Fed Up!

Originally Posted by Double-A

Nukem, I think you're reading too much into what the OP actually said and did in front of his client. He needed to bitch to some folks that could understand his position and appreciate all the implications of what they did.

Just because he's upset doesn't mean he's gonna do anything but get on with the task at hand in a professional manner. Read some more of his posts and I think you'll see that while a bit stubborn, he's also a consummate professional. He might bark here in the yard, but I think his clients love him to death and I know they love his work.

Originally Posted by nukem99

I don't condone wishing harm on someone or freaking out on a HO over the process of building a deck.

Originally Posted by Double-A

Gus, when it comes to clients, I'm a soft spoken person, but I speak with a confidence that let's folks know I'm not just flapping my gums. I'm tactful, but to the point. I would tell the client we need to meet because we have an issue on the job site that has us at a work stoppage.

When we meet, I remind them of our conversations regarding site access and try to understand where their thinking is on the whole subject. Once I think I have their side of the story, I then assert my position and what is at stake per the contract we both agreed to. I don't threaten, I don't cajole, I just put it on the table and go from there.

Yes, we have pulled off of jobs before and redeployed at a later time.

My whole point here is just to remind folks that you have to control your jobs and job sites. This doesn't mean rude or emotional, it just means calmly asserting your position in a professional and unaccusing manner and then working to a resolution.

Nukem, I think you're reading too much into what the OP actually said and did in front of his client. He needed to bitch to some folks that could understand his position and appreciate all the implications of what they did.

Just because he's upset doesn't mean he's gonna do anything but get on with the task at hand in a professional manner. Read some more of his posts and I think you'll see that while a bit stubborn, he's also a consummate professional. He might bark here in the yard, but I think his clients love him to death and I know they love his work.

Originally Posted by HusqyPro

Carpenter by day.
Mad scientist by night.

Originally Posted by nukem99

Yes the same thing is happening over and over again like the homeowners are the same species. Perhaps the problem is not with the HO but with someone who can't deal with people.

Originally Posted by Gus Dering

well why didn't you say so the first time?
You sound more aligned with my style than I originally thought. I too have lost my ability to dance around the point.

I would still reserve the work stoppage as a last resort in some bizarre circumstance.

Originally Posted by nukem99

Understood, but if one can't control their emotions and temper on a blog what chance is there that an ugly confrontation with the HO will not occur?

Originally Posted by nukem99

Understood, but if one can't control their emotions and temper on a blog what chance is there that an ugly confrontation with the HO will not occur?