In article , Andy Hall
wrote:
How long have you been going straight, Tony? :-)

I haven't drawn plans for money for about 12 years now. But the
conservatory plans were a nice earner while it lasted. Most went
straight onto a flat wall and the plan was really for the erectors.
They may have been 'made to measure' as far as the customer was
concerned but they were all standard modules and after a few weeks you
could draw the plans (pre-CAD days) on autopilot. I generally got
£100-150 for 3 hours work in total, not bad in the late 1980's - though
their best salesman reputedly earned £86K!

The boss of the firm wanted me to do more of their design work but I
declined, telling him that they could have 1/3 of my time, no mo
eggs in one basket and all that. He asked whether they were paying me
enough - I agreed that the rate was very fair, and that it was nice
'clean' work - I agreed, in response to which he said I must be stupid
to decline more of the same. When they went broke owing me £1,500 (and
everyone else £300K) I was very glad I'd not been tempted to do more.

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