"Martin" wrote in message
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:19:16 +0100, "Tracey"
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My fiance has worked hard all his life (twenty years or so out there in
the
workforce) and is sick and tired of working his butt off with little
appreciation from the fat cat boss and for little pay. The job he's
doing
at the moment has him tending to around 260 gardens - he is paid little
over the minimum wage and my fiance and his work-mate did the maths and
worked out they are getting paid around £1.20 per garden!
Hardly fair on his employers and very difficult to work out, not
anyone can be self employed. Just running a business is hard. If you
worked for MS, would you complain that Bill Gates is earning millions?
I know what you are saying, but it doesn't hurt anybody to show a little
appreciation, some positive feedback from the boss, when a job has been well
done, goes a long way. Just a simple, "Good job done today lads!" would be
good enough. That's what's been galling my fiance the most with his last
two bosses - they have shown no appreciation whatsoever. Many customers
have been so pleased with my fiance's work they have phoned the office to
say so, but even so, there was not a mention of it from the boss, he only
found out as the secretary mentioned it. I've always had bosses who thank
you when you've worked particularly hard and tell you how much your effort
is appreciated - it's good to hear, makes the extra hard work worth while
and gives encouragement for next time you have to pull out all the stops.
I truly believe he can make this work, we realise there is a risk
involved
when setting up on your own, but I think sometimes in life it's worth
taking
a risk! He's a damned hard worker, is organised, thorough and never has
days off sick, so I'm sure if anyone can make it work he can. Fingers
crossed anyway!!!
Thanks again for your advice, it's much appreciated!
Tracey
Few things to bear in mind. It will take a good few years to become
established and earn a good annual income. Gardening is very seasonal
and suffers greatly from too much in the summer and too little in the
winter. The bread and butter is from maintenance work, week in and
week out. Contact the local estate agents, they have lots of
maintainable needs, also the local business premises with
gardens/grass etc
Sort the bread and butter out first and he WILL need to be very
organized & up for a challenge.
Good luck.
Thanks!
Tracey
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