04/04/2024
CLIENT โ How much will it cost to do this job?
CONTRACTOR - $2,800 dollars.
CLIENT โ Thatโs too expensive for this job!
CONTRACTOR โ How much do you think it should cost?
CLIENT โ $800 max! Itโs a simple job!
CONTRACTOR โ I canโt do the job for so little.
CLIENT โ People in your line of work wants to make a huge profit!
CONTRACTOR โ Iโm sorry you feel this way. Why donโt you do the job?
CLIENT โ But, but, I donโt know how to do any of that.
CONTRACTOR โ For $900, I can teach you everything you need to know to do the job. You can then use $800 to do the job, and youโre still saving $1,100. Also, you will obtain all the knowledge and the experience for the next time you need to do this job.
CLIENT โ Deal!
CONTRACTOR โ Great! To start, you need to buy tools. You will need a chipping hammer, a nail gun, a laser, a drill, a mixer machine, PPE, and some other things.
CLIENT โ But, I donโt have any of those tools and I canโt buy all that for just one job!
CONTRACTOR โ Ok. I can rent you my tools for another $300. Youโre still saving $800.
CLIENT โ Thatโs cutting my savings, but I will rent your tools.
CONTRACTOR โ Perfect! Iโll be back Saturday and we can start.
CLIENT โ Wait! I canโt on Saturday. I only have time today.
CONTRACTOR โ Iโm sorry, I only teach others on Saturdays. I have to prioritize my time and my tools need to be on other jobs I have during the week.
CLIENT โ OK then. I will sacrifice my familyโs plans on Saturday.
CONTRACTOR โ Right, me too! Oh, I forgot. If youโre going to do the job yourself, you need to buy the materials. Thereโs a high demand nowadays, so your best bet is to get a truck and be at the hardware store by 6 am before other contractors get there.
CLIENT โ AT SIX IN THE MORNING? On Saturday? Thatโs too early for me. I donโt even have a truck!
CONTRACTOR โ I guess youโll have to rent one. By the way, do you have some helpers to help you load the truck?
CLIENT โ You know what? Iโve been thinking. Probably is better for you to do the job. Itโs better to pay you to do the job right and not have to go through all that hassle.
CONTRACTOR โ Good thinking. Sign here and let me get to work.
This is the truth.
People are not just paying for a job, they are paying for knowledge, experience, tools, time, family sacrifices, and other things you bring to the table.
~Unknown Author
