Toronto Renters Forum
Social Aspects of Renting => Making Renting Respectable => Topic started by: Head Administrator on August 24, 2021, 07:00:00 pm
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Welcome to the Making Renting Respectable board!
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In order for rents to be respectable then wages must also be respectable.
Presently there is no respect in business.
So if wages are regulated than so should rents.
I once had an employer that when asked for a raise said to me. Why ?
My reply was I have to travel 30 minutes each way to work for you.
That costs comes off my pay cheque.
His reply, ya so why should I pay for that ?
Thats the cost of doing business ?
I said because it costs me money to work for you.
I am not a busines that can use right-offs.
His reply, not my problem.
My reply, well than I guess you can get anyone to do the job so all the best.
If it costs me money to work for you and it comes directly out of the money you pay me then,
YA YOU ARE PAYING ME TO WORK FOR YOU JUST NOT ENOUGH !
You know what, you are right, its just not a good business decision to work for you.
As a skilled contractor, I would charge a service call + $75 bucks an hour.
As a skilled employee you pay minimum wage and no expenses or benefits.
Why should I waste 5 hours a week travelling to work for you.
He is no longer in business.