My turn to vent - 12/29/02 03:36 PM
I have been a General Contractor for a few years and I'm taking my Electrician's exam in January. Hope I pass
What really gets me going is landlords.
I have dealt with many of them in the past on remodeling jobs. They want you to come in to their rentals and half-ass everything because they only want to spend a dollar or two while the tenant has to pay rent for a place that is falling apart.
I have told landlords "I will only do the work if I can fix things right". They still say "Well, we don't need to call a plumber do we?" Can't you do the work?" or "Just buy the cheapest materials". I hate this!!!
If they would do it right the first time and spend a little extra $ then they wouldn't need to call someone every year to do the same work over and over. They don't see it this way. They see it like this: spend a little $ now and profits look good.
I have never done any electrical or plumbing work for them (I am not licensed)but I have been asked to on several occasions. They don't understand that Electrician's and Plumber's are licensed because they KNOW what they are doing and will do the job right. I will soon have to deal with landlords as an Electrician and I'm really not looking forward to that.
Just wanted to vent
What really gets me going is landlords.
I have dealt with many of them in the past on remodeling jobs. They want you to come in to their rentals and half-ass everything because they only want to spend a dollar or two while the tenant has to pay rent for a place that is falling apart.
I have told landlords "I will only do the work if I can fix things right". They still say "Well, we don't need to call a plumber do we?" Can't you do the work?" or "Just buy the cheapest materials". I hate this!!!
If they would do it right the first time and spend a little extra $ then they wouldn't need to call someone every year to do the same work over and over. They don't see it this way. They see it like this: spend a little $ now and profits look good.
I have never done any electrical or plumbing work for them (I am not licensed)but I have been asked to on several occasions. They don't understand that Electrician's and Plumber's are licensed because they KNOW what they are doing and will do the job right. I will soon have to deal with landlords as an Electrician and I'm really not looking forward to that.
Just wanted to vent