There was a contractor who was contracted to build a small addition to a house. They didn't follow the building plans accurately. The dimensions were all off, and the new addition didn't match up with the existing structure properly. The contractor tried to pass it off as a minor issue, but it was a major problem. The homeowners had to spend a lot of time and money to get it corrected. They had to hire an engineer to come up with a new plan to fix the mess the contractor had made.
A contractor was tasked with laying new tiles in a bathroom. He got the pattern all wrong and ended up with a design that looked like a crazy maze. It was so bad that the homeowner decided to keep it as a joke and tell everyone who visited about it.
One horror story is when a contractor took a large deposit for a home renovation project and then disappeared without doing any work. Another is that some contractors use sub - standard materials even though they were contracted to use high - quality ones. And there are also cases where contractors completely misjudge the time required for a project, leading to long delays.
In a contractor job horror story I know, a contractor was hired to paint a house. They did a very sloppy job. There were paint drips everywhere, and they didn't properly prep the surfaces so the paint started to peel off quickly. The contractor also overcharged for the job. They said it was due to unexpected expenses, but it was clear they were just trying to make more money. The homeowner had to hire another contractor to redo the whole painting job.
One 'teacher horror story' I heard was about a teacher who had a student constantly disrupt the class by shouting and throwing things. The teacher tried every method of discipline but nothing worked. The student's behavior affected the whole class's learning environment, and the teacher was constantly stressed and felt powerless to change the situation.
One 'hr horror story' I heard was about a company that promised a great career path during the hiring process. But once an employee started, they were constantly overworked with no chance of promotion. The HR just ignored the employee's requests for training and development.
Research is key. Look for reviews online, ask for referrals from friends or family. Also, make sure the contractor is licensed and insured.
One of the scariest is when a cloud service provider had a major outage. Many businesses relying on their services were left in the lurch. Their websites went down, and they couldn't access important data stored in the cloud. It showed how vulnerable businesses are when they put all their digital eggs in one basket.
A friend of mine had a date who took her to a really seedy part of town. The place was dirty and there were some really sketchy - looking people around. She was so scared and just wanted to leave right away. It was a really bad choice of location for a date.
A friend of mine matched with someone who claimed to be a chef. When they met at a restaurant, the 'chef' didn't even know how to use a fork properly. He made a mess while eating and then started criticizing the food in a really unprofessional way. It was so embarrassing for my friend.
I know of a case where a student shadowed a physician in an emergency room. There was a huge influx of patients, and the physician seemed completely overwhelmed. Instead of handling the situation calmly, the doctor started making hasty and perhaps wrong diagnoses just to get through the patients quickly. The student was horrified as they could see the potential harm to the patients.