I had a £200 job last week painting someone's garden fence. I had to abandon the first day as the wind picked up so I returned last Friday. The neighbours complained the spray was getting onto their pebbles. It wasn't I think they were just being pricks. It was a closed fence on both sides and I was using a dust sheet hung over the other side of the fence just to be sure and left the top 6" so I could do that with a brush. I told the customer I couldn't be bothered by the hassle and left.
Yesterday I had a job lined up but the customer called me just as I arrived at her house telling me she had a bug and had to cancel. This morning I had a job set up, halfway up to the job I got a message telling me basically the same thing that she had a bug and had to cancel.
I've used half a tank of diesel and haven't had any jobs yet! I'm beginning to think now someone is taking the p*ss.
Unbelievable!
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had a reet one recently. mostly i work in south shields. recently done jobs slightly further affield in gateshead. spent a lot of time here there and everywhere . heads been battered. had a kitchen company getting me to put right work done by other fitters. ended up where the woman whos house it was wanted me back and nobody else ha.
i guess they probably need to look at their fitters prices as they must be too low forcing the fitters to rush everything.
i guess they probably need to look at their fitters prices as they must be too low forcing the fitters to rush everything.
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Is it fitters rushing because they don’t have time OR rushing because they not held accountable for carp work ?
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Neelix wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:17 amExactly. I'm on site atm and some of the work is rough as a badgers. Even if you paid the lads more most wouldn't do a better job they'd just earn more money. They need to start incentivising no or minimal snags. Ie pay a bonus if no snags picked up.Is it fitters rushing because they don’t have time OR rushing because they not held accountable for carp work ?
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