Help me !!! Got job offer need advice

**chef** · 5 July 2011, 19:35

Ummmm this is a contracting forum. 19.5k a year or even 25k a year is tulip money assuming it's a contract, which I dont believe it is..

**northernladuk** · 5 July 2011, 19:56

Dam I can't stand posts that start with 'HELP ME' and that.. Makes you think it is going to be a load of tosh when you open the post...

**SueEllen** · 5 July 2011, 20:03

We've had a post like this on the forum before.

You probably can do a search for it with either off the company names in the search box.

In short the advise was:
1. Don't leave your current job
2. Don't touch it with a barge pole

**eek** · 5 July 2011, 20:07

Read this http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...gin-media.html and run because the number of installations Virgin are doing is dropping dramatically.

**DodgyAgent** · 5 July 2011, 22:09

Originally posted by mart0779 View Post

Please can anyone give me some advice, ive been offered a job to work for Virgin Media as a field Techican,,, i abit confused as they dont tell me the basic salary that i would get only what i could possibly earn 25K+ a year which sounds great but a would rather know what the basic salry would be,, as im on 19.5K year at the moment working a standard 39 hours a week .... does anyone work for them or can offer me any information to what they are like to work for as i have heard some horror stories regarding working in this industry,,,,,,, im currently a data cabling engineer and looking to spread my wings to other industries CHEERS ALL

Even us agents are not interested in running pauper contracts like this. you are on your own here mate

**kaiser78** · 6 July 2011, 07:49

Originally posted by mart0779 View Post

Please can anyone give me some advice, ive been offered a job to work for Virgin Media as a field Techican,,, i abit confused as they dont tell me the basic salary that i would get only what i could possibly earn 25K+ a year which sounds great but a would rather know what the basic salry would be,, as im on 19.5K year at the moment working a standard 39 hours a week .... does anyone work for them or can offer me any information to what they are like to work for as i have heard some horror stories regarding working in this industry,,,,,,, im currently a data cabling engineer and looking to spread my wings to other industries CHEERS ALL

Contract or permie - if they are not willing to tell you the basic salary then steer clear unless you want to be stiffed over. Knowing your basic salary / rate is as basic a question as it gets for any role.

**doodab** · 6 July 2011, 08:17

I have some friends who work or have worked for virgin and it was suggested that I could probably get in when I was benched (it's totally different line of work to what I normally do but I have some background and apparently couldn't be less useless than some of the people they have) but I preferred to stay benched. The suggestion was I could expect £12-15/hr.

Everything I have heard about the place says "run for the hills"

**Support Monkey** · 6 July 2011, 08:23

Originally posted by mart0779 View Post

i could possibly earn 25K+ a year

Its on target earnings, the salary will be low, with the expectation that depending on how many installations/repairs you do in a day and any extras you can flog the customer you could earn the 25k+.

so if your quick you could earn if your slow you won't

Help me !!! Got job offer need advice