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Old 04-29-2009, 06:32 PM   #61
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Something else just caught my eye, will the panel covers all fit properly? It looks to me like you are cutting it real close as far as the covers overlapping one another in the center there.

No, they don't fit right.

Good catch!
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Old 04-29-2009, 06:45 PM   #62
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Jason,

Since the job was bid for 1 electrician and 2 helpers, and the guy you knocked is an electrician with 9 years experience and since you are one of the helpers, what is all this about?

"I am a helper, a journeyman, an estimator, a project manager, a foreman, a service tech, a consultant, and soon to be EC(not quitting the day job, though)"

Why were you the low man on the totem pole on this job with all your experience?

And why not quit your day job and jump in the EC field?
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Old 04-29-2009, 06:48 PM   #63
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No, they don't fit right.

Good catch!
Shave and re-paint.
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Old 04-29-2009, 06:52 PM   #64
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Only on the 3rd picture:

HOLY CRAP people it's not the prettiest thing but come on it's going to be covered up in a wall never to be seen again. It wasn't bent incorrectly it just wasn't bent picture perfectly. It WILL FUNCTION EXACTLY like the others. It's not worth the extra time and material to redo it to make it match, that would be wasteful.

Exposed = Change It.
Covered in a wall =Leave It.

The other pics 1,2 and 4 are bad.
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Old 04-29-2009, 07:20 PM   #65
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Jason,

Since the job was bid for 1 electrician and 2 helpers, and the guy you knocked is an electrician with 9 years experience and since you are one of the helpers, what is all this about?

"I am a helper, a journeyman, an estimator, a project manager, a foreman, a service tech, a consultant, and soon to be EC(not quitting the day job, though)"

Why were you the low man on the totem pole on this job with all your experience?

And why not quit your day job and jump in the EC field?

I wasn't a helper on this job, I roughed in the slab and did recon for the office.

Why quit my day job when I can keep it while others are making 1/2 what I make?

Why go out on my own at 24 when I can learn so much from the estimators/PM's and owner of this company and get paid to do what I love?

One day I will go out on my own, but now is not the time.
Now, if the resi work were to pick up again like it was 2-7 years ago, that would be another story.

In reference to the 'offset' picture, that was only posted to stir the pot
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Old 04-29-2009, 07:23 PM   #66
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It's not worth the extra time and material to redo it to make it match, that would be wasteful.
Well if the fella had any respect for the look of his work, he would have done it right to start with and would not have to REDO it. But since it is already done and will be covered up (hopefully pretty damn fast) then I would not say redo it.
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Old 04-29-2009, 08:14 PM   #67
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I'm with Peter. Save the pretty for the exposed work, after 1 month nobodys going to see those offsets ever again.

We agree on something? Whoa! This calls for a celebration.
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I looked at the photos.. doesn't look like hack work. It looks sloppy but not hack work
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