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I needed some painting done and my friend’s kid’s bf (23) worked for a painting company. I asked if he could do the work. He said yes, gave me a quote, I accepted and he got to work. He was having my friend kid help him which I thought was cute. Long story short, a month later everything is half assed. Over spray everywhere, nothing finished, tried getting away with one coat where I asked for two, and the guy leaves empty bottles of alcohol and trash everywhere. We needed to get other work done so I got someone to come and finish the work (two guys in three days). I paid for all the paint myself. I paid the kids the difference and still had to repaint a lot of what they did myself. Now they are telling everyone I screwed them over.
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Hey everyone!
I needed some painting done and my friend’s kid’s bf (23) worked for a painting company. I asked if he could do the work. He said yes, gave me a quote, I accepted and he got to work. He was having my friend kid help him which I thought was cute. Long story short, a month later everything is half assed. Over spray everywhere, nothing finished, tried getting away with one coat where I asked for two, and the guy leaves empty bottles of alcohol and trash everywhere. We needed to get other work done so I got someone to come and finish the work (two guys in three days). I paid for all the paint myself. I paid the kids the difference and still had to repaint a lot of what they did myself. Now they are telling everyone I screwed them over.
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> I had to fire them for taking so long and doing so poorly even though they were my friend’s kid.
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Official contract or not – as long as he didnt do the job he offered to do (especially as he did it for money), its totally acceptable to be pissed and to determine the “contract”.
Dont worry about him telling you screwed him over. What matters are deeds, not words. As soon as he picks up the next job and delivers dismally, its his reputation taking more damage.
NTA they failed at the job and they know it.
NTA.
You gave a friend an opportunity for some work. That is nice thing to do, helping a friend get some experience in a business can really help them out.
They failed miserably, your did what had to be done.
You went beyond by even still paying them.
They screwed themselves.
NTA. if someone can’t show basic respect and effort from day one, that’s on them. you’re running a job, not a charity.
NTA but in what world would you possibly think you’re the asshole here? I don’t get these posts sometimes
When a trade disappoints you, you speak with them about it. You give them an opportunity to rectify the work. If they are incapable of rectifying the work, you hire someone else. You pay the original contractor their asking price less what you paid for rectifications.
NTA for giving the job to someone else but borderline because it sounds like you skipped talking with them and went straight to firing them. That is not the done thing.
You paid them to do a job, they didn’t deliver. Totally reasonable to fire them.