...they don't need any extra work?
I need some small jobs doing in my house at the moment. I have saved them up and there is a long list, probably about a day's worth of work. I e-mailed this long list to 5 'handymen' who advertise locally saying 'no job too small'. 8 days later, only one has got back to me. Of the other 4, none of them have sent a holding e-mail, or phoned me and left a message if I haven't answered or even had an automatic response 'I am on holiday' e-mail.
At the same time, I need some old furniture and a couple of mattresses removing. Again, I have e-mailed 5 local businesses who claim 'no job too small' in the rubbish removal/house clearance section of the yellow pages. Only one has got back to me.
Is this how it is today? Do people not want the work? I am a single, working parent with a total lack of personal will when it comes to doing DIY stuff. I am therefore potentially a long-term customer, more than willing to pay the going rate to get jobs done. I live in the north, in an area generally considered 'deprived' with no shortage of tradesmen advertising so why are people not biting my hand off for work?
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fedupbutfine · 23/08/2014 10:34
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