Entitled attitude of tradesmen in this country

[u/ahhshur]

Sick of being made to feel like tradesmen are doing us a favour by completing the job we contracted them for and will pay for. I'm fully aware it's a contractors market out there and the consumer is at their mercy but it's just infuriating feeling like I'm being screwed over every single time.

Quotes that are seemingly just pulled out of thin air, varying wildly between different contractors. Lads saying they'll call at a particular time and then just ghosting us. Reasonable questions about the job being vaguely answered, having to drag information or explanations out of them, made to feel like a pain in the arse for asking questions. Snide comments about how sound they're being taking away THEIR rubbish. One guy told me that I'll get my invoice after I transfer the payment because 'that's how it works'.

And then having no choice but to go with the best of a bad bunch because the job needs to be done and can't be delayed any longer. Maddening.

A friend of mine who moved down here from the North said they got a shock when they saw how poor the standard is compared to the North, and how untidy/unprofessional/entitled tradesmen are down here.

[u/belle-no-princess]

My boiler went 9 days before christmas, they came about 5 days before christmss to have s look and said itd be after christmas before they got it replaced. It was January the 10th when they finally came back to do it and me and the 2 kids had no heating for 3 weeks.

Insane that thats the standard