Ronnie Sullivan
Member
I have been attending a concrete block making company for 30 years.
I have detested every second on site.
In winter the yards are 6 inch deep in cement slurry and in summer, cement dust blows every where. I have to take my car straight to a carwash after to stop it setting.
The employees and management are ignorant and rude and at one time were very bad payers.
That is until I gave them an ultimatum, pay on completion or no more service.
They have sacked me at least 10 times, telling me they have found someone better and cheaper - and every time, a few weeks later, I would get a call.
It's a big site with about 10 plc and HMI controls with thousands of I/O.
And they only use me to fault find with my laptop or alter programs.
20 years ago I designed and built 2 of those systems and somehow they still think some of the problems are of my doing.
Well, I am now going Semi retired and decided I would drop some of my customers.
It's hard to chose who, especially the ones where you have been good friends for decades.
But the concrete block company was easy and top of the list.
They made it easier when I phoned to tell them and halfway through they dropped the call.
I have detested every second on site.
In winter the yards are 6 inch deep in cement slurry and in summer, cement dust blows every where. I have to take my car straight to a carwash after to stop it setting.
The employees and management are ignorant and rude and at one time were very bad payers.
That is until I gave them an ultimatum, pay on completion or no more service.
They have sacked me at least 10 times, telling me they have found someone better and cheaper - and every time, a few weeks later, I would get a call.
It's a big site with about 10 plc and HMI controls with thousands of I/O.
And they only use me to fault find with my laptop or alter programs.
20 years ago I designed and built 2 of those systems and somehow they still think some of the problems are of my doing.
Well, I am now going Semi retired and decided I would drop some of my customers.
It's hard to chose who, especially the ones where you have been good friends for decades.
But the concrete block company was easy and top of the list.
They made it easier when I phoned to tell them and halfway through they dropped the call.