Turning down a job

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LgFri

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My apologies if this post is in the wrong place, but I posted last week about cleaning the exterior of a bank. I actually used to work for them a number of years ago and I really respect the president of the bank. I know he asked me to do it as a way to help get my business going and I hate to miss out on a great opportunity, but I wonder if I got myself in over my head for a first job. I stopped in over the weekend and used some detergent to test some areas. It got some of the quartz cleaner, but not what maybe it could be if you used stronger chemicals. I'm wondering if maybe they would be better off to hire some type of restoration company. This is a decades old building with custom stone work. I hate to turn it down, but I'm a one man operation and I really don't want them to look at it and think, "Well, it's cleaner than it was, but...". I was thinking I could offer to do the walk ways and drive thru instead. Does anyone have limits on what they clean? What's a good way to turn a job down without looking incompetent?
 
I agree with David on this. Give Tony Evans a call. The knowledge and expertise you would gain from Tony by subcontracting the job out to him and helping him on it would be priceless.

We have all walked away from jobs at one time or another throughout the years that we thought were beyond our levels of expertise.
 
It takes a big man to take on a job beyond his abilities and/ or equipment.
It takes an even bigger man to step away from it and not bullshit the customer that he can do the job.
 
WASH-IT H.B. said:
It takes a big man to take on a job beyond his abilities and/ or equipment.
It takes an even bigger man to step away from it and not bullshit the customer that he can do the job.
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I second this quote!!!

Realizing a job is beyond your means whether it's your ability, experience or equipment is most important!!! BS'ing is like assuming, It will kick you in the ole keester almost every time..........

Mike
 
WASH-IT H.B. said:
It takes a big man to take on a job beyond his abilities and/ or equipment.
It takes an even bigger man to step away from it and not bullshit the customer that he can do the job.
Click to expand...



That's definitely some words of wisdom there. I did get a some advice from Tony Evans as well. I'm going to leave it alone until the president gets back from vacation and talk with him. I will let him know my limitations and if they want me to proceed anyway, I can clean a small section. If they are satisfied with the results, then I can proceed. That way there are no disappointments or unfulfilled expectations. At minimum, I'm sure I can get them to let me do the walkways and drive thru. I sure appreciate all the input. It has been encouraging to know that I'm not alone.
 
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