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Originally posted by angelgirl My good friends who just got married met when they were working for College Pro painters. Was worthwhile for them I guess. Back in the early 90's it was THE university student job of the summer so I have many friends who worked for them. Description of the pyramid is pretty accurate. My friends who made any real sort of cash were managers. Not easy work if you are not used to any sort of manual labour but definitely not as strenuous as construction or contracting work. If you are a painter, don't expect to walk away from the summer with lots of cash.

I'm looking at applying for a manager position

i know its going to be hard work, but i think it'll pay off in the end.

i don't think i'd work as a painter... altho 8$/hr isn't that bad.

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Originally posted by DJ_Bananie I'm looking at applying for a manager position i know its going to be hard work, but i think it'll pay off in the end. i don't think i'd work as a painter... altho 8$/hr isn't that bad.

yeah 8$ an hour doesn't sound that bad unless you look at how many hours you'll be getting if your manager screws up and doesn't get enough work for you.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

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Originally posted by nusty Actually I found it to be pretty easy. Esspecially if you'll be returning in September to be a full time student.

it also depends bigtime on the area you are in and the competition that there is for summre grants. the tri-cities area is alot easier to get grants in, as the majority of our managers in that area received grants of up to 7k this summer. however somewhere like niagara or toronto is a whole different story. i tried desperetely applying for every grant available for the last two summers and i was denied in both cases.

as for money you can make.....we had managers this summer make close to 60k.....the bottom bunch of managers will still make at least 5-8k in a summer. our average manager this summer made 16k. these facts are all 100% accurate.

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