AC\DC
Senior Member
- Location
- Florence,Oregon,Lane
- Occupation
- EC
Pulled up to a new building I just purchased and saw another EC standing outside. He the big guy in town, and was a little abrasive when I pulled up. He did not know I bought the building. He starts the conversation by asking why I did not come to work for him. Then we need to keep the outsiders from coming into town. Back and fourth between those two subjects. I just told him the tax right offs are why I don't work for you. He did peak my interest in keeping the people from couple towns over out of are area.
The so called " outsiders" do charge about $30 less an hour than us, I don't know how, especially since they are union. And they travel about an hour just to get to are area but they do work here often. I don't have the overhead like he does so It currently is not bugging me. He seems like he was in a panic. He use to work for them along time ago. He said they only make a very small amount on each job but they have 15 guys to make up on the low profit.
Told him we should get together like the plumbers and talk about overhead and not short change each other. He kinda liked that but seems to think we are competing against each other.
My idea on the cheaper people out of town is. O well I just have to try and up sell my self even more. Kinda fun sometimes.
Do you guys have problems with EC lowballing you and how do you handle that.
The so called " outsiders" do charge about $30 less an hour than us, I don't know how, especially since they are union. And they travel about an hour just to get to are area but they do work here often. I don't have the overhead like he does so It currently is not bugging me. He seems like he was in a panic. He use to work for them along time ago. He said they only make a very small amount on each job but they have 15 guys to make up on the low profit.
Told him we should get together like the plumbers and talk about overhead and not short change each other. He kinda liked that but seems to think we are competing against each other.
My idea on the cheaper people out of town is. O well I just have to try and up sell my self even more. Kinda fun sometimes.
Do you guys have problems with EC lowballing you and how do you handle that.