schedule dread
Sep. 8th, 2021 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceagleSometimes I'm eggcited about getting things fixed and achieving goals, but when it involves getting a trades-person, in RECENT years I've often had a bit of dread initiating it.
And that's because there are SO MANY flakes out there. :|
Over the last few months I've gone to the trouble of researching service places, then setting up appointments, and arranging for time off from work... only to be sitting there and waiting for people who NO-SHOW. About a half dozen times in just the last few months.
What makes it so hard for some people to communicate if they can't make it? Well, you just don't matter to them. Flakey flakity flakes.
Unfortunately any time we hire people for services, there's a learning curve about their Ability, Reliability, and Cost.
This is why I like to stick with known entities because of established Dependability.
But in some cases we all have to start fresh (someone has moved or retired, etc)... and it puts us back at the starting gate all over again. Alas, it's this frustration that makes me shake my head a little before making those initial calls... ;P
And that's because there are SO MANY flakes out there. :|
Over the last few months I've gone to the trouble of researching service places, then setting up appointments, and arranging for time off from work... only to be sitting there and waiting for people who NO-SHOW. About a half dozen times in just the last few months.
What makes it so hard for some people to communicate if they can't make it? Well, you just don't matter to them. Flakey flakity flakes.
Unfortunately any time we hire people for services, there's a learning curve about their Ability, Reliability, and Cost.
This is why I like to stick with known entities because of established Dependability.
But in some cases we all have to start fresh (someone has moved or retired, etc)... and it puts us back at the starting gate all over again. Alas, it's this frustration that makes me shake my head a little before making those initial calls... ;P
