Re: Companys you may not want to subcontract

[Unknown <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, April 6, 2012 11:45:14 AM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On Apr 3, 5:47=A0pm, "ABLE1" <royboynos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Doesn't matter who it is. =A0Subcontracting and hoping to get paid
> > > can be a real pain in the wazoo, not to mention all the grossly
> > > sub par installations you will see when you decided to "help
> > > somebody out." =A0I just don't do it anymore. =A0Not worth the
> > > headache. =A0The good companies will open an office here or atleast
> > > schedule regular visits of their own techs. =A0The rest are just in
> > > it for the money and will tarnish your name to be associated with
> > > them.
> >
> > Ditto!! =A0 Ditto!!
> >
> > The last one (over 2 years ago) that I did a quick job for took 3
> > months to pay after many phone calls. =A0Then about a month ago I got
> > a phone call from them requesting all my liability insurance,
> > workmans comp, vehicle insurance info, etc. =A0Claiming that they need
> > copies of the documents so that I can get paid in the future. =A0I
> > actually had to explain to the girl, what would be the point if I am
> > never going to work for them ever again. =A0After I repeated myself 3
> > times she finally got the point. =A0I wished her a nice day and hung
> > up. =A0Stupid!!!
> >
> > Les
>=20
> Its funny.  My very first subcontract job(s) were for ADT commercial
> in about 1994.  I jumped and ran to get it done.  No issues, and I
> followed up with the clients to make sure their issues were cured.  I
> should have learned.  Took me months and months and months to get
> paid.  I looked up some of the senior execs with ADT and sent them
> personal letters demanding payment +penalties, +cost of postage for
> billing, +a fee for the additional time, or I would post my unpaid
> invoices in the newspaper.  They finally paid after that.  Pretty
> quickly too.  Never got another call from ADT commercial after that.
> LOL.

I am no longer accepting sub contract calls I am pursuing legal actions aga=
inst a company now and have postal inspector involved  after I sent them ev=
erything certified US mail and they claim they never got it and they had my=
 w9 with ss number and background check  form with my DL # etc and supposed=
ly can not find them.I got a nasty call from installation manager because I=
 contacted the  client and told them I was not paid and how incompetent the=
se folks are .
told the install manager to shove it find my paper work  get me paid or I w=
as putting leans on clients stores and making sure everything shows up in n=
ews papers.  what ass holes and F#@K heads  you have to deal with these day=
s.=20
I get 3-4 calls a week and tell them no thank you not interested. or F#@K o=
ff your terrible pa I dont work for gutter scum.