Have you ever done a job or task that you despise? There are jobs that I don't mind doing and then there are jobs that I really hate. I have come to realize that the jobs I hate the most are the ones that you have to do twice, meaning that after you have finished it once you have to wait and do it again.
Painting is a prime example, you clear out a room, tape all your edges, then you painstakingly use a brush on all the spaces your roller won't fit and continue to roll the rest. After you have finally finished you have to wait and then do it all over again.
I don't want to do the same job twice. In my mind I have finished the task and do not want to do it again.
Mudding and taping is another job that I would prefer to have a heart attack and be in the hospital instead of doing. This type of job requires you do it more than twice depending on how bad you are at it. You might have to do it ten times over, Umm no thank you. I will gladly pay someone to do that for me.
Whenever I do a normal job that should only take one time, I make sure I do it to the best of my abilities, I take extra care to do it right the first time, so that I don't have to do it again. I don't cut corners to make the work go faster, I don't want to come back later and have to fix or repair something I neglected the first time.
If a job takes me a week or a month do to I might even put extra effort into the project and add extra precautions to make sure that I won't have to come back and fix it afterwards. I may put extra supports if I'm building something made of wood or use more screws if I think something needs it.
What jobs do you hate to do?
Scott Goerz
