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| Thread ID: 87374 | 2008-02-18 23:42:00 | IT charges. . . . . | nofam (9009) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 641856 | 2008-02-19 20:21:00 | at the end of the day its the consumer who sets the charge out price. regardless of if its required to keep your business running. a mate has similar problem, if he ups the hourly rate people just throw the gear out and buy a new one. considering his gear and training is worth 10 times what most pc techs is, you would think he would be charging at least $100 an hour. unfortunately customers won't let him. i've had that with pc's, they have a software fault and they simply throw the pc into the dump and go buy a new one. with various different trades i've been involved with over the years, most people bork at prices over $50 an hour. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 641857 | 2008-02-19 21:44:00 | i've had that with pc's, they have a software fault and they simply throw the pc into the dump and go buy a new one. Yep. Got one here. Retrieved docs for her but $100 to reinstall ME and drivers etc - she is gong to take it to the tip instead as thats too much. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 641858 | 2008-02-19 22:02:00 | "There's nowt so queer as folk" --Old English (possibly said in Lancashire dialect) saying -- |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 641859 | 2008-02-20 01:27:00 | yeh that's fine but the work I do is about 90% callouts in the home so .......I have to be *reasonable*......(not sayin you guys arent')..... this morning for example I did a job that took 2 & 1/2 hours and got $100 and a bottle of chivas regal whiskey (12 year old)........cant really complain and yes I must do a good job because it's not uncommon for folks to throw in a few extra $$ |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 641860 | 2008-02-20 01:51:00 | this morning for example I did a job that took 2 & 1/2 hours and got $100 and a bottle of chivas regal whiskey (12 year old)........cant really complain $$ Nice wee drop, that! :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 641861 | 2008-02-20 02:36:00 | ;) I'll let you know :) | drcspy (146) | ||
| 641862 | 2008-02-20 04:44:00 | $150 is a lot for just a desktop technician IMO, Network and System specialists are around $135 to $150 | SolMiester (139) | ||
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