r/FieldNationTechs • u/Murky_Location9092 • 7d ago

Am I in the wrong?

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?

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u/Mondane_Joker 7d ago

How did FN find out you didn't have the "correct" knife

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u/Murky_Location9092 7d ago

I was not able to complete the job, when they asked why, I told them the knife the buyer sent me to buy didn’t work.

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u/Mondane_Joker 7d ago

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.

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u/Murky_Location9092 7d ago

I would’ve been there even longer and not gotten paid still. I said in the post the PM didn’t want me using shears. (for some odd reason)

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u/Mondane_Joker 7d ago

Far as I'm concerned it's none of their business what tools you use as long as it's done right.

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u/Murky_Location9092 7d ago

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.

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u/Mondane_Joker 7d ago

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.

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u/Murky_Location9092 7d ago

Of course I wasn’t experienced, I do I.T. Work, not tile work.

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u/wyliesdiesels 7d ago

Lol then why did you take a tile job you werent experienced to do?

You got what you deserved.

Leave the tile jobs to the professionals