Not Fishing - Money
Submitted by Madmerv on Sun, 2017-11-26 18:09
G'day guys
I've been out of work from my usual job (mining industry) for a couple of years now and have been making a living in any job i can since then.
I have just been offered a job as a manager of a commercial kitchen and i would really like to get this job. They have asked what i expect in wages and to be honest i really have no idea what is reasonable for a full time town job as a manager.
Obvously i would like to get as much as possible but dont want to scare them off with a figure that is way out of the ball park.
Please PM me if you want to keep figures personal or post up any links to sites that have wages info.
Thanks.
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Faulkner Family
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your looking at around $25
your looking at around $25 to $30 p hour depends . they could also be ofering a salary.
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pelagicyachts
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25 per hour for a manager of
25 per hour for a manager of a commercial kitchen? - our baby sitter gets paid 20 for watching TV!
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petermac
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to much
to much of this stuff going on , if they realy want you they will make you an offer , not you trying to make you go in with a low ball hourly rate to get the job , old mate of my of mine applyed for a job as a posty he got asked the same question "whats your hourly rate you will work for" he told them he didnt get the job , bring back unions , joe average worker is being screwd these days
just dhu it
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There's a big change going on in WA at present , there's not much construction and majority of union EBAs have just expired so company's are cutting back in a big way in majority of wages for various trades , to top this of the plenty of eastern states company's coming over with cheaper wage rates than ours so the only wa for our company's to survive is to drop rates in a big way to keep them viable to compete in project costs which only flow through to all aspects of employment prospects ,imo. So if there asking what you worth you would want to see ndicate where you want to take their company
Marineboy
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ok madmerve the figure you tell them should be a figure you are happy to work for, it would be silly to go too high and not get the job and wish you had gone lower and in the same respect if you go too low and get the job and are not happy with what you are earning you will be unhappy. Also once you are established in a job and doing that job well you can then ask for a wage review.
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eziliving
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Yep pretty much sums it up.
Yep pretty much sums it up.
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D_d_001
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like what Mairineboy says, as
like what Mairineboy says, as an employer myself I believe work out the minimum you would take the job for and offer somewhere around that. If you are unfamiliar with the job, take it on work for couple of months, add value to the company/business then renegotiate. I respect an employee who first adds value. then I'm happy to renegotiate.
Madmerv
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Thanks for the response
Thanks for the response guys.
I kind of agree with Pelagicyachs. The job is not rocket science but there is a responsibility there to keep a business running profitably and i have been a manager for almost 20 years in an industry that counts their costs in the millions per day. Efficiency comes naturally to me so i would not be happy with earning a bit more than an unskilled labrourer. Still a salary of 150k + would not be affordable for the size operation that they are running.. Yet
I will let you know if i get the job.
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pelagicyachts
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that's what you need to tell
that's what you need to tell them mate -
"but there is a responsibility there to keep a business running profitably and i have been a manager for almost 20 years in an industry that counts their costs in the millions per day."
The cognitive ability required to run a business properly and profitably is the same regardless of the amount of zeros involved - in reality it is harder to find people to run those smaller business' (with less zeros involved) because its natural for good people to gravitate to larger business' for work.
I would ask them in the appropriate manner - what are they prepared to pay or what can they afford to pay for your experience and track record
good luck!
dano83
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Maybe have a look at
Maybe have a look at wageline also as a guide...that should give you the information you need though.