Sparkingchip:
Given your description of the installation, how many electricians do you think have worked at his home in the last forty years?
Andy B
burn:
Not only naughty but illegal.
There's an old contracts managers saying that a verbal instruction isn't worth the paper its not written on.
Just confirm all conversation in writing immediately afterwards.
regards,
Sparkingchip:
Or had one of his kids or someone else spoken him in the meantime?
Andy B
perspicacious:
Well. after too many years at everyone's beck and call, I finally learned to say "no" but at first, it was like the scene where Kryten is being taught to lie about a banana!
I got there eventually and find life so much better now I can say "no". Plus thinking of the 80/20 Rule has helped get rid of the 20% of customers who gave me 80% of my troubles.
perspicacious:
A potential customer phoned me and asked for a quote. I said that it was a smallish job and did not necessitate a visit. I quoted my hourly rates on the phone, as the work involved fault finding.
Well. after too many years at everyone's beck and call, I finally learned to say "no" but at first, it was like the scene where Kryten is being taught to lie about a banana!
I got there eventually and find life so much better now I can say "no". Plus thinking of the 80/20 Rule has helped get rid of the 20% of customers who gave me 80% of my troubles.
Try it.
Regards
BOD
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