03/09/2023
CLIENT â How much will it cost to do this job?
CONTRACTOR - $2,800 dollars.
CLIENT â Thatâs too expensive for this job!
CONTRACTOR â How much do you think it should cost?
CLIENT â $800 max! Itâs a simple job!
CONTRACTOR â I canât do the job for so little.
CLIENT â People in your line of work wants to make a huge profit!
CONTRACTOR â Iâm sorry you feel this way. Why donât you do the job?
CLIENT â But, but, I donât know how to do any of that.
CONTRACTOR â For $900, I can teach you everything you need to know to do the job. You can then use $800 to do the job, and youâre still saving $1,100. Also, you will obtain all the knowledge and the experience for the next time you need to do this job.
CLIENT â Deal!
CONTRACTOR â Great! To start, you need to buy tools. You will need a chipping hammer, a nail gun, a laser, a drill, a mixer machine, PPE, and some other things.
CLIENT â But, I donât have any of those tools and I canât buy all that for just one job!
CONTRACTOR â Ok. I can rent you my tools for another $300. Youâre still saving $800.
CLIENT â Thatâs cutting my savings, but I will rent your tools.
CONTRACTOR â Perfect! Iâll be back Saturday and we can start.
CLIENT â Wait! I canât Saturday. I only have time today.
CONTRACTOR â Iâm sorry, I only teach others on Saturdays. I have to prioritize my time and my tools needs to be in other jobs I have during the week.
CLIENT â Ok then. I will sacrifice my familyâs plans on Saturday.
CONTRACTOR â Right, me too! Oh, I forgot. If youâre going to do the job yourself, you need to buy the materials. Thereâs a high demand nowadays, so your best bet is to get a truck and be at the hardware store by 6am before other contractors get there.
CLIENT â AT SIX IN THE MORNING? On Saturday? Thatâs too early for me. I donât even have a truck!
CONTRACTOR â I guess youâll have to rent one. By the way, do you have some helpers to help you load the truck?
CLIENT â You know what? Iâve been thinking. Probably is better for you to do the job. Itâs better to pay you to do the job right and not having to go through all that hassle.
CONTRACTOR â Good thinking. Sign here and let me get to work.
This is the truth.
People are not just paying for a job, they are paying for knowledge, experience, tools, time, family sacrifices, and other things you bring to the table.
Donât let others dictate your worth.
~Unknown Author