How much do you earn?

[Mieran]

Whats your income for a year?

[craig green]

I see no poll.

[Stoo]

There is no poll.

More than you!

[bazil]

I'm a multiple millionare and only work and play at novas for fun lol

[General Baxter]

depends on which corner i stand on

[John]

i see no poll!

[NovaLad]

Not enough!

[Rysee]

After a 3k pay rise last week... still not enough

[fastcar1cars]

Never enough! Always want more!

[nova_saloon]

not alot

[saloonwoody]

enough but im tight too lol

[Rob]

not a lot lol

[andy_mk3]

2nd year apprentice wage.. so not a lot :( (below minimum wage)

[sparkie1401]

plenty........................ nosey fcker

[CoolTiger]

as above the above :(

[AlexW]

Depends how many men turn up on the street corner TBH

[Mike]

Not telling.

PS. Wheres this poll at??

[novacabrio]

I earn less than my customers!

[andy_mk3]

I see less than 10% per hour of what customers pay :(

[Plug]

2nd year apprentice wage.. so not a lot :( (below minimum wage)

christ im a 1st year apprentice (sparky) and on £7.53

[Mieran]

The poll is there, oh wait its not.

Major, major fail.

[pikey1986]

not a lot, after my bills have gone out im left with sweet fa lol

[novait]

not a lot and never will.. :(

[General Baxter]

depends on how much ya momma gives me lol

[SR-Rally]

depends on how much ya momma gives me lol

she pays with biscuits? :)

[maddogdaz666]

not a lot after child benifit fraud take what they want! love my guvvy, tax free jobs tho!

[Rysee]

not a lot and never will.. :(


Come on dude probably not thinking like that, think big and achieve big

[General Baxter]

she pays with biscuits? :)
so thats why im fat then lol

[Sloth]

alot, im actually david cameron. :)

[brainsnova]

anything from £0 upwards

[Edd]

£ 100000000000000000000000000000000 per second

[wwmnw]

£6.23 p/h over a basic of 21.5h p/w = not a lot p/m and its tiny p/a :cry:

[davidfox280585]

30k a year traine traffic management operative with a little overtime, got my op tickets now so going to 38400 a year then the object is aim higher,was a bike tech at superbike dealers but left as i only got £230 a week:(

[bazil]

IPV for non live lanes, have 12 d T1,going through 12c at the moment, hgv class c, and pestacide tickets too, between £35 - £45k per year depending if I do overtime, which I don't as I R a lazy coont :)

[wwmnw]

IPV for non live lanes, have 12 d T1,going through 12c at the moment, hgv class c, and pestacide tickets too, between £35 - £45k per year depending if I do overtime, which I don't as I R a lazy coont :)

:| Give me your job!

[bazil]

lol I'm special tho :) we have the first ipv road sweeper in the uk so it's on longterm contract to AMEY who look after the motorways up here, usually during the day I sweep the hard shoulder on the motorways and on nights we do all the sweeping of the closed slips and lanes.

[wwmnw]

Ipv?

[brainsnova]

Ipv?

iphone vehicle lol

[ade]

self employed - I don't earn - my accountant tells me I should aim to make a loss for the 1st year so I'm living on ASDA cheapo cold rice pudding fom a can coz i cannae afford to use the gas.

lol

[mowgli]

http://ui01.gamespot.com/96/worstphotoshopever1_2.jpg

[bazil]

iphone vehicle lol

you speak the truth lol lol
+ rep

[16v Nova Kev]

^true.

[davidfox280585]

lol I'm special tho :) we have the first ipv road sweeper in the uk so it's on longterm contract to AMEY who look after the motorways up here, usually during the day I sweep the hard shoulder on the motorways and on nights we do all the sweeping of the closed slips and lanes.
First time i saw one of them i was like wtd 12d is small works and 12c is mobile closures i have 12a 12b there high speed traffic management a is permanent works and b temporary

[draper]

more than my p60 says i do

[bazil]

I don't need the 12a/b as I'm only a hire vehicle and don't do the block vehicle roll for the TM lads, they have there own stuff for that, I'm usually on grass cutting, protecting the lads striming or the mog cutting. I don't know why I'm getting put through the 12c but meh, it's handy to have and may mean more money lol plus I ain't paying for it.

