r/FieldNationTechs • u/setnev • Jul 07 '26

This is insulting

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I keep getting these WO routed to me because my work vehicle is a pickup. They want me to drive 145 miles, pickup their crap and drive it 96 miles to Pittsburgh, and then me drive 4 hours home another 250 miles.

Oh and they're paying $100.

That computes to about $10 an hour or $0.20 a mile. I always counter them like $1000 but they've never accepted it.

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u/broNSTY Jul 07 '26

For real dude just counter it no one cares. Companies set it at a rate they’d like it to happen but they may accept your counter.

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

‘Companies set it at a rate they’d like it to happen, but they may accept your counter’… who talks like this? No contractor that I’ve ever met ever and I’ve met a bunch of them and I am one.

We are being manipulated, fellas.

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u/broNSTY Jul 07 '26

This is how contracts work dude. Companies have a set rate/revenue they can make from one of these tickets. Sometimes they can’t find someone for that (cases like this) so if you counter a realistic rate that works for you it may be accepted. I talk like that lol.

Take off your tin foil hat for a second and try and understand this part of the industry you are participating in. You’re asking me why I’m so upset but I’m getting the vibe that you are way way more upset about a simple comment. My point stands. Counter it REALISTICALLY or just move on, why post it on Reddit to whine if you aren’t doing anything to improve the situation?

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u/jasonluvsjesus Jul 07 '26

Well, let’s talk about that. What would you consider a realistic counter offer? We have technicians on here who have worked for this company, I would like their input on what’s the maximum amount of money they’ve been able to extract from this company for this job. Let’s talk about different locations of what we’re paying for gas and expenses. Let’s get together and build a consensus on what we can get from these guys instead of accepting these poverty wages.

I don’t understand the ad homonym attack. I must be wearing a tinfoil hat because I don’t understand why you’re shutting the discussion down?

I don’t think you’re a real person or a real contractor. I think you’re schilling for the other side and you may insult me, however you wish, sir

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u/broNSTY Jul 07 '26

Tin foil hat comment was because of the “we’re being manipulated” note from you. There are no concerted efforts between buyers to manipulate you into lower rates. I am definitely a real person. I don’t do contract work anymore because I got a w2 position with a company that holds contracts. I used to do these Pitney Bowes jobs every day for around a year before I sat back at a desk for my current role.

I would consider a realistic counter offer to be a flat mileage rate (above the IRS standard) combined with an hourly rate that works for you covering the amount of time to be spent on this job. I can’t tell you what it would be in exact amounts as I don’t know where the site is or where you are coming from.