You see, in many areas there is more than enough work for most tree companies - at least most good ones at this time of year. Most are working their tails off.
Although the odd tree companies around here do get work requests .. quote on them same day .. and do work same or next. Well, many times that typically shows a bubba at work.. as they are obviously hungry for work.. and doing it for likely next to nothing.
So right now if many guys lose some jobs to bubba at this time of year; it really does not matter a whole lot.
What matters is that these guys are in many ways giving the profession a bad name, doing crap for work, leaving a mess behind and driving down the value of the jobs.
To go back to an earlier part of thread - when you hire a public school nurse -- the stitches on the wound isn’t quite as pretty -- and the would heals with a scar. That is the value in hiring the professional for a bit more money.
Not to mention the fact the professional likely has liability insurance and workers comp covered!!
Hiring a less than competent/professional company to do any job, roofing, carpentry or tree work.. is a disservice to the profession and should be discouraged. How does one measure competency or professionalism? Well it is how they treat their customer, how they run their business, how they abide by the federal and state laws, how they treat their employees, and finally how they do the work and what they leave behind. A competent tree worker will meet or exceed expectations of customer on every job and do it legally and safely.
