J M CONSTRUCTION

JOE AND HIS SON, JOEY, ARE THE MAIN PLAYERS. COMMUNICATING WITH JOE WAS VERY DIFFICULT RIGHT FROM THE START. HE IS IMPATIENT AND A POOR LISTENER. AS A RESULT OF NOT LISTENING TO MY (ORAL AND WRITTEN) INSTRUCTIONS, JOE MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES AND FOUND HIMSELF SHORT ON TIME. HE RUSHED THE REMAINING WORK, MAKING A SLOPPY JOB OF IT, AND FINALLY NEVER FINISHED. LATER, I ALSO FOUND THAT JOE HAD CUT CORNERS ON THE JOB. HE LEFT NEWLY INSTALLED PIPES FOR THE SHOWER UNSECURED AND ALSO LEFT ELECTRICAL BOXES DANGLING INSIDE THE WALLS. UPON CONFRONTING JOE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, HE ASKED ME TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT WOULD COST HIM TOO MUCH TO DO IT HIMSELF. JOE TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE WAS BORED WITH THE JOB AND THAT HE WAS LOSING MONEY ON IT. OBVIOUSLY, THESE THINGS ARE HIS FAULT. THE ONLY REASON I HIRED HIM WAS BECAUSE HIS REFERENCES WERE EXCELLENT. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THEY WERE FAKE.