Grim Reaper, you made me cry.....Im no MS. Spell Check here, but your last sentence 2nd to last paragraph.
I am too busy doing other things to work for him for a ridiculously low wage and be INSLUTED to boot!
hey, Id be mad if i were insluted too!
laugh it off....you know its funny~
its the only pic i have on photobucket, ill get another one sooner or later : P
Im just a chick who loves Mopar, R1 bikes, my '52 Chevy bubba truck that Im rebuilding. Work consumes the rest of my life with fiber optic and copper cables -
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Just today I had a exsisting customer ask me do a job, I said I'd call in and price it. He said just come in and do it. I know this guy and I know he will pay me, but I called in to see what is neaded and to give him a price before I do it because it is easier to get paid when they approve the price first and you wont fall out over a few quid.
I am a one man band, I love the work but hate the accounts side,but I find if the is job is surveyed and pre priced, less problems for me on accounts side
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
I have been working in this field for 25 plus years the lats 10 on my own, I have been stiffed 4 times. One was an electrical contractor I had worked for for years He went bankrupt. two out of state companies who also went bell up and one guy who was just a crook. Getting stiffed is a big pain... however i will always extend trust to my customers till the prove they are un trust worthy. If i get screwed then I'll just get screwed. Too many honest people out there to raise a big fuss.
If you want to get paid ........ get it in writing. I can barely remember myself what I did yesterday and need to write it down within 24 hours. I have no idea what I did a week ago. Make it a habit to write it down and get someone to sign. I think they appreciate having a record made of what was agreed. It keeps both sides honest.
I use a basic email verification and work order when necessary. Normally I don't have many issues, but I can see them before they arrive.
I make the customer email a work request. I get a deposit for ANY work over $500 they sign a contract for anything over $1000 I make the customer sign a work order. If its a subcontract job, they sign the sub work order and one from me. That lets me collect from the customer in a worst case scenario. Bill in a timely manner. It seems they pay faster when the job is fresh in the mind.. Never give out tech passwords. That way, you always have a trump card.
