I like to think I am fair person. Of late I am have been struggling with the attitude of others in relation to their work. We make sure everything is ready for tradies when they come and we make sure someone is there to let them in. We always pay on time as well. Last week no exception.
Trade was coming on Friday afternoon (as per when suited them) - was organized the week before. I heard nothing so checked the night before checked we were still on. Surprise something has come up he will be there in the am. (When did he plan to tell me that - when he rocked up and there was no one home?)
So I make sure I am there at the time he wanted to work. 45 minutes later still waiting. I call up and he says I'm coming I am just loading up for another job. I said well you changed the time and I have rearranged my day to be here to open the house for you and you are not here. He interrupts me and says just forget it then and hangs up.
I call back to ask if he is coming or not. (No in this manner of course - At the end of the day I need this job done).
No surprise the job is not finished and he leaves the place in a state. I asked politely if he could finish one room because my kids were coming to the house and he said, No -I am not going to get my tools out just to do that. I have to go soon. Then he tells me he will come back and finish it when it suits him. Wants a key so that he can after other jobs pop by and do a bit more.
What is that crap? And their attitude is find someone else. When you ask someone to quote job and give you a price and they tell you they need a day. Is it unreasonable to expect them to do their job? Or if something comes up as I understand can do - they have the courtesy to ring or text you.
I am coming across this more and more.
Last year a tradie had 5k of our money and two mths later still hadn't started the job and when I queried the hold up - he said "are you questioning me?". Like I have no rights to find out what is going on.
The attitude from some business is its my way or the highway, I will do it when it suits me and if you don't like it nick off! This wasn't a last minute can you fit me in job - it was quoted on and organized 4 weeks ago.
Obviously we will not use him again. There was also follow up work we would have given him but now we will do it ourselves.
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Trade was coming on Friday afternoon (as per when suited them) - was organized the week before. I heard nothing so checked the night before checked we were still on. Surprise something has come up he will be there in the am. (When did he plan to tell me that - when he rocked up and there was no one home?)
So I make sure I am there at the time he wanted to work. 45 minutes later still waiting. I call up and he says I'm coming I am just loading up for another job. I said well you changed the time and I have rearranged my day to be here to open the house for you and you are not here. He interrupts me and says just forget it then and hangs up.
I call back to ask if he is coming or not. (No in this manner of course - At the end of the day I need this job done).
No surprise the job is not finished and he leaves the place in a state. I asked politely if he could finish one room because my kids were coming to the house and he said, No -I am not going to get my tools out just to do that. I have to go soon. Then he tells me he will come back and finish it when it suits him. Wants a key so that he can after other jobs pop by and do a bit more.
What is that crap? And their attitude is find someone else. When you ask someone to quote job and give you a price and they tell you they need a day. Is it unreasonable to expect them to do their job? Or if something comes up as I understand can do - they have the courtesy to ring or text you.
I am coming across this more and more.
Last year a tradie had 5k of our money and two mths later still hadn't started the job and when I queried the hold up - he said "are you questioning me?". Like I have no rights to find out what is going on.
The attitude from some business is its my way or the highway, I will do it when it suits me and if you don't like it nick off! This wasn't a last minute can you fit me in job - it was quoted on and organized 4 weeks ago.
Obviously we will not use him again. There was also follow up work we would have given him but now we will do it ourselves.
Rant over