Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
The pictogram I posted the other day will be displayed as a "Nori Pict" at the top of the homepage, next to the survey, so please take a look when you have a chance.
I'll keep adding a little at a time lol
Red spider lilies were blooming right next to the construction site.
There are less than three months left in the year.
Even though everyone keeps talking about COVID-19, this year is already coming to an end.
Time sure flies, doesn't it?
Well, things have already been insanely busy since right after Obon, but there’s a phrase I’ve been saying to the general contractor a lot lately:
Orders are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, right!?
This is it lol
We’ll only deal with the general contractor who held a meeting with us and sent us the purchase order right away.
Saying things like, “But you said so!” or “You promised!” just isn’t possible under the current circumstances.
I’m sure this is the same for any subcontractor, but I wish they would put themselves in our shoes and understand how we’re being tossed around by these “he said, she said” arguments.
Even though they say, “I told you so!”—when it’s gone, they just say, “Didn’t I let you know? I forgot. That listing’s gone. Count on me next time,” and that’s the end of it...
What on earth is this?? (Especially salespeople from major companies)
You’re probably wondering, “What’s going to happen to this time slot I set aside while I was waiting?”
Unlike the big companies, we subcontractors are in serious trouble if we don't make money during this time of year.
It’s unthinkable that I’d have free time at a time like this, so I’m going to pack in as much as I can, do my absolute best to finish things as quickly as possible, and tackle one task after another!
To that end, we’d like to confirm and finalize everything in the purchase order.
If we set a start date and work out the details of the process to a certain extent, we can finalize the schedule, which means we can then schedule the construction work for that time.
I think those of you involved in process management understand this well.
If you want to finalize a contractor—whether it’s ours or another company—and get the work done, the first step is to place an order! (It goes without saying, but surprisingly, that’s not always the case lol)
Especially now that there are so few contractors, it's a real scramble.
It seems to me that the days of talking about our relationship as it has been so far—or taking things at a leisurely pace—are over.
There are also more and more employees on the prime contractor side who have no qualms about saying rather cold things.
And then...Let's carry out our work safely, carefully, and with humility!
See you later.
