hahah id never pay someone that much i dont even make that much..
you and no one else can out paint me im 6feet6 and can reach ceiling corners with a brush with ease you cant do that to finish the job shorty, you would probably use the wrong kind of paint and wrong brush you fuckin amateur 
You might be right about me being an amateur. It has been a long time since I worked as a journeyman painter.
My specialty was detailed trim work. I have a great eye and can cut in trim really fast using an 2.5" angle brush. Brush work is my favorite. I use a 5" brush to paint siding, taking about 3 boards and working the full width of the side of the building to avoid laps. Most commercial painters are spraying everything inside and out. I guess I just like painting the old fashioned way. When painting bathroom or kitchen walls that are smooth with oil-based semi-gloss enamel paint, using a good quality brush results in the best possible finish.
Speaking of paint types, I still prefer oil-based enamels over latex-based ones, although latex has come a long way. I also miss some of the old tints, especially the reds and yellows, which are no longer available. These days you cannot tint a decent shade of red that also provides any degree of coverage. Do you tint your primer and undercoat?
You might be able to cut in an 8' ceiling, but you'd still need a ladder for a lot of construction these days since it is common in my area for houses to have 9' and 10' flat ceilings. You'd also have to get on the ladder for ceilings like those in my house that are vaulted. While the ceiling on one side of my living room is 8' it is 16' on the other side. I know you cannot reach that, big guy.
Not to worry, if I wanted to be a painter again, I'd be the contractor. I am way passed working for someone else at any pay rate. I prefer doing fine quality specialty work to high production work. Painters must not make much where you live, my dad was making a lot more than $10 an hour back in the 1950's. Of course being a contractor, he didn't work by the hour; he priced his work by the job.
Like I said, you could be correct about my returning to amateur status after my long hiatus from the painting profession, but I still remember a thing or two....perhaps even more then you've learned so far.
