Please Allow Me to Vent

[sailorboy1]

To the OP - vent away (because they were screwing you)!

But in lots of jobs (like mine) showing up is 90% of the work.

[dohenyboy]

In my business (service business not related to the marine industry) it seems that the more exacting the customer, the slower pay. Really qualified people can get top dollar and I do not mind. What I object to is paying top dollar or even a low price, and the work is not done right.
Last year I had one of the major electronics service companies come to do some work on my electronics: namely, to configure the autopilot and link it up to the GPS. They configured the autopilot incorrectly, and after a few hours of research I was able to correct their error. And then it was not linked to the GPS. I also asked them to configure the satellite and they did not know how. More than $1000 down the drain. Unfortunately I found out about the errors much later when I was doing the sea trial

[bstreep]

It's simple, really: Time is money. A tech gets paid by the hour, whether he/she is working or driving. For those that gripe about this, try running your own business.

That said, the hourly rate is outrageous. Even MB only charges $120 an hour.

[Blue Stocking]

The alternative is to remove the generator, and take it to him,--yes?
No travel charge that way.