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[peter halle]

i agree peter  but iv always found that the problem on your end only pauses (anoying phines etc ) . the problem on th eother end doesnt . unfortunetly.
i often put thinks off like that when you just want that week end of peace and pleasure .

I totally agree.  There are always two sides.  I think back to when I travelled by plane weekly and I could concentrate without the pressure or returning phone calls that came thru my pager.  I miss those days.  The nano second expectations often add pressure but don't necessarily bring results no matter what the expectations.

Again, only my opinions.

Peter

 

[Sparktrician]

I believe for contractors (including myself) that when it comes to phone calls, emails, text messages - there is a pause or stop button.  Until later.

I could be wrong.

Peter

Peter, your comment reminds me of the Spanish word "mañana".  Some people seem to think it means "tomorrow".  I think it really means "not today". 

[wink]

 

[woodguy7]

I was just waiting to see who brought it up, There are 2 sides to every story & however much i enjoyed the story at times it would have been good to hear the other side.

I know a big problem here is there are less large firms & lots of small 1 & 2 man businesses.  I myself am a 1 man band & it can be really hard juggling work when busy.  I think if mister Carter had employed a larger firm to take care of all trades then this story would have read a lot differently but perhaps this option was not available to him in this location.  I know a lot of people stay away from the large firms to save some money by trying to organise it all themselfs.

You can have a full schedule but when that really good client comes & asked if this wee job could be squeezed in i always try to accommodate them.  Usually working nights & weekends to do this but you inevitably run over on time.  Its easy for someone on the outside looking in to say, well you shouldn't have taken so much on but when you are self employed you have to look after all your clients.  Some you just know that if you tell them it will be 6 weeks before you could look at it then they will go elsewhere.  This might be a customer you have been working for for 10 years but if they need it done they need it done !  I think there is always that un certainty that you might run out of work !

Woodguy.

 

[jmbfestool]

I was just waiting to see who brought it up, There are 2 sides to every story & however much i enjoyed the story at times it would have been good to hear the other side.

I know a big problem here is there are less large firms & lots of small 1 & 2 man businesses.  I myself am a 1 man band & it can be really hard juggling work when busy.  I think if mister Carter had employed a larger firm to take care of all trades then this story would have read a lot differently but perhaps this option was not available to him in this location.  I know a lot of people stay away from the large firms to save some money by trying to organise it all themselfs.

You can have a full schedule but when that really good client comes & asked if this wee job could be squeezed in i always try to accommodate them.  Usually working nights & weekends to do this but you inevitably run over on time.  Its easy for someone on the outside looking in to say, well you shouldn't have taken so much on but when you are self employed you have to look after all your clients.  Some you just know that if you tell them it will be 6 weeks before you could look at it then they will go elsewhere.  This might be a customer you have been working for for 10 years but if they need it done they need it done !  I think there is always that un certainty that you might run out of work !

Woodguy.

I agree!! 

Be nice if you could have your jobs in a big que and you just work through them one by one.  I jump around Jobs a lot cus like you said people don't want to wait but I find people don't seem to bothered waiting for it to be Finished once started as long as they see progress once a week or so.

I found people who try to run the jobs themselves  do it because: 

Cost,

They think they can do it and want to do it and think it might be fun exiting,

Time!! they are not in a rush and want to make desicisons in their own time with out a builder trying to rush ahead.  Also don't want to spend out large amounts in a short period