More trouble for the Greens

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I have been in this old council pensioner flat for more than a decade now, and in that time there have been two lots of contractors hired to paint all the exterior wood work. The first one took a group of Muslim workers three weeks to complete, it was interesting chatting with them. They were highly educated men, living in a shared flat, that was such they envied our tiny spaces. They did the job including the high points with no extra equipment, the paint was poor quality, and they worked long hours with short breaks.

Six years later another contractor came in, with one husband and wife team, Asians who couldn't speak English and who did their best to complete tasks as the contractor specified. But he didn't know about Osh requirements, and was pulled off until scaffolding, and safety rails, along with revised paint choices and other employer changes were put in place. The job took four months, and now two years in, the same deteriorating surfaces are showing up as happened the first time.

That is what happens when lowest price contracts win out over quality. And the lowest price for a job pivots on exploiting the labour available.

It is a widespread attitude in business that really needs to change. People matter as much as money. But, let's not hold our breath for that change...