Why are tradesmen so difficult to ask to stick to timings?

Posted by FullLiterature9062@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 324 comments

I'd love to understand this because every tradesperson I've engaged this year has either lied or massively misjudged when discussing timings. I had one who assured me they would be finished by a certain time when I had a meeting booked (which I didn't reschedule because they'd assured me they'd be finished). Safe to say, I had to cancel the meeting last minute when they told me they needed another 90 mins to finish, looking at me like I was insane for having a deadline! Today I was told they'd be with me for 9am, and after calling the office they told me they'd be there at 11am. They sounded confused that I wasn't happy with that change! I am self employed and if my timekeeping was this poor, I'd not have a business anymore.