I've had a doozy of a morning. ( apologies for words )Just went to a site where I've arranged for an agency joiner to go in a rip out some partitions and wall panelling so it is ready Monday morning for an inspection and assessment.
I turned up, guy is sat down with the radio on drinking coke. I didn't say anything and he did not ask who I was so I continued taking some measurements and notes.
After half an hour of him not moving I introduced myself and asked him when he was starting.
'I got in at 9 but my battery has run dry on my cordless' says he.
'Have you not got a spare?' I ask.
'Oh yeah I've got 4 batteries'
'and how many are charged?' I continue to quiz him
'none' He says, with a straight face.
£24 an hour for this dickhead.
(I turned up, guy is sat down with the radio on drinking coke. I didn't say anything and he did not ask who I was so I continued taking some measurements and notes.
After half an hour of him not moving I introduced myself and asked him when he was starting.
'I got in at 9 but my battery has run dry on my cordless' says he.
'Have you not got a spare?' I ask.
'Oh yeah I've got 4 batteries'
'and how many are charged?' I continue to quiz him
'none' He says, with a straight face.
£24 an hour for this dickhead.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 10:53,
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Yup sounds like a contractor to me.:P
riverghost servicing your mum since,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:00,
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hire meI could do the same but I'll do it for £15 and you'll get the added bonus of not seeing me.
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arrangedletters,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:29,
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How long did it take him to find all his teeth?For I can only assume that you cunted him in the fuck. It would be the only logical course of action left open to you.
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Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:33,
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nah.That would mean me doing the job myself and the whole point of him was to avoid that. I just informed the agency that I'll be paying him from 11am when he might be ready to work.
It's not my money. Client is paying for the prelim work I asked for so I can quote for the contract but it's still the principal of the matter. I don't accept pisstaking easily and £24 an hour to charge batteries and read the Sun is my idea of pisstaking.
(It's not my money. Client is paying for the prelim work I asked for so I can quote for the contract but it's still the principal of the matter. I don't accept pisstaking easily and £24 an hour to charge batteries and read the Sun is my idea of pisstaking.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:55,
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Still ...must have been tempting to cunt him in the fuck :)
Also I think your definition of pisstaking would classify you amongst the majority.
Just had a crappy experience with a guy who was building a flat for my grandmother. Eventually had to tell him to fuck off as I could learn how to do it and then do the stuff myself, faster than he was.
Recession won't be easy but you'd like to think that the people who are fucking shit at their jobs, won't have them for long and then decent guys will survive. Here's hoping anyway.
(Also I think your definition of pisstaking would classify you amongst the majority.
Just had a crappy experience with a guy who was building a flat for my grandmother. Eventually had to tell him to fuck off as I could learn how to do it and then do the stuff myself, faster than he was.
Recession won't be easy but you'd like to think that the people who are fucking shit at their jobs, won't have them for long and then decent guys will survive. Here's hoping anyway.
Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 12:09,
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Can I just sayWe're not all like that.
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Skirite Gerrorf my larnd,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:48,
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speaking as someone who is bone idlethat guy is a useless twat.
turn up to work to fucking work, damn it
why is that so hard for some people.
Surely part of his contract requires him to do actual work?
(turn up to work to fucking work, damn it
why is that so hard for some people.
Surely part of his contract requires him to do actual work?
discomeats This canoe,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:55,
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Agency mate.You take pot luck. On a weekday I'd have sent him home but I need the rip out done for Monday and I'm not paying double for it to be done on a Sunday.
I would not mind. The Agency is owned by a friend of mine and I fitted out his penthouse apartment at Tower Bridge a few years back. The company knows I'm tight with him so I rarely get any shit from them.
(I would not mind. The Agency is owned by a friend of mine and I fitted out his penthouse apartment at Tower Bridge a few years back. The company knows I'm tight with him so I rarely get any shit from them.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 11:58,
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I expect an apologetic phone call soon :)fucking hell, there's people shitting themselves to get construction jobs who are skilled and then there's munters like that
ah well, makes life fun innit :)
(ah well, makes life fun innit :)
discomeats This canoe,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 12:01,
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I'm going back soon.And just in case I need to do it myself I'm just charging all my DeWalt batteries to avoid a big fail on my part ;)
( Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 12:05,
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still, you don't expect to pay people to do stuff yourselfoh well, all turns out nice in the end
( discomeats This canoe,
Sat 4 Apr 2009, 12:08,
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