My dad doesn’t know where I get my day rates from as a self employed ‘odd job man’ £50 a day is as cheap as I can go and that includes everything, I’m a qualified computer technician as well. Yeah I’ll mow your lawn rebuild your wall and fix your comp as long as I get £50 a day.

So anyway I lifted 2 floors for my dads neighbour she asked how much? no charge. It only took an hour and she’s a good neighbour to my parents. I told her no charge, she’s insisting she’ll ‘throw me something’ sorry no! I can’t accept that. My rate is £50 per day 9-5. Either take it as a gift or really insult me by giving me what I’d get back on site which is £6.31.

My parents insist I’ll take whatever I’m given. I don’t work like that. I have a set rate or I do it for nothing, I’m not a ten year old being sent to the shops and told to get myself a bag of sweets with the change. I get no respect as a self employed worker because I’m not a professional, well actually I am. Qualified in everything I touch for work. I’m not a shyster or a cowboy, but you know jack of all trades master of none sort of grinds me down.

I don’t touch plumbing gas or electrics or the structural integrity of a house either. I’ve a pretty horrible working life, I’m doomed if I do dammed if I don’t. Nobody wants to pay the going rate, FS £50 a day but they think I’ll soft shoe shuffle with my cap in hand. Heres an idea, get PC world out to fix the POS they sold you and get them to fix your guttering as compensation., yeah Ok? yeah right!