Lumpyyyyy t1_iraq0or wrote on October 6, 2022 at 4:18 PM

I’ve owned in NH for 10+ years, I frequently skip or DIY a lot of maintenance and improvements because of how terrible of an experience it is to find tradespeople. I’m sure they are fine people, but generally horrendous businesspeople. Your experience listed above is 100% in line with my typical experience trying to find someone to do anything.

[deleted] t1_irb1r8v wrote on October 6, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Agree! I know its easy for me to armchair quarterback it but if they just used perhaps a Google calendar to schedule out projects. Maybe set aside an hour a day to bust through phonecalls and texts with clients? Raise prices if you have too many clients.

What really I do not get is they are busy so don't respond and are annoyed people keep calling them. What do they think the customer is thinking? They aren't mindreaders, so the only thing they can do is keep calling or find someone else.