[davidfox280585]

I don't need the 12a/b as I'm only a hire vehicle and don't do the block vehicle roll for the TM lads, they have there own stuff for that, I'm usually on grass cutting, protecting the lads striming or the mog cutting. I don't know why I'm getting put through the 12c but meh, it's handy to have and may mean more money lol plus I ain't paying for it.
Well if its free cant be bad what company you work for and area? I take everything free got my foreman course soon then 18ton and ipv, to do live lane you need your a and b do you enjoy it?

[andy_mk3]

christ im a 1st year apprentice (sparky) and on £7.53

I was thinking of becoming a sparky but ended up being a mechanic. First year I was on £2.70/hr :cry: I was on £3.40/hr up until about March this year.

[dannyb]

I work in education so not enough for the hours and effort I put in - especially now there's the pay freeze! But I'm happy to work in the sector, I enjoy my job and I never dread going in. For me that's worth quite a bit rather than working myself into an early grave for a job I am nonplussed about!

[Sloth]

i work for the govt, and earn 20900 p.a. for a job that should be 29000 p.a.
as for mechanics, i am lvl4 nvq qualified and i was on 13k p.a. when i emigrate the average mechanic is on £35k p.a. yet again britain fukks its workers.

[mowgli]

i'm not earning as much as i want, but i survive. i provide for my family. but i think the fact that we own novas mean we are not rich enough..

[andy_mk3]

as for mechanics, i am lvl4 nvq qualified and i was on 13k p.a. when i emigrate the average mechanic is on £35k p.a. yet again britain fukks its workers.

They know how to take the piss don't they!

The govmt pay my wages, so they get rid of the minimum wage for apprentices, and I still get ****ing taxed on it! Robbing cooonts :wtf:

[mowgli]

the wages of mechanics is simply supply & demand. the chargeout rates are ridiculous

[Sloth]

/\ correct, £120 p/h labour at toyota atm. nice earner for the business eh?

[mowgli]

they blame the manufacturer for making them buy £100k's of special service tools & computer equipment.. then the rent on these space age premises... but it is usually grabbing a profit on the very limited chargeable stuff they do.. the majority of their work is warranty or scheduled servicing, but it is still too much

[Sloth]

the special tools dont cost that much, our tech 2 tester cost £2k, and tbh as oart of the franchise package, the tools are included. our dealer paid for the building, so there is no rent, and there was no mortgage as it was fully paid by the profits of the other 2 in the group. imho a mechanic is as highly skilled and as highlytrained as a plumber or joiner or electrician, so the wages should be the same.

[John]

grrr, don't get me started on mechanics/garages again

[MK999]

About 2 grand less than I spend each year it seems atm

[Sloth]

go on john, i need a lol

[Mike]

About 2 grand less than I spend each year it seems atm

I know that feeling lol :(

[Jack]

i work for the govt, and earn 20900 p.a. for a job that should be 29000 p.a.
Tell me about it, I'm on >£26k, yet I used to see similar jobs in industry for excess of £35k. Problem is I don't really want to move and I like working where I am.

Its funny, for years civil servants were underpaid compared to their industry partners, and now the playing field is a little more level (i.e. all the industry people have lost their jobs) they're moaning we're overpaid. lol


/\ correct, £120 p/h labour at toyota atm. nice earner for the business eh?
LOL I knew there was a reason I stopped using Mr T! Was bad enough paying £60-odd an hour a few years back

[scott.parker]

I earn just over half of what i use to as self employed...

And I'm a carpenter!

IF your lucky enough to be busy all year round self employed you can earn £30-40KPA

But the recession forced me into working on the books again, if i had not got the job I'm in now (been there a year, as i stated the day after billing last year) i would be possibly working at some **** warehouse job and topped my self by now!

I love where i work now, the lads there are all a really good laugh, we work very hard, always busy so the time passes quickly, and we earn good bonus's of around £200-400 every month EACH.

So I'm better off on the books now to when i was self employed and struggling to find work/competing against lots of other out of work/self employed carpenters.

Scott

[Rysee]

I earn £17,250 and should go to £20,000 in april if I progress with the training matrix at work and I'm being a good boy at college. I always seem to be skint though even though I live at home and have a fair whack of disposable income. I must be too good at disposing of it

[Lewis.]

i'm on fantasticly sh*t mechanics wages. and my boss has refused to give me a pay rise, despite now being qualified, so i've just applied for a evening and weekend job at dominoes, delivering pizzas :(

[mowgli]

i hope you like knock knock jokes

[Stuart]

dont get paid near enough :(

Took a job change when things looked really really bad where I was, got a nice redundancy and a 10-15% pay cut to move to the new job that bores me shoiteless. Rock on April 2011 when I'll have 2 years here and will start looking elsewhere

[bazil]

Well if its free cant be bad what company you work for and area? I take everything free got my foreman course soon then 18ton and ipv, to do live lane you need your a and b do you enjoy it?

