:48, closed)

FIFY
"A guy in the pub asked me if I wanted to give him a hand with a job the next day"

with a
(porkinator is a Rock n Roll nerd!, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 13:14, closed)

/autocomplete

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 13:37, closed)

250d/2000 hrs a year
Yeah, not bad as a mental arithmetic back of fag packet ready reckoner.

If you're spreadsheeting/calculating it, the use 1920/yr: 20d a month is a more realistic level, with reasonable allowances for holidays, training & sickness.
(MartinB9999, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 22:46, closed)

Seriously?
By that logic I'm on £90k a year. Sure as hell doesn't feel like it.
(jellybeanflicker Jesus was Korean, but there he was Cho Sun Wun, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 5:44, closed)

You're on £45ph?
NICE!
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:27, closed)