Skilled operator advert, £20,000 a year?

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Saw this job advert on Exmoor Farmers Network, want the applicant to drive a hundred thousand pound machine have extensive experience but only paying £20,000 and you can work Monday to Sunday too! No wonder agriculture has an issue attracting talent, this job would easily be £32-35,000 in an associated field like construction and you wouldn't have to work weekends.

 

[Kidds]

70p an hour over minimum wage.

 

[Adeptandy]

Slightly optimistic in getting a good candidate I would presume.
Not sure ho accurate it is, but a couple of dependents and its not hard to get £26k and sit at home on the state

 

[SteveHants]

Is it not plus house? That might change things somewhat, but the hours are still a joke.

 

[Shutesy]

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Saw this job advert on Exmoor Farmers Network, want the applicant to drive a hundred thousand pound machine have extensive experience but only paying £20,000 and you can work Monday to Sunday too! No wonder agriculture has an issue attracting talent, this job would easily be £32-35,000 in an associated field like construction and you wouldn't have to work weekends.

Typo? Maybe supposed to be £30k?

Edit: having re-read it there are a number of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a typo!

 

[An Gof]

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Saw this job advert on Exmoor Farmers Network, want the applicant to drive a hundred thousand pound machine have extensive experience but only paying £20,000 and you can work Monday to Sunday too! No wonder agriculture has an issue attracting talent, this job would easily be £32-35,000 in an associated field like construction and you wouldn't have to work weekends.

Good luck with that, recent adverts in Cornwall for specialist spray operators at more than twice that level.

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[teslacoils]

Lol. I can't find a job to pay me minimum wage simply as I need to be back for the children by 4pm. To date, zero local companies willing to be flexible on hours for a skilled, experienced graduate. Sigh.

 

[Chae1]

Good luck with that, recent adverts in Cornwall for specialist spray operators at more than twice that level.

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Interesting. To operate 3 sprayers. Main spraying months October to May. Sounds unusual.

 

[steveR]

Interesting. To operate 3 sprayers. Main spraying months October to May. Sounds unusual.

Veg?

 

[ollie989898]

Lol. I can't find a job to pay me minimum wage simply as I need to be back for the children by 4pm. To date, zero local companies willing to be flexible on hours for a skilled, experienced graduate. Sigh.

I get pished off that I can't find all day shifts (7am until 9pm) on minimum wage because someone has snaffled either the early or the late. It's a serious PITA when trying to organise work in a hospital.

 

[Beef farmer]

Interesting. To operate 3 sprayers. Main spraying months October to May. Sounds unusual.

This is cornwall not up norf. daffodils and your Xmas veg id guess. Then the early spuds

 

[Wellytrack]

Neighbour of mine is employing folks working on the M25. They get a van for travel and all they need to do is turn up with a lunchbox under their arm, He was paying them £25 per hour and yet they still wouldn’t work for it.

 

[SteveHants]

And to think, I used to moan about only getting £12.50 an hour to stroke off pigs.

 

[steveR]

Is it not plus house? That might change things somewhat, but the hours are still a joke.

Bit vague on accommodation in the ad, I thought.

£20K seems....modest for that skillset I agree.

 

[ollie989898]

Neighbour of mine is employing folks working on the M25. They get a van for travel and all they need to do is turn up with a lunchbox under their arm, He was paying them £25 per hour and yet they still wouldn’t work for it.

What are they doing? That is London mind, where everything costs a bomb.

If someone knows of a job where I can turn up and do 12-16 hours a day until the end of September, point me at it.

 

[ollie989898]

And to think, I used to moan about only getting £12.50 an hour to stroke off pigs.

Rebecca Loos got famous for that?

 

[Skintagain]

Neighbour of mine is employing folks working on the M25. They get a van for travel and all they need to do is turn up with a lunchbox under their arm, He was paying them £25 per hour and yet they still wouldn’t work for it.

Knobs

 

[The Seeker]

can’t tell you how much work I did as a lad for others and got very basic pay . Bit miffed really , live n learn I guess

 

[Wellytrack]

And to think, I used to moan about only getting £12.50 an hour to stroke off pigs.

Can’t put a price on job satisfaction though.

 

[Chae1]

What are they doing? That is London mind, where everything costs a bomb.

If someone knows of a job where I can turn up and do 12-16 hours a day until the end of September, point me at it.

Or you get blown up by one.