Tradesmen

[The_Dover]

Having trouble with those hookers again Dover?

Yeah, the bitches keep trying to keep MY cut of their profits.

They said you owed them money, but I said that's a lie cos Mr Finn always pays you boys in cash.

[Paul in NZ]

Shortage of qualified tradesmen I'm afraid... A plumber can name his own price at the moment. A GOOD plumber is to busy running his propery and stock portfolio. Builders are all whacking up spec houses.

Wonderful how we 'modernised' the building industry and debased all the other trades wasn't it..

On the other hand - it would have been quicker to learn how to do it yer self Jim... Even if you stuffed up 12 times... (sorry - had to say that)

Other thing, try the GreyPower dudes

[James Deuce]

On the other hand - it would have been quicker to learn how to do it yer self Jim... Even if you stuffed up 12 times... (sorry - had to say that)

Other thing, try the GreyPower dudes

It's the truth, stop apologising.

The last Grey Power dude we used had a heart attack and died. We're not that keen anymore.

[bobsmith]

Deano, I have no issue if they're too busy - all they have to do is say, "I can't do the job, I'm too busy."

Jim, I think Deano was taking a piss... well either that or he's really really thick.

It's NZ Jim where quality is guaranteed poor and service is not in the dictionary...

[Str8 Jacket]

The last Grey Power dude we used had a heart attack and died. We're not that keen anymore.

Riiight.... and you wonder why noone wants to come back?!

[James Deuce]

Jim, I think Deano was taking a piss... well either that or he's really really thick.

It's actually me choosing to be obstreperous.

Speaking of choosing, the words Deano and "thick" don;t really belong in a sentence together unless you want to eat through a straw for the rest of your life.

[Deano]

Jim, I think Deano was taking a piss... well either that or he's really really thick.

Fick as pigshit I is.

I still blame the gummint.

I do sympathise Jim - I'm expected to provide excellent customer service in my job (which is not strictly speaking a customer service role - more enforcement), and when you don't get the same service in return it really pisses me off.

Still, as long as I get paid

We had grey skills to do the final plaster coat in our bathroom and they did a pretty good quality and reasonably priced job. Dying on the job isn't cool though. Some people just can't retire.

[Paul in NZ]

Riiight.... and you wonder why noone wants to come back?!

There is probably a secret freemasons symbol in Jim2's letterbox warning tradespeople of this event. His neighbours are wondering about the number of vans that do U turns outside his house....

[Deano]

It's actually me choosing to be obstreperous.

I don't know what that means (looks for dictionary)

[The_Dover]

I dunno Jim2, this is the man who bought a honda......

[Maha]

I have been in the Flooring industry as an installer for 25 year's........
I hate not being on time, if i say i will be there at 8.15am then i will be there at 8.15am. Some years ago, when Geogie Pie were upgrading there store's, i had the contract of doing all the playground safety tiles (25mm rubber things) and would travel from Rotorua to wherever to do them. I would always be on site at 8.30am. Napier/Gisborne/Otahuhu/Greenlane/Tga/Bombay wherever the job was, didnt matter, but they closed down so fuck em'......

[Colapop]

It's actually me choosing to be obstreperous.....

So you're having puppy's over this then?

Actually I agree with ya J2. We've been waiting for a painter to come and do the internal window and door frames for months and not a whisper. If a tradesman books a time then regardless of another job he should be there.

[ManDownUnder]

That's a common phenomenon. Not sure of the reasons why but it probly has something to do with bad time management, lacking administration skills, or summat??

I think it's a case of them having (and I quote) "more work than a bull can shit".

They don't need to have any customer service focus - they have customers by the short and curlies...

It does raise an interesting qyuestion though - who has good tradies they can recommend? I have a couple of guys that do all my plumbing and building work - bloody good guys that I'd recommend to anyone in/near Auckland

[Zed]

I think it's a case of them having (and I quote) "more work than a bull can shit".

They don't need to have any customer service focus - they have customers by the short and curlies...

I do think they all have some customer service focus to a degree, they have to, but it may all be exhausted on the few (or many) customers who give them good repeat business and pay their bills, their bread and butter business! It's poor Joe Blogg who suffers because he only wants a one-off job done.

[ManDownUnder]

I do think they all have some customer service focus to a degree, they have to, but it may all be exhausted on the few (or many) customers who give them good repeat business and pay their bills on time, their bread and butter business! It's poor Joe Blogg who suffers because he only wants a one-off job done.

You got that right - same sentiment just more polite turn of phrase.
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