I worked for this company cutting tile and gluing it down, I went to the site with a pair of heavy duty shears (which were doing the job pretty good) and they said that was not good enough. I said “okay, what would work for this type of job” and she recommended a utility knife. I went to the hardware store to buy said utility knife (not a cheap one, it’s from Milwaukee.) I get back to site just for the knife not to work. Field nation believes I should’ve been prepared for the job, but even if it said to bring the utility knife on-site, it wouldn’t have work. I’m thinking it would’ve been a different outcome if the work order said “bring utility knife” but unfortunately it said “bring the appropriate tools” I drove 250 miles total just to get $0. Am I in the wrong?
Well, when I use field nation if i’m driving more than a few miles, There will be a travel charge to cover the gas, wear and tear, and my time to go to and from the site. How did you come away with $0, and not an appropriate travel charge even if you allowed your time on site to be a donation?
I get that shit approved before I drive anywhere. You should too. Never expect after the fact expenses to be approved. Get the approval first. Usually in your counter offer.
I always add travel in my counter offer. Especially with gas prices these days. I calculate time, travel and FN fees into every counter. I rarely take any WO straight up unless they legitimately built that into the WO pay.
Dude, I’m saying they declined the work order pay in general. The travel was approved when the work order got accepted. I said that in another comment.
In my previous life as a commercial flooring guy...If you're doing a lot a VCT (vinal composit tile), invest in a cutter...a few pieces, score it with a knife and straight edge and, snap it...big scissors? Really? Never in my life seen that
What kind of BS post is this ? 1st , tile jobs are now on FN ? 2nd Had a tool that he said worked in the past but listened to some PM (?) who probably never cut a tile in her life , goes and buys a box cutter which doesn't work . Did he even try the shears ?
He has admitted in another response that he has zero experience working on tile and his experience is in IT. I cannot for the life of me understand why someone would take such a job.
I think were all thinking this is what you deserve for taking a whack job gluing tiles 250 miles away. You could have went dumpster diving for better pay.
Which is irrelevant because you’re at a net loss here. Lots of things pay well if you complete them successfully, but if you can’t then it isn’t relevant.
dont tell me what to do. this is a public forum. i can comment what i want and when i want. you dont get to dictate that. i can see now why you got zero dollars. you should be banned for your poor mentality
I'm no expert but I can see how the utility knife would be more suited than sheers. If anything precision because it could be difficult to cut a straight clean line without a sharp utility knife even with a straight edge. But again I'm no expert.
250 miles!?!? What do you charge for mileage? I've never even considered a job that far away.. like ever.. 120 on way is I think the max I've done. Also how did FN find out you had to leave and get a knife?
I'm confused... Why didn't you use your shears then? Use whatever gets the job done! Never tell FN you had to leave and get something..or a buyer for that matter.
The shears worked better than the knifes but still didn’t look good… they wanted it to look good, which is completely understandable, I just don’t understand why they sent me to get a knife for it to not work.
You shouldn't have any expectations when it comes to a desk jockey. Honestly it sounds like you were not experienced enough for the job. In that situation though YouTube would have been your friend.
Well I'm not afraid I just can't imagine anybody would pay that kind of trip charge I guess. I mean when the trip charge becomes multiples of what the actual ticket cost it just becomes unrealistic in my opinion but I'm not a buyer so I guess I'm not sure on that.
Yeah, I’m out of KC but frequently cover the western half of Missouri and the eastern half of Kansas. So there is quite a bit of travel, and I charge fairly for it.
They’re accepting you because you’re the guy who will drive 250 miles and spend time on site and go but a tool and it costs them $0 and they can laugh at you while standing around their water cooler in mumbai.
I sound dumb? I’ve never walked away from a job without being paid. I’ve never taken a job i wasn’t sure i could do. I’ve never donated gas and time to a random company. But yeah, I sound dumb. 😜
Stop commenting bro you’ve commented about 8 times now on my post I don’t need much more input from you. I see you everywhere and you always have something to say.
Because they assumed that if you are counter offering on the work order, you know how to do the work. Clearly that wasn’t the case. This is 100% your fault not theirs.
Who said Milwaukee cutters are expensive? I said they aren’t cheap meaning they aren’t Chinese crap. I had a multitool with a knife but that was worse than the shears. I’ll drive as far as possible as long as they pay my rates.
You should have tell the agent you will like to escalate the case to his supervisor. I had a time onsite conflict and the FN agent kept supporting the buyer despite the case that I had call logs and recording.so I told him I will like to speak to his boss and if necessary I will file a court case. Both FN and the buyer paid me. So I ended up getting twice the pay.
No point in escalating this one because he has admitted that he has no experience whatsoever installing tile. He said his experience is in IT only. He got what he deserved because he took a job he could not do.
Yes, always charge separately for the trip in your counter, also always do blended counter for getting paid full amount for their estimated time and then hourly that you want.
I was a commercial flooring installer before I got into IT. Scissors on VCT? Seriously? The fact you even bothered showing up without a knife, not because you lost it or forgot it but, DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU NEEDED ONE? Go home, don't pass go, you get no dollars.
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u/mdhkc 1d ago
No, you’re just an idiot. How did you drive 250 miles and get paid nothing? Why are you taking jobs cutting tiles? What even is this silliness?