This is a review of LC Networks that I plan to post on Yelp after I reduce the number of characters. The full version is here for those who want to read the whole story
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That sounds like it must have been very upsetting, I'm sorry you went through that.
Giving a super high quote is a tried and true way of declining a contract. I don't know why that's considered more acceptable than just declining outright -- maybe that's considered more insulting than a high price, maybe they want to leave the door open in case someone really is paying crazy money -- but obviously it landed badly with you, and felt like it was insulting. I guess that's a danger of the "ridiculously high quote" approach...
Again, sorry for your struggle here. It's hard to engage contractors. It's a whole world, and it doesn't work the way we're used to from other contexts, and the communication is weird and the people come from a different place and have a different way of approaching problem solving. It can be super frustrating.
I did post it (with a few modifications I noticed afterwards).
I think there are non-insulting ways they could have given a super high quote. Something like "we haven't done a project where a residential building needs a WSS, so we'll have to charge a premium in case something goes wrong", or even "our current manager isn't good at working with you, so we'd like to charge extra to handle upcoming emotional strife."
What made it insulting was that they were being dishonest and not forthcoming.
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That sounds like it must have been very upsetting, I'm sorry you went through that.
Giving a super high quote is a tried and true way of declining a contract. I don't know why that's considered more acceptable than just declining outright -- maybe that's considered more insulting than a high price, maybe they want to leave the door open in case someone really is paying crazy money -- but obviously it landed badly with you, and felt like it was insulting. I guess that's a danger of the "ridiculously high quote" approach...
Again, sorry for your struggle here. It's hard to engage contractors. It's a whole world, and it doesn't work the way we're used to from other contexts, and the communication is weird and the people come from a different place and have a different way of approaching problem solving. It can be super frustrating.
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I think there are non-insulting ways they could have given a super high quote. Something like "we haven't done a project where a residential building needs a WSS, so we'll have to charge a premium in case something goes wrong", or even "our current manager isn't good at working with you, so we'd like to charge extra to handle upcoming emotional strife."
What made it insulting was that they were being dishonest and not forthcoming.
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