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Youre comparing apples and oranges comparing the stuff/easy life i have to the poor bastards in the city who have no evenings and weekends.
I could work elsewhere and get a significant pay rise but that would bring with it a load of aggro and grief which is why i got out of private practice in the first place.
But the end point of my logic is extensions are going to only be available to the very, very wealthy if this carries on. Will an L shaped dormer be 125k in 5 years time? Will it cost 20k to fit a kitchen?
Construction inflation does seem relentless and something has to give i think at some point.
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There has definitely be a realignment. I think covid was the impetus for trades to truly understand how much headroom there was for fee increases.
I mean... that sounds to me as though wage stagnation in your sector is voluntary. You'll be more familiar with the industry than me, but the anecdotes I hear is that since the US firms price hikes fees and wages have jumped. Obvs that's going to be practice dependent tho.
But yeah it does seem crazy that at a bare minimum you'd need to spend what, 8yrs? studying, training, work experience to get to your knowledge level, vs 2yrs as a plasterer.
Although you're talking about a physically tough job with health risks.