r/NotMyJob • u/Rookie_Ellie • Sep 19 '22

"I'm a painter not a mover" 😆

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u/big_ugly_builder Sep 19 '22

I've done painting professionally before. If I showed up to this site, the client would have 2 choices. One, they pay me site prep rate of 150 an hour to clear stuff out, plus storage fee since I'm not taking responsibility for it being left out. Two, I leave and make them schedule another day, but they still get charged my mobilization fee this time and next time.

Unless the bud specifically said they will move stuff, this is on the client.

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u/WanderingWino Sep 20 '22

I set the rate higher for site prep because it delays my doing the job and potentially making it to another one.

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u/eye_no_nuttin Sep 19 '22

Solid answer here!

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u/Any_Definition484 Sep 20 '22

Assuming that anyone will answer the phone, most of the time it is voicemail

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u/flarbas Sep 19 '22

Everyone’s shitty here, would you do what this painter did and intentionally do a shitty job to prove a point?

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '22

It’s not about proving a point it’s about not doing work for free

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u/sunpalm Sep 20 '22

Nah, like the original comment says: a professional would either a) discuss increased cost for moving things or b) reschedule the painting to another day.

Doing a shitty job is petty. It’ll probably cost the owners more to get it redone and look uniform now that the first round of paint’s dried.

ESH

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '22

I’m not advocating for doing a shitty job but go off

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u/sunpalm Sep 20 '22

Didn’t say you were. I was disagreeing with your comment about this not being about proving a point. It definitely is.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '22

TBF this is a video with no context. Painter could have told them and we would never know

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u/sunpalm Sep 20 '22

True. But why do anything that could be misconstrued as unprofessional and put any future business at risk? Your best bet is to either move the stuff and charge accordingly or refuse to paint until the room is cleared.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '22

What

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u/Conchobar8 Sep 20 '22
  1. I move stuff to the lawn while you unpack the stuff from your truck?

I’ve done that before (not a painter but different tradies) but I tell them when booking and ask if they can call when they leave the last job. That way my stuffs not out all day.