Thread: Yallr payin HOW much?

Originally Posted by JohnE

Well after reading the bits and pieces, I sometimes wonder,
how can you justify an hourly rate over $100 for a spanner swirler, i don;t care about the workshops etc, I certainly don;t want to pay for that, just the expertise of the expert. The infrastructure is at their cost not mine.( yes I know its slightly built in)
Is there any comparison for other trades, the only thing i can get that is close, is an invoice from a plumber for an eel job that cost $120, and that included the dubious country rate, ( ie travelling)

Wood butchers, ( my old trade) certainly don;t charge anything like that.

then my old profession, where I have had guns pointed at me, been chased by knife wielding fools, been fired at by middle eastern youths. and **** on by politicians, the hourly rate is not more that 40 dollars.

so you mechanicing types have tickets on yourself if you think you can properly justify anything over $100 an hour for labour only. Your not that good.


john

I AM.


JC

our invoices are crystal clear and show labour workshop consumables that include **** like the odd hose clamp brake light globe cable ties ect that comes to about 5 bucks and an enviromental levi that we have to charge by law and to prove that oil and filters ect are disposed of and wast water recycled. theres only 40 Minutes of my day that are not clocked on to customer ro other wise known as repair order.

realy i dont give two hoots if you have been spat on sworn at or just treated badly mate we have customers like you as well!