contractor Archives

May 4, 2025 at 2:21 am

Contractor Failed To Arrive Promptly For An Inspection, And A Homeowner Refused To Play The Waiting Game With Their HOA

The HOA will have to start learning to play by his rules, too.

May 2, 2025 at 9:49 pm

Builder Blamed Floor Installer For Concrete Flaws, So He Charged $1,800 In Prep Fees And Never Replaced A Floor For Free Again

New construction house with very shiny floors

Good for him!

April 28, 2025 at 3:42 am

Big Boss Insists A Contractor Install Carpet Tiles Using Random Serial Numbers, But The Boss Loathes The Results And Forces The Company To Pay Him To Rip It Out And Redo It The Right Way

Man measuring flooring before installing it

Talk about playing the system!

April 16, 2025 at 8:49 pm

His Plumber Accepted Payment Via PayPal For His Work, But Now They’re Insisting He Get Paid Again Because He Says He Doesn’t Know How PayPal Works

No referral for you!

March 18, 2025 at 2:20 am

Family Found That The Builders Working On Their House Did Nearly Everything Wrong, So They Thought They Were Going To Be Financially Ruined. But Fortunately Their Attorney Found A Way To Save The Day.

A good lawyer is worth the money.

March 8, 2025 at 1:21 am

Landscaping Company Did A Terrible Job On A Large Project For A Homeowner, But Emailed Him Asking For A Review. So He Wrote One And Spared No Detail.

They begged for the review and now they have to live with it.

March 5, 2025 at 5:21 am

Driver Kept Doing Deliveries For A Company For A Long Time At A Very Low Rate, So He Demanded A Better Contract And Refused To Work Until They Gave In

It is good that John is finally being paid fairly.

December 29, 2024 at 1:49 pm

Buying An Electric Tuck Sounded Like A Great Idea Until Management Realized That It Was Going To Take All Day To Charge Its Battery

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Craig Adderley

This decision wasn’t thought through very well.

December 19, 2024 at 4:22 pm

Contractor Did A Horrible Job Building A House, So The Homeowner Hired A Lawyer Who Found A Clever Way To Get The Contractor To Do The Work Correctly

It’s too bad you sometimes have to threaten people to get them to do what they said they would do.

December 14, 2024 at 6:22 pm

Customer Refuses To Finish Paying A Construction Crew For Their Work, So They Rip Out Everything They Installed

Hopefully that guy learned to pay his bills!

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Contractor Failed To Arrive Promptly For An Inspection, And A Homeowner Refused To Play The Waiting Game With Their HOA

Builder Blamed Floor Installer For Concrete Flaws, So He Charged $1,800 In Prep Fees And Never Replaced A Floor For Free Again

Big Boss Insists A Contractor Install Carpet Tiles Using Random Serial Numbers, But The Boss Loathes The Results And Forces The Company To Pay Him To Rip It Out And Redo It The Right Way

His Plumber Accepted Payment Via PayPal For His Work, But Now They’re Insisting He Get Paid Again Because He Says He Doesn’t Know How PayPal Works

Family Found That The Builders Working On Their House Did Nearly Everything Wrong, So They Thought They Were Going To Be Financially Ruined. But Fortunately Their Attorney Found A Way To Save The Day.

Landscaping Company Did A Terrible Job On A Large Project For A Homeowner, But Emailed Him Asking For A Review. So He Wrote One And Spared No Detail.

Driver Kept Doing Deliveries For A Company For A Long Time At A Very Low Rate, So He Demanded A Better Contract And Refused To Work Until They Gave In

Buying An Electric Tuck Sounded Like A Great Idea Until Management Realized That It Was Going To Take All Day To Charge Its Battery

Contractor Did A Horrible Job Building A House, So The Homeowner Hired A Lawyer Who Found A Clever Way To Get The Contractor To Do The Work Correctly

Customer Refuses To Finish Paying A Construction Crew For Their Work, So They Rip Out Everything They Installed

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