If someone said "we should get paid by the 'P' ", how much is that? what is the 'P'? peas? beads?

Question

If someone said "we should get paid by the 'P' ", how much is that? what is the 'P'? peas? beads?

Answer 1

Did they say "by the piece"? If so, that means they don't want to pay you per hour, which is the standard way of paying, but by how many pieces of an item you make. That can be a good deal or a bad deal depending on how fast you are. You may not make as much as you like in the early going, but if you work hard you'll make more as you learn how to make the product faster.