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Originally Posted by bossku69
I sent a half dozen emails yesterday to companies around my area to have someone go on my roof and install christmas lights. I did them on the first story and don't want to kill myself, plus I dont have a huge ladder.
Of the emails I sent 3 replied and 1 phone call. The phone call was someone only interested if they go out and buy the lights and then take them down.
The three emails, two asked "whats your budget?" to which I replied "can you just give me a quote to install lights across my roof?" No response.
So I called all the places, minus the one I spoke to earlier. Two of them gave me some absurd prices. Another one said he would do it, but he wants to see if he has any other jobs today if not he'll call later.
Left a message for another one (who didn't even have a custom message on his cell phone, wtf?) and the last actually gave me a decent price. I said ok great, when can you be out here and he said "I schedule times a week out" so I'm thinking hes booked. I asked "can you be out here sooner" and he said "yeah, I have nothing going on, but I will have to charge you an extra $100 as a rush fee."
WTF? This is something I never understood. Why are you advertising if you don't want business? And if you are hurting for money (as the last guy told me) why would you try and nickle and dime someone? Instead of him just doing the job, instead he now lost out on an easy $200.
In short... the economy is bad because everyone is lazy and looking for a hand out. No one will get up and work, but rather just complain about it. sheesh!
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What is "absurd" prices? You do understand that they likely pay through the ass for insurance since they get on people's roofs. Not to mention they pay out of the ass for workers comp for their employees.
Oh wait, I see you said "$200".... LOL that's not absurd, you not taking into account all of his costs. If you want someone to come out and do your lights for $50 or whatever, go to Home Depot and pick up a mexican in the parking lot. If he falls off your roof and gets hurt you fucked. I aee you are in PA, not exactly nice working outside this time of year, snow on your roof? insurance and workmans comp is got to be very expensive for them.
Now, why some people run ads but don't get back to people or act unprofessional, it happens all the time especially when you deal with plumbers, electricians, grass cuters, one man or couple employee operations.
This has nothing to do with why the economy is bad btw.
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
I agree that there are jobs out there but using mcdonalds as an example is pretty useless.. mcdonalds doesn't hire 45 year old ex union workers.. they hire kids and older ladies for the most part... and even when you get the job the hours are so low that nobody could live off that income... That goes for most fast food places i would imagine.
When I couldn't find work years ago I just worked for industrial temp agencies, was some of the hardest backbreaking work i have done in my life, but it got me by and was consistent for a while, until i figured out how to make some dollars with my pc anyway ;)
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Not where I live. It was Mc Donalds too. Last time I drove through it was 11pm, the guy who took the order/my money looked about mid 50s the one who handed me my food at the next window looks in his 60s. Both Men, and both were white working at McDonalds. I felt sorry for them, seemed like the type that retired, thought they had enough to live on but since the market tanked in recent years (or they didn't save enough) they had to go back to work.
More and more older people are going back to work and fast food is one of the places they are ending up.