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| Thread ID: 107697 | 2010-02-26 07:39:00 | Job available: Part time casual computer tech in Wellington | george12 (7) | PC World Chat |
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| 861825 | 2010-02-28 18:23:00 | Wainuitech, I know exactly what you mean. I have had the same experience and I bet it was the same company. And they frequently charge without fixing properly too. I was expecting to go with them to every job for maybe 1 month, but the kind of people I've had so far would require a significant period of training. And yeah, they certainly do think they know what they're doing - however I had some interview questions prepared to catch them out - which they did. For example, who here would agree, any computer tech should know that if a computer keeps flashing up a BSOD for a moment then restarting, you disable restart on system failure, either from Windows if it does boot, or else from F8 on startup? Right? Without knowing that how would one properly and efficiently diagnose that extremely common condition... Yet none of them did. As for area, I do have the odd customer out as far as Paraparaumu even, but most of them are in town. I don't want the cost of someone coming in from Lower Hutt or Porirua for every job - that'd be around $15 travel per job. Justifiable if I charged a bit more though. If you get really stuck finding someone, maybe you and Wainuitech could come to some sort of arrangement where for each customer you refer to him, you get a small "finder's fee" or similar? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 861826 | 2010-02-28 18:55:00 | Having a kill level is pretty damn cool no matter what it is. :lol: One typo -- Thankfully, the kill level is very small, apart from damn flies. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 861827 | 2010-03-01 08:19:00 | If you get really stuck finding someone, maybe you and Wainuitech could come to some sort of arrangement where for each customer you refer to him, you get a small "finder's fee" or similar? Personally if I was in this situation, and couldn't supervise the person, I would sell the clients to someone else. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 861828 | 2010-03-01 08:28:00 | :lol: One typo -- Thankfully, the kill level is very small, apart from damn flies. Use Nortons - that big box is a good fly swatter. 7 at 1 blow no trouble. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 861829 | 2010-03-01 09:51:00 | If you get really stuck finding someone, maybe you and Wainuitech could come to some sort of arrangement where for each customer you refer to him, you get a small "finder's fee" or similar? wainuitech, if that idea interests you, PM me. No promises but it would be nice to have someone to refer work to if I really had to. I will raise the rate however. That may decrease the work slightly, though in fact I imagine it might make no difference. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 861830 | 2010-03-01 19:00:00 | Considering a full-time job at $18 an hour puts you on $38K PA, you're doing pretty decent, even for an entry level IT Tech. I started at EDS on $32K back in the day. A full-time wage of $38K puts you above the nations "average wage" too, from what I understand. Job sounds ideal for somebody doing Uni work or the likes, who's not allowed to earn more than $XYZ whilst getting a student allowance. Good luck finding somebody mate, sounds like you're doing right by the staff and by the customer :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 861831 | 2010-03-01 19:05:00 | I wish you luck finding some person reliable and honest. It almost makes me want to move back to my home town and supplement my superannuation which is another thought. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 861832 | 2010-03-01 19:09:00 | It almost makes me want to move back to my home town Almost makes me want to move. Almost. Chill - transpose those starting figures and it's near to our combined income. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 861833 | 2010-03-01 21:51:00 | :( and they say it's the best thing being self-employed ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 861834 | 2010-03-01 23:08:00 | Interesting thread here. A few issues with IT Techs(and others) forced to use there own cars for Work.. Car Insurance: you may loose it if the insurance co finds out(or you just wont be covered in a claim). I had my existing Insurance Co refuse to cover me if car was used for IT work, other insurance companies would Insure ONLY under more expensive Business Cover plan. Your car gets a much harder life. You have to pay for any damage etc incurred using the car for your job. The mileage racks up quickly. The techs here soon realised this & ended up buying $500 - $1000 cars to use for work. Not a good look when you turn up at Clients Sites in a 20 year old clunker. Also, techs get put under undue pressure if the car is off the road for a week for repairs. |
sroby (11519) | ||
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