Herringbone Carpet Layout

Speaking of a Shit Sandwich and taking small bites-------------the overspray from the Monocote (insulation) was the #1 reason I pitched a bitch against this GC (Day #1 so many months ago) and started the whole "change order process". That means I'll do the extra work but you have to pay AND assume/give me the extra time. Well they've got plenty of money. But no time. So in the end it was a real cluster%$#^.

LOVE working with my buddy Juan and he did a great job "all in" but I really dont like eating the shit sandwich whether it's offered in small bites or huge gulps. He was the better man to "run" this project because of his patience and willingness to cooperate. Me? 90% of this job was done GRAVEYARD SHIFT in 4 10 hour evenings. I did a couple floors as lead man then begged off. They called me back a few time to help out and then to finish. I think if I had stayed on I would have gone batshit crazy from the nonsense the GC was sticking to us. My limit/tolerance leve ain't what it used to be. Multiply my intolerance level by 1000% after 4PM. Thank God for Pepe (Juan)

 

It's much worse than you might imagine.

times 10

 

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On the low end or............"light commercial" sector it can be extreme how piss poor a General Contractor can be as far as having decent subs and competent superintendants. My shop doesn't deal too much any more with those guys but you never know who's going to be the next multi-billion dollar firm so it pays to keep your eyes open. Mostly, when we're getting the shit end of the stick it's not due to gross incompetence. It's a conscious decsion by SOMEONE on site or any of the levels above that to...........SCREW THOSE GUYS.

See, I no longer can pretend I don't know who is pissing in my Cheerios. So it's much harder to be pleasant and cooperative.

Screw them right back.................OK, wind it down. My blood is starting to boil and I haven't even finish my first beer!

 

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Not being my own boss means I have to clarify and negotiate with my employer and the idiot scumbag GC EXACTLY how and where we might cut corners. Hey, I'm all about upholding industry standards. But it's not my house and if my employer AND the customer want to skim along the bottom of the barrell I can TRY to do that absolute bare minimum prep.

When the customer isn't happy about the end results I WILL have all the relevant Emails, text messages, photos and additional documentation.

The captain goes down with the ship. If you want me to be the captain fine. But on crap like this I'm being treated and paid as a sailor 1rst Class and I'm swabbing the deck most of the day. So FU when the ship sinks. I'll be first one on the lifeboat. YOU go down with the ship!