So....how was your day?

[gordi]

Happy Anniversary Big G !

Sorry for the delay, yesterday and earlier today, I couldn't really log onto RN or any other website as my computer kept freezing...after another one of those damn Windows 10 updates. I had to refresh the RN front page like 20 times before it'd even show up...

But a part of what you've written, Gordi, struck a cord here on this side, as it's identical to a situation I've been in since launching this business here, five years ago. As you may know, I specialize in delivering and installing medical esthetic equipment, i.e. laser machines for permanent hair removal...

So I'll quote you:

To explain the money situation:
I arrange all the gigs and deal with all of the venues.
I Supply all of the PA equipment, desk, speakers, stands, cables, mics etc. (Everything we need to gig live)
I supply the transportation, do all the driving, provide all of the fuel, and pick him up and drop him off at his front door.
I also have to do all of the loading of the gear at the start of the night, and unloading at the end (as that happens at my own house before I pick him up and after I drop him off)
We supply our own instruments, but I do the bulk of the singing and "front" the band.


Guess what share of the money I already give him?

Go on.... you know you want to....?

Well, it's 50%.

Yup, I give him half of what we take in, but apparently it's "not enough" so it looks like I've wasted another year getting another guy up to speed. (This is the third time in four years)

EXACT SAME THING !

I've been building this thing for three years before hiring anyone. Last two years, I've tried three different guys. Like you, I pamper them, supply the vehicle, pay the gas ( I do between 80,000 to 100,000 kilometers a year so imagine the amount of gas I buy in a year ), arrange the drop offs and pick ups, handle all the phone calls and scheduling, handle all the paperwork, give them the easiest deliveries ( as in no stairs to carry the apparatus up and down, i.e. ) and I give them, like you, half my pay cut if we deliver it together; and full pay cut if they deliver it alone. (Meaning that I make a negative as I supply everything...)

And guess what? Not enough. Third one I've had to tell him to fuck off. Too much is too much. Always late - and in this business you CAN'T be late - always complaining about something...while getting an above average income...go figure...

So you aren't alone. Reality is, Gordi, you have to find someone like YOU. But gems are harder to find than crappy rocks... : )

I know the feeling...

Thanks Sol,
Fudpuckers the lot of them!

I'll come over and work with YOU! - Sorted!



Can I bring Tiddles?