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Incompetent or Dis-Interested Sparks of Today.

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I recently viewed a shop that needs some electrical work to make the installation safe and reliable.

The owner said that I was the 5th sparks to attend as the others had either not turned up, initially turned up but then disappeared or appeared overwhelmed by the challenges involved.

Are modern sparks incompetent, lazy or just useless?

Z.

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    Zoomup said:

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    Are modern sparks incompetent, lazy or just useless?

    Z.

    Possibly, however I do find independent retail customers hard work. Quite often you can't switch off power during working hours so you have to do it out of hours and gaining access can be an issue. Often it needs to be done yesterday and budget is also very tight.

    Maybe these "incompetent, lazy or just useless sparks" are just shrewd businesses owners and  just don't want the hassle especially if there is a lot of work around at the moment?

  • 0 in reply to sparkiemike

    I recently knocked back a job in a convenience store, extra sockets behind the counter, tills & lottery power cannot be switched off, two assistants behind counter plus me on my knees trying to work around them, no thanks

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    I recently knocked back a job in a convenience store, extra sockets behind the counter, tills & lottery power cannot be switched off, two assistants behind counter plus me on my knees trying to work around them, no thanks

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