Business While Female
We need awards for all the stupid stuff we have to put up with.
We need awards of valor, we really do, for all the stupid stuff we have to put up with.
In the heartland of the Midwest, I faced a homeowner’s nightmare. My house, already battered by a tornado, suffered further from frozen pipes during the harsh winter. With my return to Seattle looming, time was against me to prepare the house for a new renter moving in on January 15th.
My ordeal began when the first contractor bailed on me last minute in mid-December. In desperation, I turned to Keith, a previous hire known for his decent work. However, his professionalism soon gave way to unwanted advances. Initially, I brushed it off as jest, but it became uncomfortably clear he was serious. His insistence on working late at night was peculiar, and against my better judgment, I pre-paid him, hoping to foster goodwill.
Keith’s reliability rapidly deteriorated. He rescheduled incessantly, and when crunch time came, the job was still incomplete. Despite my frustrations, I permitted him another chance to finish the work. That decision led to a staggering betrayal: Keith not only swiped my paint and tools but audaciously helped himself to various other items, including our garbage bags.
When I finally confronted him, his retort was a brazen scoff: “You’re in Seattle, what can you do?” I threatened police action, to which he dismissively accused me of overreacting over ‘insignificant’ items, lamenting that I didn’t see him as the center of my world.
The audacity peaked months later with a Venmo request from Keith for ten dollars. I countered with a request for $9,500 — the total cost of the debacle, paid thrice over for the same unfinished job.
This experience was a harsh reminder: while the Midwest is home to many earnest folks, there are those shadowed by scarcity, feeling entitled to take from others. Keith’s actions were not just theft but a violation of trust. It’s a shame, really.
Jokingly, I said:
“When you initiate a business relationship with someone and they start demanding sex…. Which tool of torture should I use for their murder? Iron Maiden perhaps? Baby shark? DevOps? Same difference really.” 👹
Original Source here.
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