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wtf wrote:I think everyone is looking at complicated ways to earn an income.
What are some very simple businesses that will earn money is the question to be asked.
Nobody wants to spend 20 years building a business and when they reach 60 they now ready to enjoy life.
Also what is a decent paycheck one should strive to achieve comfortably.. my figure is 10k monthly.
Numb3r4 wrote:wtf wrote:I think everyone is looking at complicated ways to earn an income.
What are some very simple businesses that will earn money is the question to be asked.
Nobody wants to spend 20 years building a business and when they reach 60 they now ready to enjoy life.
Also what is a decent paycheck one should strive to achieve comfortably.. my figure is 10k monthly.
Nothing is really quick this time around as everything has contracted.
I guess PH and food or truck transport, works best of you have your own vehicle.
nervewrecker wrote:What I learned in transmission and distribution in PETROTRIN is treat all conductors as live and safety first.
Always confirm isolation.
Lock out tag out.
Perform checks if conductors live. Can be non contact voltage tester, dmm, one strand of wire held by an insulated pliers shorting conductors, proper ppe like gloves and insulated shoes, tic tester and / or earthing gear. Had an experience first hand with high voltage once which I prefer not to disclose. It wasn't nice and protocol was followed. Sh1t happens, in the heat of the moment reality hit and I didn't exactly plan on making it back home that day.
Too much shock is not good and my work is not only with 220v. Hvac systems can be 440v as well and I have had to work around 12kv already.
A job in the field is not limited to high voltage. It can be with control voltage which is supposed to be less than 28 volts. Control voltage for systems has a market here in Trinidad and Tobago as well as feedback and monitoring devices.
Classic example is a tech can't be present 24/7 and there are systems rented out that need to be of a certain temperature. Failure to do so can result in the contract being breached. We have a set of remote monitoring systems in place that send out an email anytime temp rises above a certain point for a period of time. From there is call out.
Boats and platforms are 440v 3 phase. Don't get me started on electricians and ground wire. I had the pleasure of showing a class this weekend the importance of a ground on a 3 phase system. Line to ground readings would be false and incorrect because measurements between phases were correct. I grounded in the brass gland in the isolator to show them there is no ground. Wiring on the whole in this place is a trap. There were exposed live wires in the panel as well. Took to liberty of securing them.
One thing I heard as a newb "allyuh better keep that guy eh, he eye eh move from you since you here". I never really understood it because I was of the impression that is how anyone and everyone eager to learn is. Then I started working with other people. Men eye will be in the sky, men daydreaming, men doing thing and ain't taking note of what they doing or why. You know how much curse I curse already and like people out here can't learn or think on their own? I send a man in a container to check a remote on a system to see it it working. He walk up to the door, see it closed and come back and tell me the door closed. I ask if he tried knocking or tried opening it, he went back to try that. Came back to tell me it open. I ask of the remote working, he forgot why he went there in the first place. Came back to tell me it does not. I ask him if he noted the brand / make / model of the system so we can programe the remote, he went back again, came back, forgot, went back, come back to tell me the brand and he standing there with the literature in one hand and don't know what to do. I think he doing computer engineering or something so.
Just last week a man plug a 110v plug in a 220v outlet, how? I still trying to figure out. Men will work wonders out here and preform miracles yes.
Numb3r4 wrote:A lot of guys do engineering because they didn't get into Med
SuperiorMan wrote:Numb3r4 wrote:A lot of guys do engineering because they didn't get into Med
Is that really so?
Even doctors can't get jobs nowadays anyway.
SuperiorMan wrote:Any software jobs pay more than 30k/month in Trinidad?
Freelancing locally or internationally?Devourment wrote:SuperiorMan wrote:Any software jobs pay more than 30k/month in Trinidad?
My cousin is a software developer and he makes over 70k but that's because he's freelancing.
There are many jobs locally but you have to be good. Most will pay someone with 2 years good experience between 12 and 25k.
Senior roles will pay above 30k easily.
neilsingh100 wrote:Freelancing locally or internationally?Devourment wrote:SuperiorMan wrote:Any software jobs pay more than 30k/month in Trinidad?
My cousin is a software developer and he makes over 70k but that's because he's freelancing.
There are many jobs locally but you have to be good. Most will pay someone with 2 years good experience between 12 and 25k.
Senior roles will pay above 30k easily.
agent007 wrote:Guys, what would you do given the below scenario?
A self-employed/small entrepreneur wishes to return to full time employment. His qualifications are Bachelors in Business Administration with First Class Honours and is currently a part time student at SBCS pursuing a Masters.
Offer:
A foreign company that has a presence is T&T has offered $1,500. USD monthly (this works out to be around $10,000 TTD approx.)
His previous position before leaving to pursue his business paid approx. $18-23k monthly as a base salary.
Now this guy is married but has no children. Together, the couple lives in a fairly recently acquired HDC house under a 25 year TTMF mortgage facility.
His wife works in a hardware (not sure if she does sales or is the cashier but it's a desk job for sure).
They have 1 vehicle (a 2014 Corolla Fielder Hybrid that they purchased in 2018 under a 5 year loan). The car is currently down as it is undergoing repairs.
So as you would imagine, the pressure is on. Business fold up, car giving trouble but the loan still continues, mortgage to pay and amongst other bills.
Given the above, would you in this day and age accept a $10,000. TTD a month job? Would you accept that knowing what your position and income was previously?
Should he wait for something better? 10k a month is small money tbh especially for an almost Masters graduate with lots of job experience.
How much jobs that are being offered right now actually pay 10k a month? Is that a salary you would accept?
Bank Tellers and Government Ministry Clerks probably make more money than that. What would you do?
The only advice I have is to stick to self employment and try to make it work cause better days are ahead, especially when the global economy turns around. The war on Ukraine and covid19 would not always be a recurring issue.
Now if he does get a 20k job offer, then the dynamics will change a bit.
Looking for perspectives based on real world situations.
Numb3r4 wrote:How is $10K not enough???....I'm really in the dark as to what goes on in TT...,
$10K is a lot better than $0K....well last time I checked..
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