What are your experiences when you’ve hired a friend to do a job, be it at work or home?
Just completed a work project with my sister’s ex-boyf (a well established video producer and director)… got a bit ugly and extremely stressful. I’ve avoided this most of my life, still a bit confused that I signed up for it now. Made me wish I just gave it to another vendor I had no personal connection to.
Just wait until you have enough money to lend some to a friend.
Avoid at all costs
Used to do a lot of work for friends & family in my old job. Sometimes it could be a right pain in the arse especially when things weren’t ready and few times I’d have to wait longer to get paid. But if I was starting out now I’d swerve it big time.
Rarely works out smoothly, if it doesn’t go tits up there’ll be some cross words exchanged at least…
High risk, little reward. Avoid.
Ive got a mate who’s a great sparky. Does little jobs for me. Also a good taxi man for the airport. Nothing gets done at mates rates but it gets done really well and on time.
Don’t
Thankfully, all my mates and family are fucking useless
Don’t do it!
Dermo’s big, red anger phone is flashing in his snug right now.
I’m extremely angry about this. Letter sent .
BlainSA That’s exactly the problem. The high risk of it being my referral, and my teammate constantly reminding me, “he’s your friend right?” Teammate was supposed to lead the project, but her granddad died and I had to pick it up. I count my lucky stars I had to do her work, because if she had to deal with him it would have been an absolute nightmare.
End result was good tbf, but getting there was just not worth the pain. I had to send him a screenshot of my resting heart rate going through the roof for two nights after dealing with his inept professionalism. Now he’s coming back saying, “That was just teething issues, you’re giving me the next project right?”
Shut up, Rhouses
Here comes rhouses riding down the street, looks so fine he’s hard to beat.
