stabbed in the back! what the?

[maxman]

last friday one of my sub cotractors t5old me that he was not working for me anymore. He is the father of the apprentice that I put on straight out of school he had nearly finished hgis first year. we are a small business and I had to tyalk my wife into putting him on. Any way we got onto this big job maybe worrth 2-5 yrs work, put on a subby, the apps dad cos he was an out of work plumber and it was all cosy for a while, hve done about 6 months on the job, had bought him the specialist tools to do the work made a profitfor the first time, then last week got screwed. he told me that He was having a crack at the contract that I have been working on. The nexst monday< his son the apprentice tells me he hassome issues withthe way I am running my business and blamed me for him failing at trade school. I told him that I swept the floor for a year and still past school. I sent him home to think about his future ( I have put on another app 3 months ago who is twice as smart and hasnt had any schooling yet) later thaty day they both rock up to meASURE UP ONE OF THE HOUSES I feelk ndown batt on laptop is gunna run ourt

[tea]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Max, Max CALM DOWN, these two have neither the experience nor the skills to tackle this job.... go easy.... sit back and laugh at them, what goes round really does come around. Sounds like they have been 'fantasising' about running their own show (just like yours) and therefore it is a compliment to you. Yes being stabbed in the back/let down/crapped on is truly a horrible emotion, you must feel like kicking off big time - please DON'T. Stay strong and just watch and wait...PLEASE. Strength to you, let us know what happens, we are all with you.

L

[maxman]

stabbed in the back! what the?

thanks tea , Have been thinking the karma thing sorry was typing on the laptop in the dark before! cheers

[maxman]

stabbed in the back! what the?

just poured five beers down the drain fR$%^&^$

[tea]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Best place for them lol.... Go on out for a run or punch the fe-k out of the pillows instead.

L

[maxman]

stabbed in the back! what the?

down here in victoria is very heavil regulated, I only need to make a few calls and there would be around $10 000 in fines for unlicenced work

[maxman]

stabbed in the back! what the?

thanks for making me empty those beers!

[Finding My Self]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Maxman - good on ya!!! Down the drain where they belong... to anybody in this instance; they don't help!

It sounds like those two will stuff themselves up in the end - karma and all that, yes! - but you're not wrong to feel p'd. Bl***y people! And you shelled out money to help them...and, mostly, emotion...trust and stuff. That hurts...but, speaking as someone who knows coz I'm cr*p at it!, let it go... have your rant, pillow thump (good one that), chuck-a-cuchion at a (blank!) wall. (Mind the ornaments!) I hope your biz isn't mucked by them - hold your head up.

Glad you got the laptop charged up ...it's hell chasing words around with the screen about to go blank - expecially in the dark! I had to ! Mad typist!

Love to you
FMF xx

[betty boop]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Maxman, that stinks!!!! You will win though I am sure ....

Well done on pouring those beers away .... :goodjob:

[maxman]

stabbed in the back! what the?

one of the best movies I have seen was set in cornwall, Blue Juice

[Flip]

stabbed in the back! what the?

they don't know they are dumb and they certainly don't know thier limitations.

Treat them with the contempt they deserve Mat, idiots.

You, on the other hand are a bloody genius! No beer for you smart boy!

[CaptJBean]

stabbed in the back! what the?

I am sure you are disappointed... but... One thing for sure. Business is Business. The less time you waste thinking about these losers and the more time you spend focusing on the positive the better. Just be sure to... Protect yourself. Protect your intellectual property, protect your contracts. Protect your future. Learn from this experience. And, go on with confidence!!!

[beatle]

stabbed in the back! what the?

That was a terrible story. Thanks for coming to us first to tells us instead of... oh you know what.

I was also stabbed in the back by my colleagues once. It was especially hurtful because I had worked with them for years, always took extra work to cover for them during holidays, sickness, etc., yeh even helped nurse them through relationship, children problems... I guess you could say I am still dealing with it mentally, though otherwise I came out of it ok, maybe stronger, less naiive. You will get through this too, maybe better off in the end.

Good for you on the beers. Don't think I could have been so strong... well maybe now with my MWO friends, I would.

Keep coming here and let us know how you are doing.

[Chief]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Max, Don't let the bastards get you down. The way they treated you is not the right way to do business, but it's the way they do business, so they will fail at business. What goes around, comes around. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off ,and get on with it. You will prevail.

Good Job on getting rid of the beer! The Beast jumps at an opportunity like this and you nailed him!

Don

[Cinders]

stabbed in the back! what the?

Max,

Wow, what a story.

A good example of "No good deed goes unpunished"

Glad you dumped the brew!!

Hope it all works out best for you in the end.

Take care,
Cindi