Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Howard my old mate how did you get to there,I was self-employed as a welder for eight years, never home working long hours and never geting a day off and when I did get home I had all my own book work to do and the tax man always on your back no days off with pay like the rest.And I was one of the lucky ones because I did not have to find my own work it was always there. I was only to glad to get back on the cards.Self-employed is hard work and in alot of case,s not much return,One year I got home only 3 times my wife never ever saw me.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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vic
the jobs market in east kent is dire, alexander has a trade, i think it is better for him to go self employed and build up a round of jobs by being good.
word of mouth soon brings work.
i live opposite someone that does gardening that for a living and is never short of work, in fact turns a lot of jobs down.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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You think it is that easy Howard,there is alot doing that already out there.And most go to the one who cost,s are the lowest and you end up somtimes working for nothing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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vic i am going by the fact that two people living near me earn a good living as self employed gardeners.
the alternative is signing on.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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In fact Howard, you are right. I used to be self-employed as painter and decorator, with occasional gardening, and earned quite well, and couldn't accept all the work offered, as I was booked out. Word spreads, as you stated. Vic is also right in as much as the amount one can ask inorder to receive the contract has to be below, a lot below the figure that a a pinter or gardener would expectto receive.
Presently I am starting to purchase the most elementary tools, but have already a number of jobs in line, painting and gardening.
But if I had access to land, I'd go and plant orchards straight away! I love that kind of work, and also growing vegetables. Unfortunately, there are no orchards that need planting here in Kent that I know of, I never find any kind of advertising for that sort of work, and to think that I laugh at the odd blister on my thumb and the scratches from black-berry bushes, they are a normal part of my life when gardening!
I do get satisfaction from writing too, and last night was up till three writing another article. I was really pleased and enjoyed the work, listening to Scottish military bagpipe music from a CD through my head-phones.