called an HVAC guy to replace a $40 capacitor on my air conditioner.
quote came back at $680.
i asked him how long the fix takes.
he goes: "about 15 minutes."
i said: "so I'm paying $2,700 an hour for labor?"
he looked around and whispered:
"i make $26 an hour. the private equity firm that bought out our family-owned business last year sets mandatory revenue quotas on every service call."
then he showed me his tablet.
if he doesn't hit $3,000 a day in upsells, he gets written up.
the original founder ran that company for 30 years charging $150 a visit and built a great life.
now wall street owns local plumbing, electrical, and AC contractors across the country, jacked up prices by 350%, and put working-class technicians on corporate sales commissions.
you aren't paying for skilled trade labor anymore.
you're funding a hedge fund's profit margin on basic home maintenance.
Everyone is talking about Manchester City being guilty of the 115 charges, but they’re forgetting about the Portuguese hacker who leaked all the evidence😭❤️
All charges against him should be dropped, and he should be added to the Premier League Hall of Fame.
This guy is the CEO of Flock
He takes pictures of you and hands them over to the cops
But, he doesn’t want you to know what he looks like
PLEASE do NOT share his photo!