Anyone in need of work ?

[JimC]

£390 a week less stoppages , is this for a apprentice learning the trade

As I said above, I've been doing this now nearly 30 years and I'm on not much more. The Domestic Electronics Service Industry has always been looked down upon by the end users of the equipment and as a necessary evil by the Manufacturers. ''...our products don't go wrong so why do we need an expensive Service Dept...''.

I think the mindset stems from it all coming from a 'hobby'. Starting with 'Wireless' and then early TV the hobby-ist built their own and therefore fixed it in their shed if it went wrong. They would do it for their neighbours too.
So if a bloke in his shed can do it, why can't I? So that mentality persists I think even with todays modern, complicated gear. You (generalising here) all think ''..I'll have a go..'' and we who train for years how to do it at a professional level don't get the recognition we deserve.

Rant over, sorry guys !! Sore spot !!

Jim.

[Firebottle]

I got more respect as a retired electronics engineer in France than I ever got as a working one in the UK.

Sad indeed.

[Stryder5]

As an engineer I realised, after trying different specialisations, that the remuneration was never going to be what I needed.

Met someone at a social occasion, who outlined that IT was where the money was. Did some research and registered to do Contract work.

What an eye opener, started going 6 month contracts, wherever in the world, I was offered.

Started a Limited Liability Company.

The rewards can be staggering, £1000 per day not unusual.

You also learn how to minimise your tax burden.

[JimC]

As an engineer I realised, after trying different specialisations, that the remuneration was never going to be what I needed.

Met someone at a social occasion, who outlined that IT was where the money was. Did some research and registered to do Contract work.

What an eye opener, started going 6 month contracts, wherever in the world, I was offered.

Started a Limited Liability Company.

The rewards can be staggering, £1000 per day not unusual.

You also learn how to minimise your tax burden.

Bit late for me to change jobs now and the trouble is, it's about all I'm good at and 'unfortunately' I like doing it !!
I've just resigned myself to never being rich

Jim.

[Stryder5]

Bit late for me to change jobs now and the trouble is, it's about all I'm good at and 'unfortunately' I like doing it !!
I've just resigned myself to never being rich

Jim.

Job satisfaction is a great reward in its own right, I think you are very lucky!

[dimkasta]

It's the same here in Greece.
Most repair work is done by underpaid "technicians" with obscure backgrounds. And not because of the depression. It was like that even before.

And yes engineers get no respect here either. Our local heavy industry was killed-off in a few months back in the 80s. And engineers ended up in the same bin with the above mentioned "technicians".

The only way to get decent money as an engineer is to migrate to Germany.