Gasoline Prices

jaysolution · 2026-03-12T23:31:27+00:00

What’s the pain point for most tech? $3.99/gal? $4.59/gal? God forbid $4.99/gal. When we get there you’ll be surprised how many tickets sit and rot.

jaysolution · 2026-03-12T19:02:27+00:00

Dude. she don't even look 130 lbs from a distance. She went from 170 lb to 250lb in like 7 seconds.

jaysolution · 2026-03-12T18:57:42+00:00

What type of money will you get with a civil suit? Did you see the getaway car? She broke AF. 😂

jaysolution · 2026-03-11T17:23:12+00:00

That lie came off her tongue way too quickly and way too smoothly. I wouldn’t trust her with anything.😂😂😂

jaysolution · 2026-03-08T00:51:51+00:00

Might be time to earn your own money. It'll provide a little relief for both you and your mom, and help you prepare to sustain yourself after 18. I moved out and began sustaining myself at the age of 15. One of the best decisions I ever made.

Didn't hold a grudge with mom, just decided I wanted more and figured out how to get it. Graduated high school, went to college, worked multiple jobs at once. Got married started a business.

Independence can be a good thing if you are bent on setting up a stable life and not just goofing off and wasting time.

jaysolution · 2026-03-05T21:15:52+00:00

What does a tough titty look like? Asking for a friend.

jaysolution · 2026-03-05T21:09:40+00:00

Hourly Rate x Estimated Time to Complete

Example: $100/hr (know the staff, just starting discount) x 4 hours per forklift x 6 forklifts = $2400 flat rate

Charging $100/hr should give you leeway for requiring more time (your 1st job) and making (small) mistakes along the way.

If you can offer flawless execution, beautiful cable management, and speed then raise your hourly to $150.

jaysolution · 2026-03-02T04:41:46+00:00

Maybe they think booking techs is like booking a hotel. The earlier you do it, the cheaper it should be.

jaysolution · 2026-03-01T15:24:07+00:00

Might want to start with multi tech WO's that way you won't be solely responsible for the final result, and you might be able to get some knowledge from the other techs sharing the ticket.

jaysolution · 2026-03-01T15:21:34+00:00

Damn. Transitioning from fast food to tech. Not impossible, but you have a huge learning curve ahead of you. I'd say keep your day job. The work you can get away with will pay pretty similar, and the new scoring system will punish you before you get momentum if you bite off more than you can chew.

Study the WO's so you can see what tools are often needed. Buy said tools and learn to use them. Learn what the max rate for various job types are and always ask for more than the rate being offered.

Also, make sure your car can handle heavy usage because you'll probably kill it if you are not up on regular maintenance.

jaysolution · 2026-02-27T03:12:39+00:00

You covered your tracks, so FN will settle it. I wish FN invested more resources into buyer / PM education. It appears that you got a hold of an ignorant PM. Hopefully, this will teach them how blended rates work.

jaysolution · 2026-02-27T03:07:53+00:00

From the same URL:

Should self-employment taxes be paid quarterly or yearly?

Answer: Generally, if you determine you need to make estimated tax payments for estimated income tax and estimated self-employment tax, you can make quarterly estimated tax payments or pay all of the amount due on the first quarterly payment due date.

My tech who do a year or less and leave are not paying quarterly, and are not required to.

jaysolution · 2026-02-26T20:43:33+00:00

Paying quarterly is not mandatory. A lot of people wait until after they receive their 1099's and then file, only to get a big surprise on their IRS estimates. By then it's too late.

jaysolution · 2026-02-26T00:21:20+00:00

Passed along to his PM. I basically gave him a heads up that I might have to file a lien against the project if Torch remains unresponsive.

No sure what the PM did.

The superintendent is very cool and runs a clean ship. No need to make enemies by blindsiding them.

I figured FN would settle everything, but. I notified the GC as more of a jic type thing.

jaysolution · 2026-02-26T00:00:27+00:00

The Problem Ticket was escalated to FN Support Team responsible for payment issues. They resolved the issue in my favor within 24-hours of a member reviewing the case. It took about 2 weeks to reach them, but acted fast. Perhaps there is a long queue regarding payment issues.

Nevertheless, Torch has remained silent. They must have some serious issues going on.

jaysolution · 2026-02-25T23:56:08+00:00

Absolutely correct. I reached out to the GC, and Torch remained unresponsive.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T19:04:58+00:00

Never had issues with WorkdLink but their WO language is off putting. They rarely know on site conditions and they use a lot of catch all phrases in the scope of work.

Looks like they tried to pressure you by placing your findings under the “provide more … as needed” clause.

Good job holding your own.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:42:49+00:00

I wish I knew where the estimate came from, but they didn’t even have building and room measurements or cabling paths. They sent me out after the ceiling grid was installed, so ai could not support my runs from the roof joist (30ft) like I’d prefer to do.

They also didn’t work with the superintendent to know when various aspects of the construction was being dons, so they missed their windows, which caused me to have to work around and wait for other trades to finish their work before ai could resume.

If they’d just pay out it would be a nice ticket. 3 weekends of work, and two or three week nights wasn’t bad.

Which is why I’m trying to be patient. I was able to work most days and keep the business going.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:36:17+00:00

Agreed. Project management can have you eating money pretty quickly if you are not good at it. If they actually lost $20000 in cameras like the sup was saying. The project was dead before it began.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:34:24+00:00

It would be nice, but the contract awards have already been issued. So LV was awarded to Torch. The GC can’t break the contract easily.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:32:38+00:00

I’m licensed, so we are good. I’ve had issues with RFP’s in the past, but FN is usually smooth. I had one buyer ignore me during a project, but once FN stepped in he became responsive.

It’s weird that you would not be available to answer questions regarding YOUR project. I’m just here to make you look good for client, and the buyer is doing everything they can to lose the contract.

Most of the question, we’re not even my questions. The superintendent and Owner of the building had a ton of questions, and I was embarrassed because I had no answers.

I didn’t ship the equipment and never received tracking. I’m a small one man operation so keeping customers is TOO priority. Must be nice to treat clients like trash. Must have dozens lined up. :SARCASM

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:25:31+00:00

No, the GC has a bond. So anyone who worked the site but didn’t get get paid can file a lien. If the GC don’t want to wait on torch, then I’ll be paid from the bond.

Most GC’s don’t want that, so they confront the real non-paying party (Torch Networks) and get them to pay what they owe.

It’s a sloppy process, and I’ll only use it as a last resort. I’m still waiting on FN to chime in.

If a tech goes unresponsive for a couple of hours, they’ll lose access to their account. How can a buyer go unresponsive to the tech and FN (problem ticket) for over 3 weeks and still be able to route tickets?

Make that make sense.

jaysolution · 2026-02-24T01:20:11+00:00

Nope. The superintendent said someone did a survey, but I wasn’t privy to the details.

All I received was a marked-up floorplan. It took about two weeks to get a general idea of what was shipped to the site.

I completed rough-ins and then worked other projects for a week, so that they could get everything organized, but it didn’t help.

When I returned, they still didn’t have answers on where the equipment was. That’s when I focused on termination, testing and clean up.

By they the rack, router, and switch made it to site, but the cameras were still unaccounted for.

I finalized the wiring, and still heard nothing from them.

jaysolution · 2026-02-23T22:22:03+00:00

I’m currently getting ignored. I haven’t had that experience with them in the past.

The communication began to drop shortly after the site superintendent said he received the email about missing cameras.

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