Re: Anybody on here ever worked for TSG? Please leave comments about what they're lik
Had a word with my boss this morning, told him I've been offered a job and been thinking about it as things seem quiet. Some guys have been given days off because there's no work but not the case with the plumbing side of things.
He said there's a job there for me as long as I want it, in worst case if there was no plumbing work he said he would have me doing other stuff to keep me working. That's decent.
That's good enough for me, it's all local work, help if I need it. Work isn't always planned so I feel like im being messed about some days and I work later than I should be some days for no extra pay but then I am never far from home.
I'm going to save and get my own van and look in to getting some subbie work with BG later in the year to bump my money up.
We are saving for a mortgage and we are not far off, if I take this new job and it doesn't work out I will be left sitting on my butt until I find something else and my expenses will start coming out of our money and I can't have that, I have worked too hard to save.
It might seem I am sticking with the easy option but something don't feel right and i'm going with my gut. I'm not motivated solely by money, i'm knackered when I finish work now and doing this new job I can see me being twice as knackered, never with my gf and daughter and when I am i'll be a miserable sod. This will cause issues. I don't think the extra pay will match the pressure I will be under and life is too short. The interviewer said the area I will be working used to have 5 engineers now there's only 2. It had me wondering why, all I see on this forum is people looking for work or saying how quiet they are but no one seems to be grabbing these positions with 2 hands.
The replies on this thread have been very helpful so thanks. Some for and some against but I think the against have been more convincing. If I was working in a set area I would seriously think about it but I'm not driving for a couple of hours before I start work and then be stressed from start to finish and finishing late on top. Not for £14.00 an hour. Make of that what you will, it's more than I earn now but it's not life changing money.
I will continue as I am, I am now getting a couple of private jobs a week which helps with the confidence and the money. It also means working extra hours on top of what I already do but there's no pressure because I have no one to answer to but myself and it's decent money all for me.
Bit of a ramble but while my job at the moment is not perfect i'm more often happy than not and money can't buy happiness. Better the devil you know and all that.
