29th August 2012, 08:41 PM
RedEarth Wrote:This kind of comment shows how little some people understand about how projects are costed. The day rate will include a lot more than just your salary! Try thinking as part of a larger group (or team as it's sometimes known) and you might understand. Do you think that when a solicitor charges ?100 per hour they are actually taking that home with them? No, it will also be covering elements of other salaries, overheads, expenses and so on. Presumably you consider everyone else (admin staff, managers, maybe post-ex people, accountants) as not as worthwhile as the 'at the coal-face' diggers who do all the work.
I totally understand how it all works......I have costed many many projects at the rates quoted above both for my self employment and several units.........what I am saying is PUT THE BLOODY DIGGER'S WAGES UP !!!!............if the current scarcity of field staff continues we might be in with a chance