I work for WM Hamilton from larkhall who own the sweeper and we are on contract to AMEY LG who have the current maintanence contract for the west of Scotland motorways and trunk routes.
I quite like it but I've only been doing it for 18 months, before that I done allsorts, building sites, motorway resurfacing, streetworks, quarries etc etc so the money is a little less but much less overtime :)

[mowgli]

stu, i take it that fluffing isn't much fun as a day job then?

[L33 LEG]

I work part time on just over minimum wage. Quite clearly not enough lol

[Sloth]

small update: the bank has agreed to lend me the capital to start my own business in sept. already found one as a going concern for $250000 aus dollars, 30km from my new house. b-e-a-utiful!

[Stuart]

stu, i take it that fluffing isn't much fun as a day job then?

as I've said before, being paid for your hobbies isa BAD idea... so I do that unpaid ;)

[wisewood]

More than I need. But not as much as I want.

[Sloth]

where did you come from???? :d

[wisewood]

Once upon a time there was an egg and a sperm... etc.

[sparkie1401]

well im paid in €'s which is fine, until i want to buy a house for example and all of a sudden im deamed equivalent to an assylem seaker

if i work 200 p/a ill earn 40k net, and wether im sat on my **** at home or away i get €10,080 p/a regardless

all good, and easy to save in my line of work but its a complete **** until i get in the property ladder and my earning fluctuate with the exchange rate when im sending home to have GBP

[Jack]

Igloo's are expensive I hear

[Andy]

not saying for fear of reprisals lol

[sparkie1401]

cold aswell i guess lol

[Hayley]

I earn a good enough wage (mainly coz I work shifts) but it doesnt matter becuase I live on my own and all my money goes on rent (which is about the same as a mortgage but I cant save up a deposit so i cant actually buy a house) and bills so im left with about £100 a month. And I hate my job but the job I want to do means taking a drop in wages by about £4k so its all crap

Dont think its obvious that im in a bad mood about it all. lol

[General Baxter]

how are mechanics on such a **** wage lol

some months i can pick up £3k alone lol

[Stuart]

because MOST "mechanics" arent actually mechanics... they are just fitters and thats it.

[wisewood]

Because a mechanic Isn't as important as a young car enthusiast thinks they are.

[John]

how are mechanics on such a **** wage lol

some months i can pick up £3k alone lol

Define mechanic here, Car mechanic? You're not a car mechanic are you baxter. Any jobs at your place gen?

Stuart and wisewood, 100% agreed, and i'm a car mechanic btw.

[Stuart]

Define mechanic here, Car mechanic? You're not a car mechanic are you baxter. Any jobs at your place gen?

Stuart and wisewood, 100% agreed, and i'm a car mechanic btw.

I thought you were a very shifty mofo lol

[John]

I thought you were a very shifty mofo lol

Me? never! lmao!lol

[draper]

ive just refused a payrise today at work lol

far more responsibility for a measly 30p an hour extra, my manager didnt know what to say when i told him he could keep it lol

[MattBrown]

4 year apprentaship

9k, 13k, 18.5k, 23k, the 30k+ overs:)

[General Baxter]

well tech im an enginner, working for the HSE/VBRA lol

[bmw156]

why is everyone afraid of response ability, a guy at work turned down the production manager job because it was to much responsibility. so i got the job instead.

im on 14k, production manager, been doing it for 6 months. so im still stepping onto the job ladder. :)

[General Baxter]

why is everyone afraid of response ability, a guy at work turned down the production manager job because it was to much responsibility. so i got the job instead.

im on 14k, production manager, been doing it for 6 months. so im still stepping onto the job ladder. :)

lmao, if someone dies on what iv been messing with its 5years min in jail lol

[MK999]

why is everyone afraid of response ability, a guy at work turned down the production manager job because it was to much responsibility. so i got the job instead.

im on 14k, production manager, been doing it for 6 months. so im still stepping onto the job ladder. :)

because 14k as a manager is pretty crappy? lol I could earn that as a basic rate cashier if overtime was available.

