Five-thirty came early again this morning. Thankfully, the getting-ready-for-work process was much more pleasant. Craig didn't have to be the single-plumber today - instead, he was off to Mid-Coast Energy Systems in Damrascotta.
I mentioned a couple of entries ago that Craig has had it "up to here" with being a lone plumber.
Yesterday, Craig worked for Donnie at a Camden job. He was working on (kind of like) a laundry sink...just 100% fancier. The faucet alone was very modern and obviously purchased from Home Depot or Lowes or something. What people do not realize is when you purchase such a faucet from a box store, you are going to get a "lower grade". If you purchase the same fixture through your plumber/contractor it will cost you a little more money, but the quality is much better. It's kind of like buying something generic. You can purchase some great shampoo which smells good etc, then purchase the generic brand of the same...you can tell the difference. So, although the company...Kohler for example will sell the same type of model - there is a huge difference. Whereas the one the contractor can get his hands on is commercial grade (I can't remember if that's the term) is more solid. The one a Joe Shmo can get...is basically plastic on the inside. A faucet that a contractor gets, is basically all put together...the customer one - well, you need a degree in rocket science. When we had our business - we had some customers insist on getting their own stuff - there were a few times where we just out and out refused to install it... but every time, we would let them know right up front...WE WILL NOT WARRANTY IT!
As I was saying; Craig worked for Donnie yesterday and the faucet for this sink he was installing was one that takes 100 years to put together - he was working on that faucet & sink for 4 hours! Gee, no wonder he wants out!! I don't blame him! He has been offered his job back at MCES & has been thinking about it. My opinion: GO!! His whole demeanor has been as if we were back in business. An absolute replica of his late father! MAJOR jerk!! <----- that's being nice!
Before he wanted to give a solid "YES" to MCES, he wanted to write up something he titled "Simonotes". When I say "he" wanted - I mean...he wants ME to write it up. Isn't that an utter shock? So, this whole 5 page write-up was one ways to help the company to save money & help the business run a little more efficiently. Sure, we applied all of this to our business, we just didn't have the man-power, etc to do all of this work - so it fell on him. He showed it to one of the mucky-mucks & he completely agreed with Craig's assessments & advice. The head hauncho is coming in next week I believe and Craig is ready to sit down with him & go over all of this.... it kind of makes me nervous in a way. I don't know the boss that well, but Craig seems to think he'll listen and agree with Craig's thoughts.
I'm curious to see what kind of mood he'll be in when he gets home. Last night, I got yelled at for stupid crap. I'm not one to just take this - I'll yell back & tell him.... I'll even verbally hit him below his psychological belt.... but I wasn't up for it. I let him be a Dick Simoneau (his dad) & just ignored his moronic behavior.
I'm off!!
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