There's no need for comments like that, some of us are well able to deal with dirt and better than many men.Women don't make good tradesmen they're not able to handle the dirt on their high heels
There's no need for comments like that, some of us are well able to deal with dirt and better than many men.Women don't make good tradesmen they're not able to handle the dirt on their high heels
... sometimes a job just ain't worth it... downturn or no downturn!!!
There's no need for comments like that, some of us are well able to deal with dirt and better than many men.
There's no need for comments like that, some of us are well able to deal with dirt and better than many men.
I'm not a tradesman but I've never really understood this.
Surely you just increase the price to cover whatever makes the job 'not worth it' ?!
If the job needs doing, it needs doing - they are presumably going to pay someone for the job - why not you?
We are in manufacturing and quite often get service or custom jobs that are a total pain and that ideally we would rather not do for one reason or another - but we absolutely never turn any business down - we just charge a premium to cover any extra time/inconvenience or whatever.
We are in manufacturing and quite often get service or custom jobs that are a total pain and that ideally we would rather not do for one reason or another - but we absolutely never turn any business down - we just charge a premium to cover any extra time/inconvenience or whatever.
There are ways around ill informed customers, pricing issues or customers who change their minds etc..
And what's wrong with breaking down a quote: X for materials + Y for doing the job - if it's an awful job or one you're not 100% confident about just charge Y x 2 - if you feel iffy about payment ask for half in advance...etc etc.
OK, some people are just terminally awkward and you have to allow for that but it's just this idea of turning down work that I find bizarre I suppose.
OK, some people are just terminally awkward and you have to allow for that but it's just this idea of turning down work that I find bizarre I suppose.
I quote jobs all the time, some quotes can take weeks. Unless I know that we cannot do the job I will always quote (I get less than 50% of what I quote on). I don't understand why anyone would refuse to quote unless they couldn't do the job or they felt that the customer could not pay.We agreed to arrive between half past and the hour and duly turned up at XX:55... The customer, most put out that we were "late" informed us that the other company that came to quote that morning were on time...
WTF???
The customer is not always right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re : "What recession"
I know several self employed tradesmen who say the only people who have any disposable income now -or can afford to pay - are the public service workers or employees in some of the big companies....the public sector are the only ones spending as they feel they have job security.
I quote jobs all the time, some quotes can take weeks. Unless I know that we cannot do the job I will always quote (I get less than 50% of what I quote on). I don't understand why anyone would refuse to quote unless they couldn't do the job or they felt that the customer could not pay.
As for turning up for a meeting 25 minutes late; I would call ahead and apologise for being late, giving a reason for the delay. I go to meetings on three continents and always make sure I am there on time. 5 minutes is OK, 25 minutes is very unprofessional.
You can tell the tradesmen that their last remaining customers will be disappearing shortly, if this unfair levy proceeds.I know several self employed tradesmen who say the only people who have any disposable income now -or can afford to pay - are the public service workers or employees in some of the big companies....the public sector are the only ones spending as they feel they have job security.
I have often travelled to other countries for half hour meetings.Tell me Purple how long do your meetings last.
Most of mine last less than a half hour.
You can tell the tradesmen that their last remaining customers will be disappearing shortly, if this unfair levy proceeds.
As for turning up for a meeting 25 minutes late... 5 minutes is OK, 25 minutes is very unprofessional.
No, I didn't. My apologies.Did you read my post properly?????
Couls you quote a job over the phone/ on a video conference?And as for travelling to another country for a half hour meeting... have you ever heard of video conferencing??? I'm glad not everyone has your Carbon Footprint.
Bronte I'm not a sexist perhaps if you look at my post again you'll see a smilie, this smilie is to show I was being sarcastic.
Funny really that all the really dirty jobs like plumbing, bin collection, KP, butchery, fishing, county council clean up crews are all most exclusively done by men.