It can be really frustrating when you hire someone to do a job; they promise to do the job, but then they don’t show up. How many times would you put up with that before hiring someone else?

In this story, one man is really upset at the company his neighbors hired to tent their house for termites. The company needs access to his yard since the neighbor’s house is so close to the property line.

He tried to be accommodating at first, but when the company didn’t show up when they said they would, he got pretty upset.

Keep reading to decide if you think he’s overreacting or if he’s handling the situation well.

AIO – Neighbor needs their house tented for termites, workers need access to my yard. The company she hired has no showed twice and I’ve had to take off work both times to be here for it, so I rescinded permission to enter my property and now they are freaking out.

So, I live on a zero lot line property, and one side of my neighbor’s house is essentially the barrier of one side of my backyard.

They have a big termite problem and need to tent the house.

I was visited by the company she hired to do this, who needed me to give them written permission to enter my property and set everything up.

I was also informed that I would have to move a shed and some other things in the yard.

OP tried to be accommodating.

I gave them permission.

They gave me a date they’d start the job on, told me I had to be there to let them in.

I then moved the shed and everything for them as requested.

Date comes, I’m here, taking time out of my business, they no show. They never contacted me, so I lost the work day for nothing.

Uh-oh!

4 days later, they tell me that they’ll be doing the work today instead, starting at 8 am.

I take time off my business, again, to be here.

They no show, again, no contact, again.

So I called, and oops they need to reschedule again, don’t know when, and that I should be prepared for it to be any day next week, or the week after.

OP wrote a letter.

So I wrote them an email where I did the following.

I revoked their blanket permission to enter my property. I told them they would now have to ask me for permission on a day by day basis with at least 72 hours notice.

I asked for an apology for wasting my time.

I offered to maintain the blanket permission for access, if they agreed to partially compensate me for the work I lost because of them, and for any future work I lose should they no show again.

Now, the neighbors are upset.

I have received no apology or response.

Since then they’ve told my neighbor that I’m stopping their work and tried to get them to talk to me, but I’m holding firm as this is nonsense and I shouldn’t be losing money and getting messed around because this company they hired is unprofessional.

Am I overreacting? I know I’m really mad in the moment but I’m trying to be fair about this and I can’t have them waste my time like this again.

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The neighbors need to hire someone else. This company is wasting their time.

Let’s see how Reddit responded.

This person is on his side.

Another person thinks he’s under-reacting.

Here’s some advice.

Another person mentions court.

The neighbors need to hire someone else. The company they hired is clearly unreliable.

I don’t blame OP for changing his mind about giving the company access to his yard. He can’t keep wasting his time and missing work.