cleaningfool
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I'm putting on an experience tech. He has 15 years under his belt. He can install and make all repairs. What percentage/hr. should I pay him?
paying your techs
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davegillfishing
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i pay my lead guy 17% of what the truck makes..then if we have a good month i give him a 100.00 bill or more.
he uses the truck anytime he wants for side work as long as he clears it with me and puts gas back in the truck..
whatever you pay him make sure you have a little set aside for "that-a-boy" days..it is really important to moral.
he uses the truck anytime he wants for side work as long as he clears it with me and puts gas back in the truck..
whatever you pay him make sure you have a little set aside for "that-a-boy" days..it is really important to moral.
cleaningfool
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David, how much experience does he have?
daniel@procarpet
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If he is going to work with you then I would pay him hourly at 10-15 dollars per hour. If you are going to let him go out on his own, then I would pay him a minimum of 20 percent. If he is the sheet, then I would pay him 25 percent.
Hoody
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What are you expecting of him ?
Curtis Pennington
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davegill said:
17?....for a lead guy....he wont be there long lol...I pay mine 20,25,28,30%....pends on how long they been with me. 30% guy been with me almost 10 years.
Dolly Llama
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cleaningfool said:
a cautionary note, just because he has 15 years experience, doesn't automatically mean he's worth a chit
If he does turn out to be a winner, pay him a "livable" wage if you expect to keep him.
a "livable" wage varies with what part of the country you live in
..L.T.A.
If this is a guy who's going out on their own, full-time, they need to make enough money to be able to live the american dream and buy a home. Around here that's about 40k plus decent benefits. You have to make it worth it to them to be out doing their best day after day.
Ken Snow
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Like Chris said, pay him well, through commission, and give him great benefits so that he will make a carreer out of it.
Hoody
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Damn and I would have killed to make 10% just a year ago, always fell a few % short. I suddenly don't think some of you are a-holes, now! :mrgreen:
bob vawter
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ya you would be CLOSE to me....
and we could be buds!
and we could be buds!
lancehollister
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I would think with 15 yrs under his belt he would have a minimum requirement. If it was me i would expect atleast 25 % and at or above 30% at yrs end.
Ask him what he wants and then work from there.
Ask him what he wants and then work from there.
Ken Snow
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It is not so much the % as what they can make per day/week/month. If a business doesn;t have the volume it won;t matter what the % is.
Brian R
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Always go percentage...anywhere from 15 to 30 depending on production.
Remember to tell him that he is getting paid well to also keep the van clean, do his own redo's for no extra and keep up the company image.
Something that should be written out just so there is NO misunderstandings.
Employees are tuff, If he has that kind of experience, why not have him get his own equipment and sub out to him?....Keeps both parties happy.
Remember to tell him that he is getting paid well to also keep the van clean, do his own redo's for no extra and keep up the company image.
Something that should be written out just so there is NO misunderstandings.
Employees are tuff, If he has that kind of experience, why not have him get his own equipment and sub out to him?....Keeps both parties happy.
Hoody
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c_adkins said:
Had that not been the case you'd probably still be there, you can't pay for economy and expect perfection.[/quote:38b83bis]
See, Chris gets it!
And most important... actually pay the guy what you two agree on
royalkid
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davegill said:
Huh?? You let a tech go do "side-work"?? WTF?? Hello?? Does nobody else see a problem with that?? "oh Ms. Jones, your sister wants her house cleaned...no problem, I'll do it for $50 less than yours, just let me tell my boss i need the truck tonight"....WHAT??? I've never heard anything like that...doesn't make sense to me...but then again, you're paying your "LEAD" guy 17% (way low)...we start our techs at 20% reg, 30% upsell/late/weekend work. I would say he won't last long, but with his highly profitable "side-work", why would he leave.
daniel@procarpet
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Stanley Steemer in most cases sends out a two man crew. The lead tech gets 16% and the assisstant gets 10%.
Hoody
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Those Stanley bastards made more than I did!? 
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That is badSteven Hoodlebrink said:Those Stanley bastards made more than I did!?
Brian R
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royalkid said:
Hell yes you let your techs do "side" work. Friends, family, self....If a job generates from your own jobs then NO, that is not a "side" job.
The rules have to be set but letting a tech use the vehicle to help others get clean is better than extra pay for both parties...
It also shows that you trust your tech and value his work.
Lighten up there sparky.
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I have allowed techs to do "friends" homes on the side before. Quite often they begin to make too many friends. All of a sudden their doing their "cousins" house and it turns out to be the owner of a business you service.
Now I allow the techs to clean friends and family at our direct cost but we schedule it during a shift and it's treated like a regular job. I always check the property info on the assessors page to see who really owns it, and they better not be a past customer.
Now I allow the techs to clean friends and family at our direct cost but we schedule it during a shift and it's treated like a regular job. I always check the property info on the assessors page to see who really owns it, and they better not be a past customer.
Steven Hoodlebrink said:Those Stanley bastards made more than I did!?
I was talking with my cousin last night, who was a stanley hose-monkey for a while. He walked away from one job $500 richer! (and he didn't steal anything). For some reason he quit to go work in a factory for $10 an hour?
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To answer the original question:
I pay $12hr + a percentage of the daily gross above a predetermined "break even" dollar amount. If we have a losing day then they only make $12hr, which is the least I think someone should ever make slinging a wand in homes.
I pay $12hr + a percentage of the daily gross above a predetermined "break even" dollar amount. If we have a losing day then they only make $12hr, which is the least I think someone should ever make slinging a wand in homes.
Brian R
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Out Of Character said:
Like anythig involving money, it HAS to be regulated.
when I had employees, I would even cut them in for a bigger percentage if they aquired the job themselves and it wasn't a "Friend".
Again, has to be regulated...but as long as you are making money and the Employee is happy....and making money...then things are good.
