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Do you think the same will be made of other large companies (the AA for example)?
I find it un-nerving the way big business is squeezing out the small firm.
I try to offer the best possible service I can. 24 hour call out, and I personally will bend over backwards for a customer, as I know it helps MY business grow. Big business can offer the same but do the engineers/plumbers really care, or do they just want to get their shift done and go home?
But all the time you Doodle seem like a metaphorical stick of BG rock.
Crack you in half and it says 'Doodle, British Gas!' - In the middle
I hope so. I am constantly busy. Working late to get the back log done, but I worry because if the phone stops ringing, I can't pay my bills. It's often a pain that the phone rings just when I don't want it to, but it's what puts bread on the table.
I have been offered a job interview with BG a few times, and always declined as my business is my third child and I love it.
Yesterday I worked in so many random places, and ended up in the evening working in a farmers field, in the night (with head torch) fixing a cattle water trough, (I grew up in a village called Cowden - lots of farmers!!).
I just thought, I love this, working for myself, employing a couple of good friends, and meeting new people all the time. I'd hate to become part of the machine. Just clocking in and out. It's not the same. I as take pride in because it's MY business.
I have met some brilliant BG engineers though. The old boys, who's knowledge is just amazing.
Rumour has it that Doodlebug is a cyborg, and that he was created in a secret BG laboratory located in the Welsh valleys - people say he can stick his finger in a flu and get a totally accurate gas reading flash in front of his eyes!
He can only respond positively to criticism of BG because his reactions have been programmed into his cpu at BG HQ!
He never sleeps, they just stand him in a corner and charge his batteries every 12 hours.
BG plan to release 20 new Doodlebugs over the next 12 months.
;-)
Well I'm not going to pick on Doodle just because he's BG employed. He can clearly take a joke, and also knows a lot about the business, so it’s an attribute to the forum that he's willing to come on and spend his valuable time advising others.
Now we just need to persuade him to set up his own business, and we'll all be happy!! LOL
I don't pick on anyone - my criticisms are of BG. If Doodlebug chooses to defend BG that's up to him. It's not a personal issue, which I think Doodlebug does appreciate. The cyborg thing is just a bit of banter.
Well I'm not going to pick on Doodle just because he's BG employed. He can clearly take a joke, and also knows a lot about the business, so it’s an attribute to the forum that he's willing to come on and spend his valuable time advising others.
Now we just need to persuade him to set up his own business, and we'll all be happy!! LOL
Thanks Danny.
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