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secret squirrel
:whatchutalkingabout This is what I was told by some miserable old duffer the other day,
My van is well stocked for emergency call outs and the vast range of every day plumbing sagas we come across. I think his point was that he earns way more than I do! I doubt that very much but as I explained to him.
I can slog my guts out from 8am to 5pm for your day rate OR I can do three small jobs start at 9.30 and be home by 3pm having earnt 3 x minimum charges plus parts.
Over the last few days I have proven this point, I have had to re-vamp 3 bathrooms in the same house, install 2 new basins, quoted 5 days but its going to take longer (with the add ons the customer does, plus all the crap that comes with it that takes longer than it should!) I still can't go back for another week sparks are in and I'm waiting for a bath, 2x basins and a toilet to turn up.
Customer is good and has said that she'll pay for a couple of more days as she can see the issues.
Anyway, I saw this 'duffer' in the suppliers today and he asked what I was upto. I explained what I was up to and then explained that I prefer my proper work!
As a slight dig I said 'I'd leave the bathrooms to property maintenance experts with no qualifications and no ability to fault find problems, in their crappy ford escorts with no sign writing, Oh, sorry how long have you been advertising as property maintenance' :001_icon16:
I think the thing about this job is find yourself an aspect of this work you like and go and do that! don't refuse otherwork but guide yourself in the direction you want to go.
I enjoy the emergency side of the business and the maintenance, I do the bathrooms but I just don't get a kick out of it.....
My van is well stocked for emergency call outs and the vast range of every day plumbing sagas we come across. I think his point was that he earns way more than I do! I doubt that very much but as I explained to him.
I can slog my guts out from 8am to 5pm for your day rate OR I can do three small jobs start at 9.30 and be home by 3pm having earnt 3 x minimum charges plus parts.
Over the last few days I have proven this point, I have had to re-vamp 3 bathrooms in the same house, install 2 new basins, quoted 5 days but its going to take longer (with the add ons the customer does, plus all the crap that comes with it that takes longer than it should!) I still can't go back for another week sparks are in and I'm waiting for a bath, 2x basins and a toilet to turn up.
Customer is good and has said that she'll pay for a couple of more days as she can see the issues.
Anyway, I saw this 'duffer' in the suppliers today and he asked what I was upto. I explained what I was up to and then explained that I prefer my proper work!
As a slight dig I said 'I'd leave the bathrooms to property maintenance experts with no qualifications and no ability to fault find problems, in their crappy ford escorts with no sign writing, Oh, sorry how long have you been advertising as property maintenance' :001_icon16:
I think the thing about this job is find yourself an aspect of this work you like and go and do that! don't refuse otherwork but guide yourself in the direction you want to go.
I enjoy the emergency side of the business and the maintenance, I do the bathrooms but I just don't get a kick out of it.....
