would you!

[garretridge]

I was asked today in my local tile shop by a guy who has set up a bathroom showroom on the second floor did a want to work for him. He said in this climate he would guarantee a weekly wage of £350 quid i said no thanks but thanks for the offer. he left and i was talking to the tile shop owner who i know well said he has 4 tilers all polish one is a tiler the other 3 are not even close.he said when the showroom opened 9 weeks ago they were tiling onto the displays the same day the plastering was done with large format tiles with tubbed addy. he is actually busy but is getting complaints a lot thats why he is looking for people compatent to do the work but he told me they work up to 60 hrs a week leaving peoples bathrooms at 11-30 at night which is very wrong in my opinion. and they are being paid £250 a week what chance have british people getting work when they can get away with paying foregin workers a pitance.!

[david campbell]

no way!

1- for a 60 hour week i would want at least treble that amount

2-being in peoples homes at nearly midnight is rude and un-proffesional

3-this guys problems will become your problems (i'e the complaints)

4-there a reason why he employs people who don't speak the native toungue and work for peanuts

....................because he seems like the monkey

[Phil Hobson]

I think it might be time to hang up my trowel

[diamondtiling]

I think it might be time to hang up my trowel

Its not time for that yet Phil, your one of the true professional tilers.

[whitebeam]

If he's getting complaints allready I don't think he'll be around that long

[nybor62]

report him to immigration

[garretridge]

If he's getting complaints allready I don't think he'll be around that long

that was my thinking too he will be caught out soon enough slap it up him!

[puddle]

report him to immigration

probably his sisters work there

[mikethetile]

Ive had to work along side east europeans quite a lot when i was on site and with the odd exception they are a nightmare

the ones that were in the trade at home were good and had their money raised in line with us, ive got no issues with them, but they were in the minority

they dont do a good job and have little knowledge or experiance

they are very slow

difficult to get motivated

poor organisatonial skills

aggresive

lack respect for others and their property

up themselves, they reckon they are here because we need them, truth is they are here because theres nothing at home for them and we need them like a fish needs a bicycle

they are paid the minimum wage and thats more than they are worth, they have to work long hours to finish the job in the same time as a british tradesman

[doug boardley]

Ive had to work along side east europeans quite a lot when i was on site and with the odd exception they are a nightmare

the ones that were in the trade at home were good and had their money raised in line with us, ive got no issues with them, but they were in the minority

they dont do a good job and have little knowledge or experiance

they are very slow

difficult to get motivated

poor organisatonial skills

aggresive

lack respect for others and their property

up themselves, they reckon they are here because we need them, truth is they are here because theres nothing at home for them and we need them like a fish needs a bicycle

they are paid the minimum wage and thats more than they are worth, they have to work long hours to finish the job in the same time as a british tradesman

that's the same the world over Mike, not just limited to East Europeans. If you're a "proper" tradesman, you'll have a trdesmans mentality and do a good satisfactory job.

[brian c]

i hope he gets his comeuppence

[jay]

sounds a bit like slave labor and yes a similar thing happens over here , (Asians pakistanis Koreans ect)normally brought into country on a special visa housed 10 to 15 per rental paid poorly then after 1 or 2 years sent home were they are classified as wealthy men . there not all bad just trying to do whats right for there families back home just like you and me there training is non existent and there treated like animals the real offender are there bosses i wish the authorities would do something but it seems to be the same the world over

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

pop goes the weasel !!!