Steve Payne
I finished the humidifier installation in a couple of hours… then my guts began to boil and Montezuma had his revenge
Canadian Contractor"The husband asked me to watch their two kids while he and his wife went to an Amway meeting. I was pissed."
Another entry in our “Customers From Hell” sweepstakes. This one from Greg Paterson. Enjoy.
“In the 70s, when I was an apprentice, a roommate’s brother asked if I would wire up his new furnace humidifier. I agreed and showed up after work the next day.
His wife insisted I have supper. Spareribs in a black sauce were served. She forgot napkins so quickly fetched a roll of toilet paper! After supper I went to the basement to find that the humidifier was still in the box and the furnace was surrounded with dirty laundry.
I began the installation.the husband came down the stairs and ask me to watch their two kids while he and his wife went to an Amway meeting (I was pissed). I finished the humidifier installation in a couple of hours then waited with their two unruly kids until they got home at 11 pm. When they arrived home I stormed out.
That night around 3 am my guts began to boil and for the next few hours Montezuma had his revenge!
I missed work the next day, losing a day’s wages.
The guy never did pay me.”
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I am sure, we have all had experiences like Steven Payne’s. Last week, for example, I was informed I was rude, because I asked, if my cheque was coming soon.
Over the last 15 years in business, I have done many jobs, and never got paid for them, and every time it makes ‘my blood boil.’ You can’t take everyone to court, or you would be waiting for years – “in line,”
but I wish there was something in place to make people who do not pay, more accountable. Every job whether it be big or small, is a factor in our economic landscape, and quite simply, if we do not get paid, we cannot hire people, and so on, and so on.
Like dominoes, businesses start falling down, and pretty soon there are less and less jobs in your community.