Ramblings of a troubled wife.
I feel sad. So I am sharing my sadness to make myself feel better :)
I guess I am just really protective of my husband. He is sad today. He has some customers that are bound and determined to be unsatisfied with his work. He has felt as though he has bent over backwards to serve them, only to make them more upset. There has been a string of small details, ending with him scratching their marble countertop when he was installing their faucet. This was a weird fluke, where the square handle slid and scratched when he was tightening it fronm underneath the sink. Even though he has offered to replace their $1000 bathroom countertop, they are not happy. They want to get other bids for their list of problems, refusing to let him try to fix them, saying that every time he comes back he makes their problems worse. The nicer he is, the meaner they get. Also, now they want to report him to the department of licensing for being a sub-standard contractor.
It is not really the thousands of potential lost dollars and hours of lost time that is the most upsetting. It is that they seem so unreasonable and are speaking so negatively of "Hug Enterprises" - as they call it. This is just weird because Titus did a tens of thousands of dollar period remodel for their neighbors, and they were thrilled. Also, most everybody is thrilled with Titus's work. Plus this current bathroom remodel in question is apparently truly beautiful, with just a few trouble spots, that they won't even allow Titus to fix. The main problem is that Titus took a major amount off his original estimate becuase the clients were on a budget and wanted to do some of the work themselves. This always seems to get him into trouble. Also he just feels like practically bent over backwards doing extra upgrades, and working with changed minds,ect.
It just seems unfair, so I am complaining. Not really though. I don't want to complain. I am so grateful. God has been really good to us. We are blessed. And I was reading today in Matthew about blessed are you when men hate you (persecute you) because of me. If Titus was trying to be honorable and really care for his customers that is what it is to be a part of the kingdom. If people return the favor by not paying you and trying to report you to the authorities, all the more blessed you will be! Ultimately God is our judge, and He is the only one who knows our hearts. All we can do is seek His blessing and let him be the keeper of our hearts. I am just preaching to myself. Ah.
I guess I am just really protective of my husband. He is sad today. He has some customers that are bound and determined to be unsatisfied with his work. He has felt as though he has bent over backwards to serve them, only to make them more upset. There has been a string of small details, ending with him scratching their marble countertop when he was installing their faucet. This was a weird fluke, where the square handle slid and scratched when he was tightening it fronm underneath the sink. Even though he has offered to replace their $1000 bathroom countertop, they are not happy. They want to get other bids for their list of problems, refusing to let him try to fix them, saying that every time he comes back he makes their problems worse. The nicer he is, the meaner they get. Also, now they want to report him to the department of licensing for being a sub-standard contractor.
It is not really the thousands of potential lost dollars and hours of lost time that is the most upsetting. It is that they seem so unreasonable and are speaking so negatively of "Hug Enterprises" - as they call it. This is just weird because Titus did a tens of thousands of dollar period remodel for their neighbors, and they were thrilled. Also, most everybody is thrilled with Titus's work. Plus this current bathroom remodel in question is apparently truly beautiful, with just a few trouble spots, that they won't even allow Titus to fix. The main problem is that Titus took a major amount off his original estimate becuase the clients were on a budget and wanted to do some of the work themselves. This always seems to get him into trouble. Also he just feels like practically bent over backwards doing extra upgrades, and working with changed minds,ect.
It just seems unfair, so I am complaining. Not really though. I don't want to complain. I am so grateful. God has been really good to us. We are blessed. And I was reading today in Matthew about blessed are you when men hate you (persecute you) because of me. If Titus was trying to be honorable and really care for his customers that is what it is to be a part of the kingdom. If people return the favor by not paying you and trying to report you to the authorities, all the more blessed you will be! Ultimately God is our judge, and He is the only one who knows our hearts. All we can do is seek His blessing and let him be the keeper of our hearts. I am just preaching to myself. Ah.
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