[Jack]

Fcuk yeah, I wouldn't even get out of bed for <£20k these days lol

[Rysee]

Agreed our production manager is on atleast 35k

[mowgli]

some months i can pick up £3k alone lol

how?? do you mend tail lifts on security vans???

[General Baxter]

yes, and loads of overtime lol

****loads of motorway work, running around the fast lane FTW lol

[John]

4 year apprentaship

9k, 13k, 18.5k, 23k, the 30k+ overs:)

On cars? I wouldn't have thought so.

[John]

yes, and loads of overtime lol

****loads of motorway work, running around the fast lane FTW lol

That's why it's well paid then.

[Rysee]

On cars? I wouldn't have thought so.


I think Matt works in a paper mill

[bazil]

I want a cat like colin:( mine just bloody sleeps all day then moan for food then sleeps some more!!

[Mike]

****loads of motorway work, running around the fast lane FTW lol

Oh aye, dangerous working conditions are where its at :cool: I was taking home well over £500 a week for working 32 hours over 6 days!

[Benn]

hahahahahaha a cat.

[Stuart]

Fcuk yeah, I wouldn't even get out of bed for <£20k these days lol


£35K barely makes me set my alarm clock lol

[dhdev (Oli)]

I get more than most of these ''mechanics'' and I'm a full time student :thumb:

[Benn]

£35K barely makes me set my alarm clock lol

Lucky you.

[John]

I get more than most of these ''mechanics'' and I'm a full time student :thumb:

As per Benns post above.

[Lee H]

£30k here. Pretty sure it should be more after all the exams I've had to go through but there is lots of competition for jobs in Finance so people will work for less just to get a job at the moment.

[Pistol Pete]

Enough. Just lol. But then i do get a fair few perks which makes up the difference.

[Jack]

£35K barely makes me set my alarm clock lol
I'm cheap lol

If you want money, go to a warzone. Civvies in Afghan get a fcukload of dollar. I had an opportunity for 6 months in Kaf a while back and stupidly turned it down. Would have earned about 3x my annual salary in those six months alone lol

[Stuart]

or just 'contract' in the UK, plenty of money to be had in the safety of our own boarders lol

I 'think' the average rates where I am are £35per hour which roughly works out to £70kish depending how hard you screw IR35

[Rysee]

I'm applying for the RAF in sept(have to wait a year after my shoulder op) hopefully I get in, I'll take a pay cut to not have to make envelopes

[mowgli]

I think Matt works in a paper mill

does he make toilet rolls??? how ironic would that be???lol

[Rysee]

Haha it would indeed

[Jack]

or just 'contract' in the UK, plenty of money to be had in the safety of our own boarders lol
Very uncertain though - one of our guys doesn't know if he'll have a job next week or not. Example, he had no word over Christmas break until 09:00 on Monday 4th when they said would he like to come back in lol

It does amuse me, some of the E1 (lackey) level staff contractors are on big money. The MOD has put a block on recruiting to save cash, so intead of paying c£15k pa for an E1, they pay about £50kpa to a recruitment agency to hire in a contractor!

Mind you, the agencies take most of that money.

At least in afghan you get decent sun and a pizza hut on site in Kaf. Oh and the american shop with its large knives lol

[Mrs Hobbit]

We're humble and earn enough to get by and have a little enjoyment in life. Things have become a little tighter since we decided to extend our family by having a little Nova, but hasn't it grown alot these last few months... lol

[Hayley]

I'm cheap lol

If you want money, go to a warzone. Civvies in Afghan get a fcukload of dollar. I had an opportunity for 6 months in Kaf a while back and stupidly turned it down. Would have earned about 3x my annual salary in those six months alone lol

I mean this in the nicest possible way but DAM I wish you had got that opportunity. loads of money and you could of brought me back a prezzie...err whatever they have out there in the way of gift shops

[Jack]

Colin came back with a slightly-too-small afghan national side football shirt last time I was there with him lol

[Dar]

I now work in Wales, so I get paid in sheep.

[16v Nova Kev]

well thats a baaaaastard then.

[Dar]

Nah, I pimp them out to the Welsh :thumb:

[wwmnw]

Nah, I pimp them out to the Welsh :thumb:

Could make a killing in the rural Co.Durham areas too :thumb:

[Richie_B]

That's a poor poll.

Not enough.

[sport]

New job been told the skys the limit, we will see.

[Bubba]

erm, barely enough to get by...and not enough to get my own pad :(