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What’s a break, never had one of them?A lot of bosses I've had turn up at 9.50, 10.20, 12.50 and 13.35 just to make sure your breaks are not too long.
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What’s a break, never had one of them?A lot of bosses I've had turn up at 9.50, 10.20, 12.50 and 13.35 just to make sure your breaks are not too long.
My last boss tried a bonus with me on one job. I told him a week to run a high level 28mm water main through 4 industrial units with drops down in each unit and fully lagged. He told me do it in 3 days and ill give you bonus, I did it in 3 1/2 days and got nothing. I was furiousYou could try them on price work or a bonus to complete on time, money talks most of the time but it can bring its own problems.
That has always been the trouble unless very carefully managed they are divisive but he is pricing the jobs using a number of days / hours then could be an option to say "I will give you X" if you finish it early, say splitting the difference so it is win / win.My last boss tried a bonus with me on one job. I told him a week to run a high level 28mm water main through 4 industrial units with drops down in each unit and fully lagged. He told me do it in 3 days and ill give you bonus, I did it in 3 1/2 days and got nothing. I was furious
Any bonus scheme needs to be carefully designed to make sure that it doesn't have unintended consequences, likely encouraging corner-cutting or burying problems.You could try them on price work or a bonus to complete on time, money talks most of the time but it can bring its own problems.
Absolutely agree Chuck, it was just a suggestion. Personally I have never been a fan of bonus (or for that matter price work) having been the apprentice who had to clear up the poor work it created & watched younger apprentices just being used a labours.Any bonus scheme needs to be carefully designed to make sure that it doesn't have unintended consequences, likely encouraging corner-cutting or burying problems.
One problem I've seen is that, in the early days per-job bonuses will be seen as nice extras and the vibe will be positive. After a while, they become the norm and when a job doesn't merit a bonus it's seen as punishment.
In your position, I'd be inclined to consider something based on customer satisfaction, e.g. the fraction of customers who were happy or very happy with the work done. You can include 'The work was completed on schedule' as one of the elements of CS you measure.
Discuss any ideas with your accountant to make sure they are tax-efficient and legal.
3 hours is if its open vent and it air locks most systems are full within the hour i have had systems that have taken this long and longer if problems. longest drain down was 1 1/2 days admitted it was the diocese of salford offices and chapel, yes you vent filled it or backfilled because you know what you are doing and dont want to string things out, not everybody is like thatShaun I am just going on what I have been given in the past by pretty much every company I've worked for. I didnt think I was fast and when I went for my last job o said to the boss I'm not the quickest but turned out I was the quickest by a long way.
I've always done copper very rarely used plastic as I dont think fitting plastic in an existing home is much quicker fitted properly.
Island you are paying british gas prices what do british gas expect from there employees. As kop has said you cant work them flat out all the time but if they are getting paid well I would expect them to work hard 90% of the time.
Personally I would pay bonuses for jobs completed on time and with no call backs. If you put people on price they chuck things in to get to the next job.
Gasmk1 3 hours to fill a system? Wheres that Buckingham palace? the last time I had a system take over an hour to fill was about 5 years ago in the end I repiped the cold feed and vent then it filled within 20 minutes.
3 hours is if its open vent and it air locks most systems are full within the hour i have had systems that have taken this long and longer if problems. longest drain down was 1 1/2 days admitted it was the diocese of salford offices and chapel, yes you vent filled it or backfilled because you know what you are doing and dont want to string things out, not everybody is like that
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