family friends!!

[allsparkjonny]

today has been the mother of all days.went to go replace some lights for my moms friend...she wanted it doin cheap..ive met her twice in my life!! in the end i gave her the lights for practically cost price which had to be special ordered from jcc and the price i said was practically a freebee considerin i have a company to run and a mortgage to pay!! yet she still argued on the price!! i somehow kept my cool(probs cos its my moms friend) took the lights with me and put my tools back in my van for her to say im not happy with the service!!! she was complainin cos im a family friend i should do it cheap for her!!! ive seen on the forum you should never work for friends of the family but today has proved i!!! what a joke and a waste of time,i was practically doing it for free!!! arrrrggghhh!! sorry rant over

 

[pennywise]

Good question a health adviser and careers adviser. Perhaps they would like to advise me after they have stressed me and corrupted my business. lol

Lol brilliant, I hate the comments that family and friends make as well once you charge them the going rate or at least a slightly reduced one, " I only thought it was going to be a small job " half a house rewire later!!. Its also frustrating when you know what they do for a living and know what they earn! did some work for a family friend, husbands a bursa at a private school and the wife is a makerting manager for another public school combined salary of around 100k complained when I charged them my normal day rate for a day and halfs work on the weekend, and I gave them the materials at cost, I wanted to kill

 

[martysparky]

collar v boot arrogance.

They seem to forget boots have more than one use.

 

[piggyitm]

Seems like there's a female common denominator!

 

[Anonomoose]

I work for friends and family but tell them from the get go that I dont do mates rates at all or returned favors. not had any problems so far. parents are excluded obviously they just get parts bill.

 

[martysparky]

good stance

Direct no nonsense!