Re: Companys you may not want to subcontract

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxx>]

And it starts again. 480-593-8093 just called asking if I will work on other
companies alarms.  NO.  HECK NO.  BUZZ OFF.  DO NOT CALL ME.



"Unknown" <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20713760.545.1333738127621.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@xxxxxxxxx
> 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.  Subcontracting 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."  I just don't do it anymore.  Not worth the
>> > > headache.  The good companies will open an office here or atleast
>> > > schedule regular visits of their own techs.  The rest are just in
>> > > it for the money and will tarnish your name to be associated with
>> > > them.
>> >
>> > Ditto!!   Ditto!!
>> >
>> > The last one (over 2 years ago) that I did a quick job for took 3
>> > months to pay after many phone calls.  Then about a month ago I got
>> > a phone call from them requesting all my liability insurance,
>> > workmans comp, vehicle insurance info, etc.  Claiming that they need
>> > copies of the documents so that I can get paid in the future.  I
>> > actually had to explain to the girl, what would be the point if I am
>> > never going to work for them ever again.  After I repeated myself 3
>> > times she finally got the point.  I wished her a nice day and hung
>> > up.  Stupid!!!
>> >
>> > Les
>>
>> 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
> against a company now and have postal inspector involved  after I sent
> them everything 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 supposedly 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 these folks are .
> told the install manager to shove it find my paper work  get me paid or I
> was putting leans on clients stores and making sure everything shows up in
> news papers.  what ass holes and F#@K heads  you 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.