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4K views 38 replies 19 participants last post by  PACman 
#1 ·
So we were supposed to start a job at 8am this morning. I'm at the house at 8:02 and got an email sating your not here at8 like you said. So the HO ups and leaves without telling us.
 
#7 ·
What were they going to do, run right out the door in a big hurry to leave once you arrived exactly at eight o'clock? Maybe it was their responsibility to create a margin for themselves on this day, considering there might be some last minute details to go over with the contractor.
 
#11 ·
Well,now you now who the boss is...lol

Some people just can't wait for the opportunity to show who is in the power position. Whatever floats their boat I suppose.

That's unfortunate. I would move on from that job unless you bought all the paint and didn't get a deposit. Then it gets uncomfortable.
 
#22 ·
just curious, how long would you wait for the SW store to open if the manager was running late? I had a painter in today that told me he has to wait at least 20 minutes every time he has an order called in for the store to open. ? Why?
 
#23 ·
To be fair, he (the homeowner) didn't know the contractor was 2 mins, or 20 mins late. Had he known it was only 2 mins, he likely would've waited. If he must leave --as someone said on the previous page, he might be a very punctual person, or have an important meeting etc, that is okay, I think. What is not cool is, he knew the contractor and his guys were on the way to his house to work there, but didn't give them access. He could've left the front/side/back door unlocked, or the key somewhere outside the house, or the garage code etc, and let the contractor know via email.

While he might not realize someones might lose a day's work and pay, he should at least sense that it was kind of inconsiderate and disrespectful of him to just leave like that..
 
#25 ·
Over two minutes, I'd bet you could approach 5 people and ask them exactly what time their phone/watch/whatever says and at least two would be more than two minutes off.

Two minutes is the amount of time someone would wait if they got stuck at a light. Would you fire a good helper if they were two minutes late once? If it was a pattern, that's a different story.

I'm consistently early for everything, which is annoying standing around sometimes. But every now and again...... life happens.
 
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