How much to charge someone to drive 100 miles?
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I'm going to be working over the silverstone gp weekend and have been asked by the person I'm working for if I would drive the van back home - almost 100 miles exactly!
The drop off spot is conveniently only about 15 minutes from my home but I've not idea what is reasonable to ask for??
I was thinking £50 but wasn't sure if this was too cheeky?
The drop off spot is conveniently only about 15 minutes from my home but I've not idea what is reasonable to ask for??
I was thinking £50 but wasn't sure if this was too cheeky?
ktm301p said:
I see what you guys are saying by it being a free lift home but if I wasn't in the van - I would be travelling back home with my mate in his Z4, roof down hopefully!
With that in mind, maybe I should just pass and offer it up to someone else who may be able to use it as their lift?
It's a Z4, not a Pagani.With that in mind, maybe I should just pass and offer it up to someone else who may be able to use it as their lift?
ktm301p said:
I see what you guys are saying by it being a free lift home but if I wasn't in the van - I would be travelling back home with my mate in his Z4, roof down hopefully!
With that in mind, maybe I should just pass and offer it up to someone else who may be able to use it as their lift?
If I am of the understanding: you want paid to do something which will do your employer a small favour but will actually save you money? And your other option is a ride in an entry-level "sports car"? With that in mind, maybe I should just pass and offer it up to someone else who may be able to use it as their lift?
I fear you should take the passenger ride in the Z4, I am thinking your work ethic will never see you in the driving seat of such a prestigious automobile.
HerrNipps said:
If I am of the understanding: you want paid to do something which will do your employer a small favour but will actually save you money? And your other option is a ride in an entry-level "sports car"?
I fear you should take the passenger ride in the Z4, I am thinking your work ethic will never see you in the driving seat of such a prestigious automobile.
Wow - read the prior context I gave - it saves me no money as I already have a free ride home - yes I agree it's a favour, but it's also reasonable to expect to be paid for fair work! I fear you should take the passenger ride in the Z4, I am thinking your work ethic will never see you in the driving seat of such a prestigious automobile.
You say you're working? I assume you're being paid for this work, so I think it may be inappropriate to ask for anything more. If any official payment is made it'll be subject to tax so the taxman will get +40% anyway.
You never know, the boss may slip you a twenty or more for working the weekend anyway.
You never know, the boss may slip you a twenty or more for working the weekend anyway.
ktm301p said:
Wow - read the prior context I gave - it saves me no money as I already have a free ride home - yes I agree it's a favour, but it's also reasonable to expect to be paid for fair work!
How nice is your employer? It might be you go in the "good employee" bracket to get better things in future for helping them out.How easy is it for you to get home from the van drop off i.e. could the Z4 meet you there?
ktm301p said:
Wow - read the prior context I gave - it saves me no money as I already have a free ride home - yes I agree it's a favour, but it's also reasonable to expect to be paid for fair work!
What prior context. Your employer asked you for a favour. Unless you work for a douchebag who will never return the favour then why expect payment at all other than to cover the cost of getting from drop of point to your home?Let me put it to you like this.
I had an engineer who I asked to do me a favour and he worked two or three weekends in a row at the last minute when I had no one else to cover some emergency weekend projects.He didnt have to. I would not and could not have made him or sanctioned him in any way for not helping as he is entitled to time with his family and away from work. He didnt grumble, whinge or whine just got on with it and got stuff done saving my bacon.
A month later he called me on a Tuesday and asked if he could have the Friday off for his brothers stag do. I had no spare engineers to take his place on the Friday and technically he was not entitled to take the day off as it would show on his timesheet as paid as he was not booked for leave.
I should have said no outright and he could whinge and whine but if head office found out I had given him the day off paid I would have been given s
t. Instead I told him that if he and his team mate could get the project to a point where it was possible for his team mate to finish off on the friday without him and his team mate was ok with it he could go to his brothers stag do.The point being as a manager if someone goes out of their way to help me for no reason other than to be helpful I will go out of my way to help them if they need me to whether its immediately or six months down the line.
Expecting compensation for driving a van 100 miles back home is a piss poor attitude and is something your manager will remember next time you ask HIM/HER for a favour.
Edited by jimmybobby on Monday 29th June 19:37
drdel said:
You can refuse and travel with your mate but if I was your boss I'd be taking a mental note and when you wanted something you can whistle.
Absolutely. I find hard to imagine why you would say no. Unless your boss is a total plank and you're planning on moving jobs very soon, get the bloody job done and get a favour in the bank. HerrNipps said:
You take your free ride, you seem most suited to that way of thinking. I am glad I am not your employer, I would have to reassess whether your work ethic is the best fit for my company. Van drivers are two a penny after all.
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