Re: What would you?

["Pogo" <No_spam_marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I got a wide range of responses.. I think TimO's seems most to the
point here. As a profestional we slowly get eroded into accepting things
that we would not normaly otherwise accept.  I think personal health issues
that have been brought up... others (family) depend on us not to risk
ourselves and there health.
I think this post was refreshing in that I did get a good sampling of
reactions... "Pussy.. to indecision to Health... and your own good judment"
I don't think I will do this job, was going to price it so high they would
not call back because I did not want to insult the potential client by
telling them it was a pig sty... to each there own castle.. to my peers..
thanks a bunch

Pogo


"timO'" <timothy.w.oleary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1171840739.851631.45440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.
>