ollie989898
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I used to be the in house consultant for hazardous area electrical equipment.. All this meant was that I had read the relevant British Standards and got my head around the various explosion protection systems, certification etc. After a month or so I had it at my finger tips but I was paid the same as all the other engineers.
Yet now people set them up as consultant in such and such and expect to be paid twice as much as everybody else. I don't really get it. Same with accountants and solicitors. Yes, its a specialist job but so is a nutrient management plan.
I find folks generally charge not in proportion to the difficulty of the work and certainly not in proportion to the value they bring but in accordance with how far over a barrel they have you. Sadly I find this thread slightly gloating at the business owners predicament and the power these "clipboards" now wield over such people. Slightly sad really.
I'd say either get on with it or move on but no need to keep turning the knife.
Unfortunately you are describing the very essence of what I call 'fudge you' Britain and I can assure you it is far from only 'consultants' that do it. I bet the forum will provide 100 examples of various tradesmen who are precisely the same. Try finding a plumber to fix a leaking loo. I wish you luck.