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I was working for a painter that was a real son of a bitch. Another guy and I made up one of his crews and he was just a total asshole to work for.

We busted our asses for this guy and he was never happy. He wanted me to work 6 days a week and i refused because I had a part time job at night. I called it job insurance. You could always quit one if they got on your nerves.

So I finally had enough of this guys bullshit and quit on him. Back in the '90's painters were a dime a dozen and you could find work easily.

I called another painter at random. I think that I had seen his vans around and they were in good shape. Something Brothers. Cant remember the name. I talk to this guy on the phone and he tells me to meet him at a 7-11 on the far south side of town at 7AM.

About a half hour drive for me. So I'm there at 6:45 AM and I wait. And wait. And wait. This was before cell phones were common so I tried his # a few times at a payphone. After about 2 hours I figure the guy isnt coming and drive home.

Of course the minute I get home the guy calls and is like " Oh, yeah, I couldnt make it today. Meet me there tomorrow at 9AM".

I should have known then to pull the plug. So I meet the guy the next day and he works with me for about 2 hours. He says " It looks like you know what youre doing and I have to check on another job so I'll see you tomorrow".

Of course tomorrow comes and theres no sign of the guy. I work all day. Its a fairly expensive 3000 sq ft home on the water with a pool. I work the next 3 days by myself and finish the job. Exterior residential repaint . Soffit, fascia, and walls.

I havent heard from this guy in like 4 days but the homeowner is very pleased and I figure I'll hear from the guy on monday when he goes there to get paid.

TWO WEEKS GO BY!!!!! Remember this is before the internet and cell phones were common. I knew a guy that had a cell phone the size of a brick that cost $1 a minute!

Finally digging through old phone books and calling 6 different numbers I get the guys wife on the phone. I told her that I painted that house by myself and hadnt heard from her husband in 2 weeks!

She agrees to meet me at a fucking Burger king and give me a check. When shes there she apologizes and says her husbands mother died. I look at her and say " look lady, we all love our mothers, but he couldnt find 1 minute in 2 weeks to pick up a phone?. I quit a job to work for you people! ". I was pissed.

Heres where the story gets absurd. About a week later this guy calls like nothing happened and leaves a message on my machine telling me to show up at an address the next day to work!

I shake my head in disbelief and erase the message. The guy proceeds to call me 3 more times in the following days getting ANGRIER AND ANGRIER that I wont answer or return his calls! Can you imagine? what a fucking nut job.

I was working for a painter that was a real son of a bitch. Another guy and I made up one of his crews and he was just a total asshole to work for. We busted our asses for this guy and he was never happy. He wanted me to work 6 days a week and i refused because I had a part time job at night. I called it job insurance. You could always quit one if they got on your nerves. So I finally had enough of this guys bullshit and quit on him. Back in the '90's painters were a dime a dozen and you could find work easily. I called another painter at random. I think that I had seen his vans around and they were in good shape. Something Brothers. Cant remember the name. I talk to this guy on the phone and he tells me to meet him at a 7-11 on the far south side of town at 7AM. About a half hour drive for me. So I'm there at 6:45 AM and I wait. And wait. And wait. This was before cell phones were common so I tried his # a few times at a payphone. After about 2 hours I figure the guy isnt coming and drive home. Of course the minute I get home the guy calls and is like " Oh, yeah, I couldnt make it today. Meet me there tomorrow at 9AM". I should have known then to pull the plug. So I meet the guy the next day and he works with me for about 2 hours. He says " It looks like you know what youre doing and I have to check on another job so I'll see you tomorrow". Of course tomorrow comes and theres no sign of the guy. I work all day. Its a fairly expensive 3000 sq ft home on the water with a pool. I work the next 3 days by myself and finish the job. Exterior residential repaint . Soffit, fascia, and walls. I havent heard from this guy in like 4 days but the homeowner is very pleased and I figure I'll hear from the guy on monday when he goes there to get paid. TWO WEEKS GO BY!!!!! Remember this is before the internet and cell phones were common. I knew a guy that had a cell phone the size of a brick that cost $1 a minute! Finally digging through old phone books and calling 6 different numbers I get the guys wife on the phone. I told her that I painted that house by myself and hadnt heard from her husband in 2 weeks! She agrees to meet me at a fucking Burger king and give me a check. When shes there she apologizes and says her husbands mother died. I look at her and say " look lady, we all love our mothers, but he couldnt find 1 minute in 2 weeks to pick up a phone?. I quit a job to work for you people! ". I was pissed. Heres where the story gets absurd. About a week later this guy calls like nothing happened and leaves a message on my machine telling me to show up at an address the next day to work! I shake my head in disbelief and erase the message. The guy proceeds to call me 3 more times in the following days getting ANGRIER AND ANGRIER that I wont answer or return his calls! Can you imagine? what a fucking nut job.

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[–] [deleted] • 3 pts (edited )

Ha. One time back in that same time frame I was working for a guy doing interior trim. Hang doors, cabinets, trim, etc. Fairly good guy to work for. Sub contract stuff, so I wasn't actually employed by him, of course. He was an asshole, but he paid well and was getting us top notch work in high end homes. Then the work started to slack off and he had nothing for me for a couple weeks. He stopped answering his phone, etc., so I go out and find a different gig and about a week in guy #1 calls back and tells me he has more work lined up and I need to be there tomorrow. I tell him I had already committed and I wasn't going to walk out on a job, but I would consider coming back if things got slow - and he goes absolutely ballistic on the phone and after a few minutes of screaming tells me I'm Fired! LOL, what a fucking lunatic. World is full of them.

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3 weeks no work as a sub and he expects you to come running? Hes paying illegals now and doing shit work.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts (edited )

Exactly. I was patient, but a guy has to eat. And then he acts like he owns me or something after flaking out and disappearing for weeks and leaving a half dozen guys hanging in the lurch. I had to remind him that he couldn't fire me because I wasn't working for him. It was the other way around.I had fired him and moved on.