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idorosentoday at 5:39 AM2 repliesview on HN

Or to simplify the product and rebuild.


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teeraytoday at 12:26 PM

“Rebuild” is also a four-letter word though at this stage too. The customer has a panel of knob-and-tube wiring and aluminum paper-wrapped wire in the house. They want a new hot tub. They don’t want some electrician telling them they need to completely rewire their house first at huge expense, such that they cannot afford the hot tub anymore. They’ll just throw the electrician out and get some kid in a pickup truck (“You’re Absolutely Right Handyman LLC”) to run a lamp cord to their new hot tub. Once the house burns to the ground, the new owners will wire their new construction correctly.

axelriettoday at 5:41 AM

Exactly. But he’s right about management, first the problem must be acknowledged and that may make some people look bad.