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Exactly. Also, hourly quotes for even the most basic things around the house are a poor idea. Someone recently told me she had to move to fixed bids for everyt
by trimbo 7y ago
Exactly.
Also, hourly quotes for even the most basic things around the house are a poor idea. Someone recently told me she had to move to fixed bids for everything with her handyman because he would just move really slow when it was hourly.
- bsder 7y ago> Someone recently told me she had to move to fixed bids for everything with her handyman because he would just move really slow when it was hourly. Erm, isn't the proper solution find another handyman? If I think someone is ripping me off, "extra supervision" isn't the correct long term solution. I already distrust them, so I'm not likely to give them the benefit of the doubt. Complicated things have to run on at least some trust between parties--you can't write everything into a contract. If that trust is dead, you really can't continue the relationship.
- trimbo 7y agoFWIW, she didn't say it was _deliberately_ slow. Just that paying him hourly ended up costing more than his fixed bids because he worked slowly.