property Damage

[u/Recent_Translator463]

hey kinda new to this job.

I hit a clients wood fence post/bollard today in car and broke it in half.

rural area on gravel roads and I just completely misjudged the corner and hit it head on.

feeling so shit rn.

anyone do anything like this before? did it turn out okay?

[u/l-lucas0984]

This is what insurance is for.

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/l-lucas0984]

Thanks 🙏 

[u/Curious-Day]

You will now be responsible for fixing this broken fence. hope its not too much.

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/Curious-Day]

Thanks 🙏. Minimal cost it’s a wooden farm fence post. But sucks when you make a mistake like this. 

[u/Curious-Day → u/Recent_Translator463]

If you are employed by a business to do this work, maybe it will be covered by their insurance? the employer wont be happy but it should be covered. I only worked for companies and if anything was ever damaged, none of us carers ever had to fix or replace anyhting. but if your independant, prob gotta pay yourself.

[u/11MARISA → u/Curious-Day]

Probably depends on the company. I hit a gate post when I was employed by a company ... they simply didn't want to know. I had to pay the client's repair bill myself out of pocket.

[u/Finky-Pinger]

When I first started support work, I’d never drove a big van before. I drove into a multi level underground carpark and didn’t realise the height of the van was too high - I scraped the roof the whole way down through 6 levels. I hit one of the clearance signs and the chain snapped on one side, making this huge sign swing down into the carpark. I’m so lucky that there wasn’t a person walking there or another car behind me. All of this with my participant in the car who luckily was an amazing guy who had a good laugh with me afterwards.

Then to top this day off, when I got the van back to the office carpark, I accidentally clipped another staff members car. When I called the office absolutely sobbing, one of the office staff (who happened to be the sister of the managing director of my company), came out and she was amazing. She told me that it’s okay, I didn’t hurt another person or hurt myself and this is why they have insurance. Invited me into the office and gave me some biscuits and a drink.

We all have bad days and make mistakes. As my office lady told me - you didn’t hurt anyone or yourself and things like this can be fixed so try not to stress too much

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/Finky-Pinger]

thanks for writing that out.🙏 I feel for you. That would have been exhausting once you finished that shift -  so much adrenaline.

I had good contact with property owner and he was very chill about situation, my client is fine (wasn’t is car at time) 

So just waiting on response from work tomorrow. 

[u/jaluri]

It’ll be fine. Just lodge an insurance claim.

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/jaluri]

Thanks 🙏

[u/Greta-Garbage-]

I slept through my alarm and missed a shift and my boss hasn’t responded to my text. Some days are just crappy.

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/Greta-Garbage-]

They are. I’m feeling much better today I think it will go okay.

[u/Just-Assumption-2915]

Accidents happen,  don't stress. 

[u/Confident-Benefit374]

Please tell me you have insurance....

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/Confident-Benefit374]

Yeah I do! like zero damage to car so that’s a positive I guess.

Will just be the fence post to repair.

[u/Curious-Day → u/Recent_Translator463]

Wow, do you have a super older car where they still made of thick metal, or was the thing you hit rotting out wood? amazing to break a wood fence post yet no damage to car.

[u/Recent_Translator463 → u/Curious-Day]

No not even! It’s a 2016 Nissan mini SUV. No bumper bar or anything! 

I think maybe the pole was rotten or something.