Was offered a job today....

[JCplumb]

Went to school with a lad who's dad comes from Nigeria and was doing a job for his dad today on 'mates rates', I was just finishing up ( replace a waste on a bath, redo the battens and re-silicone it in) and this guy (my mates dad) asked if I would like a working holiday in the sun.
Turns out he is a bit of a property developer in Nigeria and is currently building a development with 10 flats and needs someone to fit the 12 bathrooms/ensuites, estimated timeframe is 3 weeks, £400 per week, flights/acommodation/food/drinks all found.
If my kids were a bit older (and my ex-misses wasn't such a ****) I'd bite his hand off.

The pay isn't that good, but I'd do it just for 3 weeks in Nigeria all found if I could.
Anyone else got any random job offers like this?

 

[Rickster123]

I had a job offer in Canada a few years ago. It was just when the ex wife and I split. But I could never leave my kids. Not a chance. I don't even miss a single bath time and bedroom story. A big regret of mine is that I didn't do more traveling when I was young and carefree. I'd say if you get an oportunity for an experience like that grab it with both hands.

 

[Dotty]

When I were on BT and did a lot more besides plumbing I was commissioning a diesel generator alongside the engineer from the company that supplied it. He tempted me with 6 months work in Saudi for quite a lot of money.

But I had a young family then and I didn't know what would happen when the 6 months were up. Nice dream while it lasted though!

 

[Millsy 82]

I have some mates who are scaffolders they had a job over on a private island in the Caribean it was a 3 week job just putting the scaffold up (You can imagine the size of the house) so they went over and worked 2 weeks solid and spent the last week on the lash. Then they had to go back a few months later to take it down so did the same. They said it was great the only problem was working in the heat was unbearable but they got 2 weeks holiday and got paid for it as well.

 

[Barry98]

Does Skegness count or Bournemouth ?

 

[Dotty]

Does Skegness count or Bournemouth ?

To a Yorkshireman, yes.

 

[Leo21]

I was going to emigrate to Oz, but my mrs is convinced it's made of spiders.

 

[villa_tom]

I was going to emigrate to Oz, but my mrs is convinced it's made of spiders.

Ive got a job ready and waiting in oz if I want it, my mates over there in the mines and can get me straight in with him, but your wifey is right, its made of things that can kill you

seriously though, working abroad is not for me to be honest, the only real thing that would sway me is cash, but I'm doing alright here, so ill stay

 

[kirkgas]

Went to school with a lad who's dad comes from Nigeria and was doing a job for his dad today on 'mates rates', I was just finishing up ( replace a waste on a bath, redo the battens and re-silicone it in) and this guy (my mates dad) asked if I would like a working holiday in the sun.
Turns out he is a bit of a property developer in Nigeria and is currently building a development with 10 flats and needs someone to fit the 12 bathrooms/ensuites, estimated timeframe is 3 weeks, £400 per week, flights/acommodation/food/drinks all found.
If my kids were a bit older (and my ex-misses wasn't such a ****) I'd bite his hand off.

The pay isn't that good, but I'd do it just for 3 weeks in Nigeria all found if I could.
Anyone else got any random job offers like this?

£400 a week? Is he having a laugh for working away from home

 

[kay-jay]

Id do it just to get away from her indoors.......

 

[gassafe]

Went to school with a lad who's dad comes from Nigeria and was doing a job for his dad today on 'mates rates', I was just finishing up ( replace a waste on a bath, redo the battens and re-silicone it in) and this guy (my mates dad) asked if I would like a working holiday in the sun.
Turns out he is a bit of a property developer in Nigeria and is currently building a development with 10 flats and needs someone to fit the 12 bathrooms/ensuites, estimated timeframe is 3 weeks, £400 per week, flights/acommodation/food/drinks all found.
If my kids were a bit older (and my ex-misses wasn't such a ****) I'd bite his hand off.

The pay isn't that good, but I'd do it just for 3 weeks in Nigeria all found if I could.
Anyone else got any random job offers like this?

12 bathrooms in 3 weeks, 400 a week, that means 3 bathrooms a week or 100 pound each bathroom! No thanks!

 

[Destroyer2813]

Prob do better on a council contract over here

 

[JCplumb]

Agreed with the comments about pay, it's too low, but I'd be in Nigeria for 3 weeks all found on top of that.
To be honest, I think that if I was in a position to do it - I would. Not for the money as it's a **** take, but for the experience.
Would be nice to be able to say 'this time last year I was fitting bathrooms in Africa'. Even if it wasn't all that lucrative

 

[Gray0689]

12 bathrooms in 3 weeks, 400 a week, that means 3 bathrooms a week or 100 pound each bathroom! No thanks!

That would be a lot of money in Nigeria I'd imagine

 

[secret squirrel]

I've just checked my e-mail and can earn about £1million from Nigeria and not leave my lap top!