max_rob
New member
I just have to tell this story, because it made me smile. I cleaned a Perkins resturant and it had been "cleaned" every quarter. I bid the job at $525 and ended up spending 12 hours on it. They told me that if I cleaned it well they would use me for all thier cleaning. I took the job and cleaned it to bare metal. There ended up being years of grease on it, and there was more scraping than power washing. Needless to say, they squelched on our deal, without even calling and telling me. I found out by showing up 3 months later and having them tell me they were going with another company. That was 2 months ago. I told them that no-one in the area cleans them as good as I do, but it didn't matter. I get this call from the office manager today, and she asked me if I had those pictures of the hood vent I took. I told her I did and asked her why she needed them. She said that a corporate guy was there and wanted to see them. I emailed them to her. She called later this afternoon, and asked me if my quote for the hood system was still good. I told her that since they had lapsed in cleaning and broken our agreement they would have to sign a year contract and the price would be the same as the first time clean. She said she would let the manager know and get back to me. I don't really want the job, but who can turn down money right??? Anyway, I guess it has to be said, that being professional can be beneficial. I didn't get all upset about driving 100 miles round trip to find out that I didn't have the job, I just told them that they should have called and let me know, and I would require a $50 service fee, which they paid. Told them thank you and went on my way.
