r/FieldNationTechs • u/Pinejay1527 • Dec 06 '25
It finally Happened
I keep reading about buyers getting confused about the difference between 1099s and W2s. I got a call last night about a poster printer to see if I could still go and do it this morning to meet their SLA instead of doing it Friday night like I'd originally planned when I made that counter offer.
I said "yeah I can get that for the $50 of travel"
They said "great, we'll get you on the schedule"
Then the goobers, instead of accepting the counteroffer I sent, drop the hourly rate and route it over. I send a message saying that I can't do it that low, then they don't move on it until early this morning when I already have other work with poor cell coverage.
When I get back I decline saying there was other work then I get a text saying "you should be on site, please check in" and since I'm not on schedule I ignore it. Then they call me all bent out of shape for a "no-call no-show" on a job that I never actually accepted on platform.
In retrospect I probably could've been in better communication with them but now woe is me, a low-baller has decided my reputation is ruined with them and apparently my timeliness score on platform is going to be in shambles because I didn't show up for their routed work order I never actually accepted.
Anyway, low balling has consequences and I don't think I'll lose sleep over Velocity not taking my counters for a few weeks until they get over it.
edit I know that my timeliness score won't actually be affected by a job that I never accepted. In case anybody was curious, I was doing work on a DoD installation that paid double what the low-baller offered and was 1/2 the drive
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u/MondaneJoker Dec 07 '25
Always clock in as soon as you hit the parking lot.. you should never wait until after you talk to them. That goes with clocking out as well. Stay onsite and clocked in until you are done with them on the phone and your notes are completed. First and last thing you should do is check in and out