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quasi · 11-29-2011, 04:52 AM

The problem with commercial and I'm sure you get this in residential as well but it is sometimes it's a race to the bottom. You get contractors coming in and driving down the prices. The problem is they aren't sustainable they might come in and pick up a bunch of work and be real busy for a year, maybe even two or three. Once the bills catch up to them the cashflow slows down and they run out of credit and start getting cut off by suppliers they fold.

Meanwhile they've had a longterm effect on the price of doing business and the wages in the industry. The wages in Steel Framing and drywall and ceilings right now are around the same place they were in 1992. Think about that, 20 years of inflation and this is where we're at in BC it's so fucking gross.

I'm working in Sask right now which is pretty busy, headed back to BC in Jan. and when I get there I have to take a 25% paycut to what I've been making over the last 4 years. It's so fucking disgusting. At least I'll be sleeping in my own bed and be able to tuck my kid in at night but yeah, not to happy about it.

11-29-2011, 04:52 AM	#46
quasi Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cloverdale Posts: 11,658 Thanked 3,943 Times in 1,398 Posts Failed 83 Times in 42 Posts	The problem with commercial and I'm sure you get this in residential as well but it is sometimes it's a race to the bottom. You get contractors coming in and driving down the prices. The problem is they aren't sustainable they might come in and pick up a bunch of work and be real busy for a year, maybe even two or three. Once the bills catch up to them the cashflow slows down and they run out of credit and start getting cut off by suppliers they fold. Meanwhile they've had a longterm effect on the price of doing business and the wages in the industry. The wages in Steel Framing and drywall and ceilings right now are around the same place they were in 1992. Think about that, 20 years of inflation and this is where we're at in BC it's so fucking gross. I'm working in Sask right now which is pretty busy, headed back to BC in Jan. and when I get there I have to take a 25% paycut to what I've been making over the last 4 years. It's so fucking disgusting. At least I'll be sleeping in my own bed and be able to tuck my kid in at night but yeah, not to happy about it. __________________ “The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa