[TechAssist] Re: Labor rates for PTV work
- From: gulftech@xxxxxxxx
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:26:13 -0600
Phil,
That depends on the way pay is structured. Mine now are paid on a
percentage basis, not by the hour. Works better for both in the long
run. Had one guy, paid hourly, that would do no more than four units a
day. He figured he'd earned his pay and to do more would only make money
"for the boss."
The last man I hired was hired mainly for his body! Before you get any
wrong ideas, Joe is a good tech, but without a lot of experience in big
screen repair. He is much younger than I am. He can work on the floor
without having to call the Red Cross to help him up. I provide the
brain, he does the braun!
Y'all have a good weekend.
Ken Smith
Gulf Technical Services
3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:35:26 -0500 Phil Bader <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>
> This is "cost averaging" and I've done it for years.If you really
> think
> about it, a super efficient tech is actually penalizing himself by
> charging less because he finished quickly in an hour,as opposed to
> the
> dunce who took 4 hours and got 4 hours labor.Who was better paid?
>
> Jay wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> > Very well said . Jay
> >
> > At 01:23 PM 1/26/02, you wrote:
> >
> > >Matt,
> > >
> > >Labor rates are not easy to discuss. Not only is there a privacy
> issue
> > >to some, it would vary widely from one locale to another.
> Factors would
> > >include shop overhead, employee salaries, experience level of
> techs (How
> > >long will it take for you/them to fix?), area economy, and supply
> and
> > >demand. If YOU need the work, the price falls. If the cusomer
> needs it
> > >fixed and you are humping to keep up, the price goes up. Lots of
> other
> > >things to consider, but the answers must come from you.
> > >
> > >Often, there is a temptation to charge too little. You may have
> fixed
> > >this one in an hour. The next one may be a dog that takes days
> to fix
> > >and two trips to the shrink to get over. You can't possibly
> charge
> > >enough on the latter, but charge enough on the quick ones so the
> bottom
> > >line is not in the red. Remember, we don't sell time, we sell a
> skill
> > >developed over many years of experience and, those of us who own
> the
> > >shop, considerable economic investment as well.
> > >
> > >HTH.
> > >
> > >
> > >Ken Smith
> > >Gulf Technical Services
> > >3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> > >Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
> > >850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
> > >
> > >
> > >On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:55:56 -0800 (PST) MATT SHERER
> > ><skoalman61821@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > >
> > > > Hello, I do work for a shop that now wants me to work
> > > > on his PTV's. I have worked on a few of these types
> > > > but I guess it is going to be pretty regular now.
> > > > What amount of labor charges would be proper for this?
> > > > Thanks for the input.
> > > >
> > > > Matt Sherer
> > > > Champaign, IL
> > > >
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