We're a small collective that shares stories from freelance and contract workers who've been…read moretreated unfairly. This is one of those stories. A contractor was hired by this company to build a fully functional website on a rushed timeline. They were told they were the only person working on the project, and that the urgency was due to the company's former developer being in a legal dispute and planning to take down the live site by June 1st, 2025. The contractor dropped everything to help and finished the site two weeks before the deadline. Over the course of several weeks, the contractor even went to their office multiple times for meetings with the owner's son and other team members, working in good faith to move the project forward.After the work was done, it came to light that two or three other people were also working on the same site, despite the company claiming otherwise from the start. When the contractor followed up for payment, the owner's son who was the main point of contact allegedly said "My boy could do it for less than $1,000, so our initial agreement on price is gonna be a lot less now." He also added he was going on vacation in 15 days and "didn't have time to deal with it." All this while wearing an expensive Rolex. The contractor was told, "Send me the invoice I'll pay you for your time." The invoice was sent immediately, and the son followed up once more saying, "I'll get back to you." After that, he went completely silent no reply, no payment. The contractor was left dismissed and disrespected. The stress and anxiety from this on top of an existing heart condition led to serious mental and physical strain. Legal steps have since been taken. This post is meant to warn others if you're a freelancer, contractor, or subcontractor, be cautious. Get everything in writing, and don't ignore red flags. No one should be pressured, misled, ghosted, or lowballed after showing up, putting in the time, and delivering their end of the deal.

JGriffin is by far the best HVAC we have had!! They are thorough - pleasant and explain exactly…read morewhat needs to be fixed or what they are doing! No pressure!! Thank you for all the help!!! A job well done and Office customer service is great to work with!!

I recently worked there in between jobs and I must say it's one of the best plumbing companies I've…read moreworked with. They treat you with respect, they have a great working crew and great management. High end work, neat and clean. If I wasn't vested in the union i would love to work there full time. I do not have one bad thing to say about the company, and will forever appreciate the owner Matt Bruno for giving me the opportunity to work there.

Never had a bad experience with Bruno Brothers. They've been out many times. All of their crew is…read moreknowledgeable and pleasant. Love the whole team!! We had an urgent problem when sewerage backed up and literally blew a gasket in the crawlspace...yuck! Called Bruno Brothers and it was fixed immediately. We had the back-flow valve blow on our irrigation system....water spewing every. Called Bruno Brothers. BAM..fixed. No hot water coming from our Rinnai water heater. Got it back with Bruno Brothers. No AC on the hottest day of the year. They came out as quickly as they could and replaced out faulty central AC unit. You can't go wrong calling Bruno Brothers.

Let me just say if you want something done the way you would actually do it yourself but for…read morewhatever reason you can't then Sal is the guy for your job! I had him re grout my patio then clean and seal it plus some fire pit work and I could not be happier with the results. My patio looked brand new by the time he was done with it like it was installed the day he finished! What I was really impressed, with and this is hard to find these days, is the fact that he literally does the job like it's his own patio! On top of that he is very professional and clean! No sign of any mess left behind and on top of that he's very easy to communicate with and responds in detail with any questions you may have! Of all the jobs I have hired people for throughout the years Sal is by far the most positive experience I have had! I will definitely be hiring him for any service I need that he covers down the road and I highly suggest you do to!

Sal did a great job with our walk way! He came when he said he would and finished in very timely…read moremanor. He was very helpful with suggestions on type of material. Gave suggestions where to go to pick it out. He was very meticulous installing the pavers and everything was spaced evenly and level. He also did a fantastic job fixing our brick steps on the front of the house and topped them with granite. They look beautiful. I would definitely recommend Sal's Masonry. If I could give more then five star I would!

I would definitely recommend Home Resolutions. After seeing good reviews online, I contacted…read moreDustin about doing some minor roof repairs. He called me back the same day and then came out a few days later to look at my roof. He gave me several different options depending on how much I wanted to spend. I knew I wanted him to fix the cap shingles on the peak and he quoted his rate for that work over the phone before he came. He pointed out some areas of the roof to monitor but did not make a hard sell--he said if I wasn't seeing any leaks he didn't want to possibly make things worse. He came back when he promised, did the work quickly and cleaned everything up before he left. It took him a bit longer to do the repairs than he expected, but he didn't charge me any extra. He stuck with his original price. It looked good and I've had no problems.

Dustin and his crew did an excellent job replacing my roof, fixing gutters and closing up a…read moreskylight. From start to finish they were professional and finished in less time than anticipated.. I would highly recommend Home Resolutions to anyone needing their services. Barbara D.

Caron heating really did a great job helping my brother who had been without heat for 3 weeks. Once…read morethe proposal was signed there were there as promised and did a fantastic job getting his heat back on. The cost was better than I expected as well as giving him a veterans discount. Any company that recognizes veterans, deserves your support. They worked quickly and left the area extremely clean. I own a handyman business and we I'll be recommending them to all my customers. We'll done Caron

Excellent, excellent, excellent!!! The most professional company I have had the pleasure of working…read morewith, for a very unpleasant experience. We just bought our home, just moved, and the minute we turned on the heat- it did not turn on. Of course it didn't. Nobody would fix it, until we called Caron. From the lovely young lady who answered the phones, it was a great experience. The owner gave us several quotes for a new system (I asked) and then suggested sending a tech to see if the furnace could be fixed. Daniel came, he was fantastic ! He fixed it in no time flat, and we now have heat! Also- excellent value! Note to homebuyers- get the inspection!! Thank you to all at Caron!!

Simmons is great! Everyone who answers the phone is knowledgeable and the technicians always show…read moreup on time. They are all courteous and clean up after themselves. I highly recommend them! Jose was the best!

Mark helped us choose what was best for us since we usually run 3 space heaters in winter, the…read morevalue was comparable to others we got estimates from. He understood the service requested and set us up for success. Nick & Jay installed the systems and were professional and skilled. Two really nice guys worked well together, and answered my questions without hesitation. A pleasure to know. Thanks, Lynn

We had Dempsey Roofing do the roof of our home and we thrilled with the results, it looks great…read more They were excellent communicating with us and keeping us informed during the process. They were professional, on time, everyone was so nice and polite and they did such a great job with the cleanup that it looked even better than before they arrived. We had gotten 3 quotes and Dempsey was by far the most reasonable price of the 3 and they did a great job! Thank you so much to Dempsey Roofing, Radek and crew!

My shingles were 28 years old and I wanted to have a quality job at a reasonible price. I…read moreresearched several company and received quotes to reshingle my roof. Dempsey came in with the lowest price, so I checked with a few of the customers and viewed some homes they had shingled. Everyone spoke very highly of them and I found no bad comments about them. They did a wonderful job on my roofing job and finished in less than a day. I had someone inspect the job after they finish because I don't know that much about roofing and they confirmed they did a good job. Eric helped me get the best value for my money and was a pleasure to do business with. They also did a wonderful job with the clean up so I would highly recommed they for anyones roofing job. Jack F

We worked with Matt and his team on two projects at our home on the north shore and he was…read morefantastic. The work has held up! He installed a sliding door, and gut renovated our main bathroom (including a weight bearing beam). He communicated clearly throughout the project. His prices were fair and competitive, and we enjoyed working with him!

We needed a skylight installed in our bathroom, and MMP did an excellent job--we are very happy…read morewith it! The team was friendly and worked quickly and efficiently to get it done before it got dark, and the quality of their work was excellent. Matt was very friendly and nice to communicate with as well, and always responded right away. I highly recommend MMP Construction to anyone looking for great quality work and excellent customer service.