Subby vs Wages?
Long story short I’m looking at locking in 9-12 months of work subbying to a guy. We have a good relationship and he’s offered to put be on wages if I prefer.
I’m on the fence about it as I’ve been doing my own thing for a while now and going back to wages seems like a step backwards…
I charge him $65/hr currently and that’s just me and my hand tools, jumping on the train into work. I’m not sure what the going rate is for wages as I’m a bit out of the loop… I do feel that I’ve always sold myself short however.
For some context, it’s mostly high end residential / small commercial work. I’ll be paired with an apprentice most of the time or working alongside another A grade just out of his time. So aside from the boss I’ll be the most senior of the group.