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Old 12-16-14 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MMACH 5
Just reiterating the point that what is charged by an LBS does not equate to what they pay their mechanics. Just like what a hospital charges per hour does not equate to what they pay their RNs.
I think mr fast is questioning your math.
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Old 12-16-14 | 05:59 PM
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LOL - Yes. Poor wording on my part (as in reversed meaning).

My employer charges our clients almost $100/hr more than what I get paid.
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Old 12-16-14 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by gregjones
My son is an RN.
I just called him to ask, so that I know for sure.
He doesn't pay anything on the building payment or maintenance or phone bill, or equipment that he uses, or upfront for inventory..............
Originally Posted by pdlamb
So he works in a field, with no heating, air conditioning, telephone, electricity, drugs, etc.?

If he works in a normal hospital, office, etc., the entity that pays him bills 2.5-3X what he sees in his paycheck (before deductions). And it's heated, lighted, etc.
For those needing assistance.

A bike shop may charge more than a nurse makes. They have to. Despite that, the fact is that, if someone can fathom it, the owner makes far less than a nurse. As acid said.....it's called overhead.

I should have known there is no way to make a correct post on BF---see below.
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Old 12-17-14 | 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by gregjones
As acid said.....it's called overhead.
We get charged by the m^2 and it's usually 30% of all the money I bring in.

I also often see £60k/month electricity bills and I do cheap science.

This robot loads my protein crystals:


into the beamline (in this case the "Swiss Light Source"):


how it works:


example of a small setup at colorado state (in English):


end result is something like this:

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