get paid was Re: defective actions

[pianolover@worldspy.net]

Hi Willem,

I kindof expected this reply, and i certainly can see your point; however, I did this as a kind of damage control, (being new on the job) having stated the problem yesterday, and basically saying..."I can't fix it". I just wanted to wipe the slate clean, show them that I was able to to a competant job.  Although I told the mangaer that i would NOT charge for this ONE specific job, I know full well that he will NOT expect me to do future work pro-bono. He knows that. I also finished the job in a short time, so it was no big deal. The people i work for at the store are very nice, friendly and above all..FAIR. I feel that I gained more than I lost, and I feel good about that. 

Terry 

On Tue, 29 February 2000, Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 2/29/00 9:42:09 PM !!!First Boot!!!, 
> pianolover@worldspy.net writes:
> 
> << fter all was fixed and working smoothly, I walked up to the manager, 
> explained what I did, and that all was well.....then shook his hand and said 
> "no charge." I did this for many reasons, but mainly to assuage any doubts in 
> his mind that i can't handle repairs, and that I am first and foremost 
> dedicated to my job. I know I made points. It felt damn good!
>  
>  Terry >>
> 
> 
> That was very nice of you Terry. And I am glad you felt good. Unfortunately, 
> now that you did it once, they are going to expect you to do it again, and 
> again, and again. Don't be afraid to charge for your work. They will respect 
> you for it. Now they might even wonder if you might have made a bad mistake, 
> and that is why you didn't charge them. 
> 
> If you keep giving it away, you'll never make it in this line of work. Every 
> hour of every day you are working on pianos, you have to make money. There 
> will be too many hours down the road when you are not going to be working on 
> pianos, and you'll wish you had charged for the few times you didn't get 
> paid. Would you ever considered not charging you former employer for 3 or 4 
> hours of work, just because you enjoyed doing the work? I bet not. 
> 
> We, (piano tuners), enjoy our work. (At least that is what I have been told, 
> although there are exception.)  That is why we are in this business. But even 
> though I enjoy it, I also have to pay the electricity, put food on the table 
> and I like to travel. So I've got the best of two worlds. I enjoy what I'm 
> doing, and I get paid handsomely for doing it. Don't short change yourself. 
> When you do an hours worth of work, be sure you get paid an hours worth. 
> 
> Willem  


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