Self employed sign writing needs covering

[Billy]

That's fine, if you don't need the work but I presume you wouldn't have started this thread if that wasn't an issue

 

 

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[treequip]

Hi all,

I'm a self employed guy doing my own work and have had my truck sign written like you do, somebody that I do a lot of subby work for was told I was having it done before hand just in casual chat on a break, and didn't have anything to say about it. Another bloke I subby for is absolutely fine with it.

Anyway, after getting the tipping back covered, he has text me out of nowhere telling me I need to cover the writing up whilst I work for him else 'it will be causing issues'.

A) how am I supposed to cover up the writing now for the 1/2 days a week I work for him

B) I realise that I am effectively working for him whilst I am there, but at the end if the day I'm self employed and he could have brought this up beforehand and there's not much I can do now?

 

Hopefully you guys know what is the right answer or thing to be done as according to this guy 'everyone he knows insists on covering signwriting'

 

Cheers

 

Looking as an outsider.

 

A casual chat at break time and he didn't object, but then again he didn't say he was fine with it did he.

 

You changed the status quo and just because someone else is fine with it doesn't mean everyone else should be.

[john p]

Surely he knew you were self-employed when he contracted you to do the work, it's you doing the work not him so you should have every right to advertise the fact. He could have mentioned it was an issue before you had it done. Check out where you stand by ringing the self-employed advice line? if you need the work and don't want to piss him off just hang a tarp down the side of your truck when on site with him.

 

 

He s helping do the work he's been asked to do, I sub for quite a few firms and would never try and pass the job off as my own, what's the next step, handing out your card to the client? It's a lack of respect IMO