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  • anyone want a job in a great bike shop?
  • cycleworlduk
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    as the title infers…..im looking for both shops as were snowed under at the mo! you’ll get free tea/coffee, get to work on every level of bike from a skip worthy model to a top end orange/colnago…

    any questions just email me…

    chris

    MSP
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    Will the remuneration package tempt me away from my high powered IT monkey job?

    Rorschach
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    free tea and coffee is about all you’ll get working in the bike trade!!!

    cynic-al
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    I’ve seen a few Colnagos that belong in skips mesel’.

    joiner
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    too far to travel but would have been up for that….

    intode_void
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    I have neither the skill nor the ability to work in your shop but I spent many happy years just up the road at RM Condor and now I’m gonna waste the rest of my day reminiscing! In fact looking at your map I think the road past your shop used to be on our Friday morning 9 mile run so I’ve no doubt sweated pints and pints of neat Heavy just outside your door! Oh happy days

    cycleworlduk
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    nope the moneys not great but the bike bits are all at cost! 😆

    lucien
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    If bike bit’s at cost then that would save me £££££££££££££££££’s

    cycleworlduk
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    anyone? i cant believe its that hard to recruit someone to work in one of our shops….its my biggest headache.if you love bikes people and coffee its all covered.

    Andyhilton
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    If you were in Manchester, I’d snap your hand off!

    project
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    Perhaps open a shop, near Chester and i could work there.

    MrGrim
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    <grumble>Wish I could. Wife wouldn’t let me leave my job and move back to Arbroath or move to Stonehaven</grumble>

    cycleworlduk
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    nope sorry cant open nor move the shops…im gonna try the local cycling clubs..

    hels
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    Where are the shops ? I know a recently qualified mechanic looking for work, based in Edinburgh but he has a large motorbike…

    z1ppy
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    anyone want a job in a great bike shop?

    Yes, but their not hiring… BOOM BOOM
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    can you pass my coat over?

    cycleworlduk
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    arbroath and stonehaven….long commute from edinburgh.

    heres your coat.

    Raindog
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    if you love bikes people and coffee and don’t mind being poor it’s all covered

    Amended for accuracy – it’s a shame though that the business model doesn’t enable good bike shops to pay a decent wage to bike mechanics. Plenty of people are either too busy, don’t have the skills or can’t be bothered to do their own spannering, yet still complain at paying a fair price for work. I suspect many of these same people don’t bat an eyelid at paying £100+ per hour at a franchised garage.

    cycleworlduk
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    The good staff aren’t poor as I look after them but they’re is a break even point where the wage can’t go any higher…(unless they sell as many bikes as me!)

    Raindog
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    Average wage in the UK is £26K – if you’re paying that I suspect you will have a queue of applicants……anyway my post wasn’t intended to upset, merely to highlight the different expectations of the public when it comes to paying for skilled labour. Good luck hiring.

    SurroundedByZulus
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    Are Angus Bike Chain looking for someone? 😉

    j40aja
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    Hi Chris,

    Didn’t realise you were so busy when I dropped my bike off last Saturday!!
    Hope this means everything gets moved over to my new frame which hopefully my in-laws are dropping off either tomorrow or Friday.

    Better being busy than no-one coming through the door!!!

    Alan Anderson(by the way).

    Jujuuk68
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    If you open a branch near Reigate, Surrey, I’ll work for you for free for 2 months if you train me……

    norcbot
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    We have been looking for some one for a while now too. It has been alot harder than i thought. Didn’t think of putting it on here though. Good luck with the hunt.

    cycleworlduk
    Free Member

    Great..I’ll just need to work out how to move both shops …..

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