clarke5700

ok so i no not alot of people like to give out information on there earning but i dont cair and am looking for some advice.

i earn after tax 270ish a week is this low for the work i do?

i work monday to friday 8 till 5 with an hour lunch. i do any work we take on clutches h/gaskets service suspension exausts ect ect ect

i normaly do about 2 services a day and then a few mot failers and odds and sods ect

am i over/under payed? ive never had any think to compair it with?

but ive got to say i do get access to a fully fitted work shop ramps air tools lighting heating well its a work shop i have my own key and they dont mined me staying as late as i want as long as i keep the noise down as i do alot of private work does this reflect my wages?

SOOOO whats your setup/ wages if you want to give that information out?

clarke5700

pm me if you prefer?

AlexF

How old are you?

What qualifications have you got?

dojj

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if it's any consolation, i used to get around Ł130 as a first year apprentice with bmw way back in 1990

clarke5700

im 21 ive got an nvq leaval 3 and key skills leaval 2 ( i think ) soon to be a tester

SillyFezzaMk1

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your on a good one there mate, especially if they dont mind you doing the odd foreigner.

Plus testers get a fair amount too and opens up opportunities elsewhere.

Dan

AlexF

No mate you can't have Key Skills Level 2

seriously though... sounds reasonable to me

Alex

cossie604

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Personaly I dont think thats bad at all for a young techy with bugger all qualifications. None of us know what your actualy worth though....you could be shit at your job for all we know

clarke5700

phew thank got i said i think

clarke5700

i do have qualifications yea i could be but imo im not lol

westus1

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cant say about your area but up here thats pretty reasonable for your age/experience
especialy if you've got use of the workshop for homers(most places dont allow that)
i wouldn't be complaining about that to much,
and whats with the hour for lunch, you dont get none of that up here

clarke5700

lol im not an apprentice in fact i have an apprentis and he is on hear lol

clarke5700

oh i dont get payed for the hour lunch lol should have stated that lol

cossie604

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Your 21, you are still an apprentice mate. In tens years time, you'll look back to now and think 'fuck me, I knew nothing', trust me

mechanic28

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i am a MOT tester class 4 and 7 NVQ level 3 key skills level 2,C25 certificate (basically i can train people )Gold level vauxhall,silver level chevrolet and last but not least unemployedoh i am 30 with 12 years experience

clarke5700

yea i can under stand that life is one big learning curve but ive finished my apprentiship so in my eyes im not an appreitis all tho my spelling probaly makes people dout me

L7 KOS

indeed it does

im up north and i were testing at 25 year old for Ł10 per hour, hence me leaving motor trade!!!!

mechanic28

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I used to work 830 till 530 although used to usually work through till around 6 take hours lunch but used to take around 20-30min one no other breaks unless i needed a dump lol!and work 1 in 4 saturday 8 till 12!used to hate it in truth but my god do i wish i was back there with my work mates etc!trust me mate u dont know what ya got until its gone!

AzE_B

im 21 sounds like i do the same as you but im now a test as well i take home Ł1100 wish i think its shit

mechanic28

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thing is u got to remember being a mechanic your are the least respected out of all the trades hence you never earn great money with regards to what you have to know!and u buy ya own tools etc!having said that i could earn decentish money lol

clarke5700

very true

westus1

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its a crap trade i'm afraid
i wish i had done something else 13 years ago when i started out
but with a family to support now its to late for me to retrain
the way jobs are at the moment if you got 1 then stick with it
but if your young and get the chance i'd say get out the motor trade while you can
it'll never pay as much as your mates get in other trades and will only sicken you more
i'm 29, 13 years experience, tester for class 1,2,3,4&7, work 6 days and only clear 330
my mate works on building site as a labourer, no experience or qualifications,
does monday to friday(half day friday at that) and takes home 350
why anybody picks this trade is beyond me, we all need our heads looked at




p.s can you tell i'm not happy in my job any more?

mechanic28

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Do you work for a main dealer or back street?my guess is back street as you got the keys to the workshop etc!

Crowder

as an apprentice at 19 i was earning that. then i qualified.... ok didnt line of work but i think thats low especially in london/the south

mechanic28

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So true mate!although at this moment in time i would give anything to be back at my old garage

clarke5700

its back street i used to work for mitsubity

mechanic28

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the dealer near the kings george reservoirs?

clarke5700

north city autos in chingford

mechanic28

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Yer thats the one!what they like too work for?thinking of seeing f they have any jobs lol!

Miller 3

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diesel fitter and im on Ł11 an hour'


Doug do you want a phone number to call? we will be moving near you at some point this year

taz1787

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well i'm qualified at foundation degree with 15 years (none workshop) experience and can't get work so at least your in a job so i wouldn't be complaining the way things are you got job where as others haven't so if you don't want it sign on and give someone else the job that does want it otherwise stop complaining and get on with it

sorry for being blunt but why complain or even compare when some main dealerships are finishing long serving workers or having to cut salaries due to the climate etc

but thats just imo

mechanic28

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You work on hgv dont you doug?i am a light vehicle tech

clarke5700

when there to day to pic up sum parts imo buntch of cunts mate not going to lie im not a stupid person but they drove me to walk out half way through my apprentiship its realy that bad. funny as it sound the main bloke who runs the place is an old gezza i was talking to my grandad as he was in the trade (retyred now) and he rembers him from along time ago when he got riped off buy him lol he still owes my g-dad Ł350 lol

but down to the point not a nice place to work lol

Miller 3

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I work for a commercial hire firm' we have around 4/500 motors from peugeot partners to 7.5 ton iveco's only a few bigger. its an easy job mate

clarke5700

well snow flake if you took this threed as me complaining the back button is at the top left of your screen.


i was looking for some insight thanks

mechanic28

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So what ya do chap?just service work?or do you do everything??where you moving too?Problem is as you know i have only ever worked in a vauxhall dealer

Miller 3

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mainly just mot work with the odd clutch/ gearbox/ axle etc' mate you could do it piece of piss' will be moving to wharf rd right on top of the reservoir

mechanic28

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could well be interested doug !waiting too see if i get any joy with some other jobs as well! i presume they are Looking for techs when they move then?

Miller 3

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well we have just taken on a couple of guys from your area so if you did get a job you would have to come to hackney for a bit' so not to far

clarke5700

where abouts?