State of the Market

[Fraidycat]

Official UK unemployment rate hits 5%.

1000 job losses per day, 30,000 a month.

The rest of the economy is now feeling what we have been feeling for the last 40 months.


I went to get my car serviced recently, was shocked the owner had let go of both his helpers and also upped his prices 50%.

Instead of doing higher volume at lower prices by employing helpers, he had decided to up his prices and do fewer cars instead.

[sadkingbilly]

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[Protagoras]

Instead of doing higher volume at lower prices by employing helpers, he had decided to up his prices and do fewer cars instead.

Yep, I've come across this. One small business owner undertaking servicing work locally told me that he has sufficient demand to put up prices and accepts that some customers will be lost, but that it doesn't matter.

The cost of servicing and parts is such that I gave up on my approach of getting three year old cars and running to 10 years, and have moved to leasing inclusive of servicing. It works out for me now that my milage is low.

[agentzero]

Only in your tiny mind and you're looking in the wrong places, though I must confess, the stalker thing I find slightly disturbing! My twitter and Telegraph 'contributions', especially towards the likes of Hunt, Sunak (especially), Johnson, Starmer, you name it, they're getting it with both barrels.

You don't work for the BBC do you? Inferring sexism, racism, etc. Very BBC.

Funny you should mention contracts as I'm mulling over an offer hot off the press. Fully remote, outside IR35. Hopefully my final rounder on Thursday for an even better opportunity will come good and I can then make a decision.

I'm on 3 outside contracts at the moment, so I was purely referring to this website. Well done for revealing you're using the same username on those websites though. It explains a lot of your issues, including your inability to understand why demeaning a woman with a much lower job title, just because she's a woman, isn't acceptable in the modern age.

See a therapist and stop spamming here. Gracias.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

No, you read the post. The person making said that THEY had be banned cor casual sexism, not that you were guilty of it.
You were not accused by anyone of sexism
You're obsessed with the chancellor of the exchequer, blaming her for everything and being unable to even say her name. It makes it sound like you are a sad little incel following the teachings of Tate, Trump, Farage and Ten names.

I was just saying things have changed - Cojak can't be moderating anymore - she would have banned loads of people for the personal attacks in this part of the site, which was supposed to be "professional", and Oliverson for sexist crap about Reeves. Since I fell foul of her moderation (Cojack's) I am not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but it is a thing.

I have no objection to people having a view on Reeves' policies or competence but that "Rachel form accounts" crap is just insulting and it comes from a sexist viewpoint.

[oliverson]

I was just saying things have changed - Cojak can't be moderating anymore - she would have banned loads of people for the personal attacks in this part of the site, which was supposed to be "professional", and Oliverson for sexist crap about Reeves. Since I fell foul of her moderation (Cojack's) I am not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but it is a thing.

I have no objection to people having a view on Reeves' policies or competence but that "Rachel form accounts" crap is just insulting and it comes from a sexist viewpoint.

I thought this had gone away!

How in any shape or form is that sexist? She lied about her CV, her LinkedIn account. ***** FACT *****. A liar now in charge of 'ruining' ,not running, our economy!! Clearly you're a labour supporter, good for you. Enjoy the death of your own party, much like I enjoy the death of the 'fake' tory party. Labour will never be in power ever again in my lifetime. Never. It's gone, just like the tories. Anyhow, I digress.

On a more positive note, today I agreed terms on a new contract, after probably 6 months of serious looking. Supposedly a programme of work lasting in excess of 2 years. Fully remote and outside. Yet, no sooner had the 'ink dried' did I receive a final round interview request for a role paying maybe £ 3k a month more, similar setup, outside, fully remote. Just like buses, sometimes two really do come along at once (potentially). Have hope people.

[krytonsheep]

Instead of doing higher volume at lower prices by employing helpers, he had decided to up his prices and do fewer cars instead.

Had lunch in a fairly popular pub in London last week. Place was practically empty for a Friday, but the price of food was 3x what it would have been a few years ago. I wondered if they were working on that same model, less people, less food, but same income by ramping up the prices.

[WTFH]

our economy!!

You live in Spain.
You hate the UK, you hate paying tax in the UK, you want to live in Spain all the time.

The UK is not YOUR economy. YOU are one of the people who is ruining it by being a tax-foreigner.

Cojak hasn’t banned you because you are making a fool of yourself.

[agentzero]

A reminder that this is a "State of the Market" thread and not "The poor state of Oliverson's life".

Market has picked up in the last two months and have been received more calls than I know what to do with.

[willendure]

Yep, I've come across this. One small business owner undertaking servicing work locally told me that he has sufficient demand to put up prices and accepts that some customers will be lost, but that it doesn't matter.

The cost of servicing and parts is such that I gave up on my approach of getting three year old cars and running to 10 years, and have moved to leasing inclusive of servicing. It works out for me now that my milage is low.

Driving a 2002 Landcruiser 90 series - 240K miles on the clock. Just got its MOT, a perfect clean pass. Virtually no rust. Runs sweet as anything and I do all the servicing and almost all repairs myself. Reckon I will get another 240K miles out of it, so long as I give the engine intake a good clean out and change the injectors reasonably soon. Thats how I do cheap motoring.