Time/Material Bill Complaint

Steve Richards

hmmm...damn, Warner...you and me were thinking about the same thing, at about the same time!

Leo G

$792 to $1056 is a 33% mark up

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Steve Richards

He said he was a teacher, Leo...he didn't say he was a math teacher.

Leo G

I looked at those 2 numbers and thought to myself that it looked like a pretty big jump for 15%

SO I did 17, 20, 24, then 50, 40 then went "dumma$$" and divided it out and came up with 33.3%

But I could just tell by a glace it wasn't 15%

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Steve Richards

would you rather work 40 hour weeks @$35 an hour, or 20 hour weeks @$70?

Steve Richards

heh...I didn't even pay that much attention.

But if he ever works for me in the future, I sure will!

Steve Richards

According to those numbers..appears he made an extra $145 ($2.30 an hour), for a grand net total of $30.30 per.

I hope he's ashamed of himself!

410tip

My math wasn't perfect on here. Giving a general idea, I didn't list all my tips/housings as supplies. My math was right on when I submitted the bill, multiplied all my supplies by 1.15. Hence a 15% mark up. Good catch though, Matlock.

Steve Richards

HA!

I think he was only messing w/ya..I know I was.

410tip

It's all in good fun. This website is very helpful, good guys that offer alot of positive feedback. Really appreciate all the replies.

Traditions2

410 I sent you a p.m.

410tip

Not really sure how to check pm's

Traditions2

At the top of your screen you should see a place where it says private messages. Click that Should be underneath "welcome 410"

410tip

doesn't show up on mine, you can send me an email to rmcneal@msd134.org, thanks.

Traditions2

i tried sending an email to that address and it got sent back to me. I think you have to have x amount of posts to pm.

Steve Richards

You need a certain # of posts (20?) to get PM's.

So post some more, 410!

Me... I'm almost to 400...and it only took me 3 years!

waynec

I can appreciate where you're coming from. However, I have employees that I like to keep busy and if I priced jobs at $70. an hr. I would struggling to keep them employed. I live in Mass. so maybe prices are that different in other parts of the country.

Steve Richards

I apologise, Wayne.

Yes, having other mouths to feed is a whole 'nother ball game.

WarnerConstInc.

Looks like we have had similar experiences as well!

mahlere

this is the worst process ever thought up...it's lose/lose for the contractor and win/win for the customer...

if i do good, I short myself money....if i do bad, i pay money out of my pocket to finish...

if you are going to give a NTE, just give a firm price and at least have a chance at coming out ahead...