Originally Posted by
Aaron Miller
John:
True enough, though I'm not quite sure how you start the détente process with someone who's simultaneously gunning for you and profiting from your referrals.
I prefer to use the tired and true method of ripping their phuquing head off and then waiting for the dust to fall. As a builder for 20 years I learned that most are not to be quietly and diplomatically negotiated with.
I registered myself on their site and made no effort to conceal what I do for a living. I'm no stranger to scuffles, verbal or otherwise, and can hold my own with the best of them. Even Peck.
Aaron
Never bite the hand that feeds you is my take on being an a** to someone who refers me for a job. If someone is out to get me and talking smack I just stop dealing with them. If someone is pointing out something I may have missed I don't get mad at them, if I get mad it is towards myself.
I am only human and I do make mistakes or overlook something. If you were to show up to inspect at a job I have done and tell me I didn't do something how you believe it should be done I will fix it if it is incorrect, or I will teach you why it is done that way if it is correct. Teach and learn, a very vicious cycle that repeats itself.
I'm a "young gun" so I haven't developed the attitude that you HI's are the enemy.
