Re: Companys you may not want to subcontract

[Robert Macy <robert.a.macy@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 6, 2:59=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And it starts again. 480-593-8093 just called asking if I will work on ot=
her
> companies alarms. =A0NO. =A0HECK NO. =A0BUZZ OFF. =A0DO NOT CALL ME.
>
> "Unknown" <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On Friday, April 6, 2012 11:45:14 AM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
> >> On Apr 3, 5:47 pm, "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 atleas=
t
> >> > > schedule regular visits of their own techs. =A0The rest are just i=
n
> >> > > 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 go=
t
> >> > a phone call from them requesting all my liability insurance,
> >> > workmans comp, vehicle insurance info, etc. =A0Claiming that they ne=
ed
> >> > 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
>
> >> Its funny. =A0My very first subcontract job(s) were for ADT commercial
> >> in about 1994. =A0I jumped and ran to get it done. =A0No issues, and I
> >> followed up with the clients to make sure their issues were cured. =A0=
I
> >> should have learned. =A0Took me months and months and months to get
> >> paid. =A0I 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. =A0They finally paid after that. =A0Pretty
> >> quickly too. =A0Never got another call from ADT commercial after that.
> >> LOL.
>
> > I am no longer accepting sub contract calls I am pursuing legal actions
> > against a company now and have postal inspector involved =A0after I sen=
t
> > them everything certified US mail and they claim they never got it and
> > they had my w9 with ss number and background check =A0form with my DL #=
 etc
> > and supposedly can not find them.I got a nasty call from installation
> > manager because I contacted the =A0client and told them I was not paid =
and
> > how incompetent these folks are .
> > told the install manager to shove it find my paper work =A0get me paid =
or I
> > was putting leans on clients stores and making sure everything shows up=
 in
> > news papers. =A0what ass holes and F#@K heads =A0you have to deal with =
these
> > days.
> > I get 3-4 calls a week and tell them no thank you not interested. or F#=
@K
> > off your terrible pa I dont work for gutter scum.

480 area code is Scottsdale, AZ

is that normal if you're in Littleton, CO?