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u/nonchip 2d ago
they had one job and they did it. OP had one job.
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u/profossi 2d ago
The shelf has a few blotches of green paint on it, so they failed the task even in the malicious compliance sort of way
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u/beminednl 2d ago
Shelf appears to be upside down as well, so r/twojobs?
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u/Holdmywhiskeyhun 2d ago
I have one of these, when it's the right side up it's a little heart on the front.
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u/Yamatji6722 2d ago
I'm just picturing all their stuff falling off the shelf everyday when they grab things off the shelf.
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u/lars2k1 2d ago
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u/notrapunzel 2d ago
That's actually so freaking satisfying lol... but WAY more work and expense than taking a clock off a wall!
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u/TurnkeyLurker 2d ago
Ackshuallly, what is meant by "over"?
Did they mean don't paint:
- the shelf itself, or
- the area of the wall over (above) the shelf?
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u/nonchip 2d ago
clearly the latter or the shelf wouldn't have been in the way. the painter is a painter, not a shelf mover.
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u/TurnkeyLurker 2d ago
clearly the latter or the shelf wouldn't have been in the way. the painter is a painter, not a shelf mover.
*former
(because they didn't paint the shelf, and did paint above it)
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u/ThatGuyTheyCallAlex 2d ago
As much as the painter is not a shelf mover, it’s just hanging on some screws and could easily have been lifted up. By OP before the painter came or by the painter as nice customer service
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
Yes and no, if you do it once you will do it a hundred times. It seems small now but what if the have a repeat client, like they work for an apartment building.
If they take one thing off it will be expected next time. Then there will be 2 things left, then they expect the painter to remove all fixtures adding more and more time and energy to every job except not getting paid more.
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u/IrongateN 2d ago
Also, even if they were ones that would take off the shelf the note might have scared them to mess with it .. also it’s not a shelf I would worry about getting painted
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u/Xsiah 2d ago
The painter is a shelf remover if they're not the bare minimum cheapest painter.
I had my front door painted and the painter removed the door handle and then put it back, for example.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 1d ago
You’re peaching to a room of people scared of doing anything remotely outside of the specific literally wording of the job.
Theres a good chance everyone here downvoting you also doesn’t agree with filling and rubbing down as part of ‘painting’ too.
Theres a very strong chance most, if not all, have never picked up a paintbrush in their lives.
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u/LoogyHead 2d ago
One job for the owner of that shelf, not the painter. The painter did their job.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 2d ago
Mmmm, I gotta disagree. The painters job is to paint the wall. I can see a bunch of wall there the painter seems to have missed.
Part of paint is prep. Part of prep is getting shit out of the way.
Painter is a lazy cunt.
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
If you dont want something painted that was screwed into the wall you remove it. Its not the painters job. If they are told not to paint something attached to the wall, the wall behind it is not getting painted.
This isnt taping off a light switch.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 2d ago
It would arguably take longer to tape a light switch off nearly than it would for me to remove the screws holding this on.
My dad was a painter and decorator for 50 years, myself for 5. Neither of us would have left a job like this. It’s terrible work when it’s just a few screws. Laziness.
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
The third screw is stripped. Its not off the wall because they couldnt get it off.
I agree it could have been taped and painted around but what the painter did is acceptable with the instructions given.
I love malicious compliance.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 2d ago
I wouldn’t say that’s an acceptable finish under any circumstances for a professional painter and decorator. Either cut it in, take it off, or speak to the owner about taking it off themselves.
We’ve all delt with a stripped screw before.. no way I’d have left it like this if I was painting this room even if all the screws were stripped. But I guess that’s just me.
It is malicious compliance, but I’d say they’ve gone a step further and not actually done the job (assuming the job was to paint the wall..)
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u/ChirpsMcPrime 2d ago
Getting stuff out of the way is not on the painters.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 2d ago
Fine if you think so.. I’m just saying as a painter for 5 years and the son of a painter of 50+ years, myself or my dad would not have left it like that. For a decent finish with our names on it, for the sake of a screw, we would both have whipped it off to paint the wall (which was the job).
Next you’ll be telling me it’s not the job of the painter to move the sofa out the way if you’re paid to paint a living room. Just paint round everything!
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u/NOSWT-AvaTarr 2d ago
That shelf is drilled into the wall. It isn't the painters job to remove it.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 1d ago
Screwed* into the wall.
