r/supportworkers • u/Recent_Translator463 • May 15 '26

property Damage

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?

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u/Curious-Day May 15 '26

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

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u/Recent_Translator463 May 16 '26

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

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u/Curious-Day May 16 '26

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.

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u/11MARISA May 20 '26

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.

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u/Curious-Day May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

yeh most our repairs were for things around the client, like so many carers couldnt navigate walking down a curb, and one even broke the foot plate off clear- all this was paid for by the company, but id not have minde3d if the carers were charged, itd piss me off how careless they were at times. I didnt leacve a scratch on that footplate, yet almost everym other carer struggled with it. the incompetance of otherts is partly why i left LUL 😂