Re: What would you?

["timO'" <timothy.w.oleary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 18, 2:21 pm, "Bill" <bill190nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What small contractors (carpenters, roofing, home repair, etc) do is to make
> an appointment and then not show up. Or say "I will get back to you", but
> then don't call back. Or don't return their calls.
>
> I know a few of these construction workers and have seen why they do this.
> Sometimes they know the customer will be more trouble than it is worth.
> Sometimes they are busy with a more profitable job and don't have the time.
>
> Most of the time they were out partying the night before and are hung over!
>
> I had a friend get new carpeting in a house they bought. The old carpeting
> had cat/dog urine in it. The carpeting company REFUSED to remove the old
> carpeting. They even had this written into their contract.
>
> So I suppose you could also refuse to do any work there because of the
> working conditions.
>
> "Pogo"  wrote in message
> > Just did a quote at a residence with 7 large Dogs(bouviers) and about a
> > dozen cats, existing wireless on Doors and one Motion operating on a 9
> > volt flashlite(jerry rigged). Never seen this audible system which
> > arm/disarms via phone with central station audio.. AlarmBxxxge.. Either
> > way, doing a walk through and there is dog crap all over the place in the
> > basement, place is completely discusting.. I really don't want to spend a
> > day working and stepping in dog crap, I would like to politely decline
> > this job, I would price this job through the roof but don't want to be
> > known as abusive. (small town!) Any one run across a similar circumstance?
> > At what point does one say THIS JOB IS NOT FOR ME  Feedback..

Sometimes when you do service calls, you walk into situations. How you
react has a lot to do with you. If you're a dog lover, you might have
a higher level of tolerance for that crap.
If you're struggling to pay your bills, you might overlook something
else.

Remember your health and safety are #1, and then you need to be
guaranteed to get your price, and then get paid.

Maybe tell the client you have a compromised immune system and you
also do not wish to subject your employees to hazardous conditions, so
they need to address the filth before you can address their alarm.
These homeowners might be in need of some attention from the health
department, or require psychological help if they're in someway
afflicted. Can't you tell?
Or they might just be animal lovers in which case you need to read
them the Riot Act.

The original person who posed the question had really only one
problem; their own indecision.
It takes a professional to recognize a hostile environment and know
when to bail out.
There are a lot of diseases associated with feces. Do you want to
carry that home to your wife, kids or grandchildren?
They all are counting on you to stay healthy and not expose them to
danger too.
This post must've pushed my button. We all encounter issues daily for
which we're unprepared to deal with because we're confused about
priorities.
If you're not sure, call the boss.
If you're the boss, then call your wife.
If neither are available, ask God, he knows.
God knows I've been there too.