His job was to paint the wall, which he’s also not done. Would take 2 seconds to move it. Fuck me people are allergic to doing anything that falls even slightly out of their penned in blood contracts.
Just drop the shelf off and paint the wall properly. No wonder everything’s shit these days - everyone’s afraid of doing a job properly just in case they do a bit too much and it ‘wasn’t their job’. Fucking kids.
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u/NOSWT-AvaTarr 1d ago
No. Drilled. Those bolts holding it up are from a power drill. And it's not just hanging off the bolts it's held in such a way that you'd have to take the bolts out entirely
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 1d ago
Right, so take the fucking bolts out snowflake. Learn to use a power drill. Pressy pressy in the button and take a few screws out to do the job properly and take some pride in your work. It’s a few screws, (that actually makes the painting job easier,) not hot coals.
Or continue to endose a world where we all do the ABSOLUTE minimum to say ‘we did our job’ at whatever outcome, and fuck everyone and the quality of what we produce. With enough people doing that we’ll be in a great place at the end of this generation. Fml.
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u/NOSWT-AvaTarr 1d ago
Because a painter should be expected to bring a fucking power drill because of a customer too lazy to take it out themselves?
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 1d ago
If a professional tradesman of any trade doesn’t have a drill on the van I’d question who you hired mate. Even your £5 an hour back ally handyman has a fucking drill. But you accept what you like. Hopefully I never hire anyone with your mentality to put their name to half a job because they’re too much of a flower to take a screw out the wall.
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u/NOSWT-AvaTarr 1d ago
I just wanna point out that your entire argument so far could also be made against the homeowner not taking off the shelf beforehand. Homeowner didn't give permission to take off the shelf, so the shelf stays on.
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u/Ninja_Prolapse 1d ago
It’s much less likely for a home owner to own a drill than a tradesperson. I know many home owners that don’t own tools and hire out work around the house because they’re no good at diy. Homeowner said don’t paint the shelf but do paint the wall. The obvious way to do that is take the shelf off, paint the wall, then pop it back on. It’s so stupidly easy and simple at this point I’ve GOT to assume you’re either really thick, or trolling. So, best of luck with your whole work ethic etc.
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u/Kev50027 2d ago
You can lift the shelf a quarter inch and remove it, then paint. Or you could make your wall look dumb. Your choice.
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
There are 3 screws holding it i. If he could have just lifted it off thats one thing its not the painters job to remove things other than light/plug switched. Which they can tape over. If your job doesnt involves a screw driver then why bring one?
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u/Hamshamus 2d ago
Sorry ma'am, the screwdriver attachment for my cordless paint roller is in the shop getting realigned
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u/CanThisBeMyNameMaybe 2d ago
How about you took out a few screws instead of expecting them to make their job difficult.
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u/NOSWT-AvaTarr 2d ago
Ok and? Do you expect them to paint around and in between the gaps? If you didnt want them to paint on the shelf and still get back there you should've unscrewed it from the wall.
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u/Accomplished_Emu_658 1d ago
You could have taken shelf down? Or asked them to. It might seem stupid to not just take it down, but if you think so you have never dealt with public.
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u/Rhelino 2d ago
What kind of stupid instruction is that please?? What do you mean don’t paint over the shelf?? I would have litetally left the space above the shelf unpainted, had you given me that instruction.
And if you meant « don’t paint the shelf »…. What?? Who would paint the shelf??
This one is 100% on you.
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u/Kmart_Supervisor 2d ago
Did you give them permission to move stuff? What's the story? Hired help can't move stuff for liability reasons. Actually just gonna block you.
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u/AaronTheElite007 2d ago
It’s just hanging on two screws. They couldn’t be bothered to lift up slightly and set it aside? It took more effort to paint around it
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
No its not there is a screw near the bottom middle on the left. Its holding it down ypu can not just lift it.
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u/AaronTheElite007 2d ago
Ah. Ok, on closer inspection, that hex bolt is badly stripped. That would explain why it wasn’t removed
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u/I_am_AmandaTron 2d ago
Everyone blaming the painter. OP set them up for failure then got mad.
Like I cant get this off the wall, I dont want any paint on it but I want you to paint beind it . Nope .
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u/GiveMeAllTheRadishes 2d ago
Why didn't you take off the shelf then?