We need to put up a wall. No, not because we’ve been hurt inside, it’s all about noise reduction and stuff like that. So for the last week handy men have been showing up. Sad as it might seem every preconceived notion you might have about carpenters, builders and the like is completely true.
They were supposed to be done two days ago.
They were really supposed to be finished yesterday.
Now they think they might be finished sometime next week.
So the guy who is supposed to be in charge calls me earlier and goes “well, eh, I can’t get hold of this guy, you know, whose going to do, like, the wiring and stuff… But we’ll be there as soon as I find him”.
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Excause me, please, aren’t you supposed to be the boss of these people? Don’t you have roll call in the mornings, or something? Why do I get the feeling the missing guy is at home sleeping the sleep of the righteous as we speak?
And yesterday was like watching a troupe of clowns climbing out of a clown car and then just milling about more or less aimlessly for a couple of hours before fucking off to do Lord knows what. Having coffee probably.
First there’s three guys. One of them is out the door again in five minutes to buy supplies – I’m thinking they should know what to bring but ok, so maybe they forgot. Second guy is out the door half an hour later, having breakfast. Third guy actually does some work for about 45 minutes, then he leaves. First guy comes back with whatever the hell it was they forgot to bring. Out the door with the speed of light again. Second guy comes back, does god knows what for about an hour.
Guys nr. 4 & 5 show up (I think they were supposed to paint) have a look at the wall and then fuck off again.
Then everybody leaves and no one comes back.
This is around lunch so I figure, they’ll be back to finish later. Not so much actually.
I don’t know if it’s bad management, bad planning or just general incompetence (General Incompetence to be saluted here) but I must say my confidence in these gentlemen is dwindling as I write. They’re looking like a bunch of muppets from where I sit. Meanwhile it’s business as usual so every day they drag this out is costing us money in more ways than one. I am also overwhelmed with a lack of willingness in the area of paying for the work they’ve done.
Me and Colleague Nr 1have a motto. “Get it done” You have the specs. the materials, you know what needs doing. Don’t discuss it or fret about it. Just get it done. The more trivial the job, the more essential the attitude. And that’s what I feel like yelling everytime I see these guys. Get it Done! Yabitch!
ROL
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