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Just got off the phone with a guy who needed his range hood light socket replaced, light above the sink replaced, a bifold door installed in the kitchen pantry and fix the sliding glass door it's hard to open and close without using two hands.
I told him $200. and the classic line "ok...i'll get back to you"
This was after I went out and made a whole laundry list of work he wants done on his place. He wanted a lot of stuff done from bathroom remodel to kitchen to living room laminate floor. I guess he thinks that will cost him $500 to do:blink:
I'm so sick of hearing "i'll get back to you" which is keywords I'm not paying that.
What do these people think $hi^ costs? Gas is $4 a gallon milk is almost $5 a gallon and the cost of tools and everything else. Seriously wtf?
I'm 99% sure I am changing careers I can't deal with this anymore. I rather be a 9-5 shlub that punches a time card then go through this.
I read that the skilled trades are the hardest jobs to fill and yeah I see why because there is no money in it anymore. Everyone is pinching pennies and I refuse to beat up my body, tools and waste my knowledge and skills for pennies.
End of rant.
p.s. The work I do land people tell me you do great work "you are very meticulous" blah blah blah but yet they never tell anyone else.
I told him $200. and the classic line "ok...i'll get back to you"
This was after I went out and made a whole laundry list of work he wants done on his place. He wanted a lot of stuff done from bathroom remodel to kitchen to living room laminate floor. I guess he thinks that will cost him $500 to do:blink:
I'm so sick of hearing "i'll get back to you" which is keywords I'm not paying that.
What do these people think $hi^ costs? Gas is $4 a gallon milk is almost $5 a gallon and the cost of tools and everything else. Seriously wtf?
I'm 99% sure I am changing careers I can't deal with this anymore. I rather be a 9-5 shlub that punches a time card then go through this.
I read that the skilled trades are the hardest jobs to fill and yeah I see why because there is no money in it anymore. Everyone is pinching pennies and I refuse to beat up my body, tools and waste my knowledge and skills for pennies.
End of rant.
p.s. The work I do land people tell me you do great work "you are very meticulous" blah blah blah but yet they never tell anyone else.