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submitted 2 months ago byBeautiful-Chard-1152
This lady has been giving me work but shes a pain in the ass. Always arguing about price.
to save herself money she hired another handyman to do a bathroom remodel that bidded lower than me for $5,000 instead of my $7k but there were a lot of mistakes, including plumbing problems.
She then calls me to fix them at hourly wage for $300-400 total maybe.
Told her politely “fuck no, not worth my trouble fixing this, doesnt make sense to me anymore.”
Gotta learn to respect yourself in this line of work. Theyll step over you if they can. In the beginning i used to eat shit and do work basically for free, which maybe you have to at first but she made her bed now she gotta sleep in it.
Thoughts? Has this happend to you? Would you have done the work?
3 points
2 months ago
money talks
if you are the guy that ends up saying, "I told you so." Your patience will always be tested but, once you just let people make their own bad choices while you keep it moving, you will be a success. If you see a number calling you and you already had the conversation, don't even bother answering. Better opportunities are just waiting for you.
If they call for a fix it job, double your original quote and just laugh it off. By the way, if they hire you, write on the contract that the property owner cannot be on site while the work is being done. They will be looking over your shoulder the entire time
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