back handers

[faithhealer]

On another thread Matt from TG hoped his staff didn't take back handers hence this thread. I always work on the premise, you scratch my back etc, but probably not always the case for some suppliers.
Do we know any storys lads?

 

[suave]

interesting thread look forward to replies

 

[Gazzer]

Not so much in the money sense but deffo in the " tile my bathroom and that big contract is yours" type of thing. I have seen a lot of that in my years, I guess i just have been accustomed to it now. Its hardly new is it ?

 

[stevee]

id be quite happy to tile someones bathroom for contacts at the mo

 

[jamie B]

..it's a bit tricky to talk about it without 'naming names'..but we all know what goes on I think!...put it this way, there's PLENTY of firms out there tendering at SPECIFIC prices for certain people on certain developments...all about who you know..and what they tell you to charge!:lol::lol:

 

[david campbell]

i have done favours before and it has backfired also,after doing a few kitchens for a local company the owner has me to tile his hearth and internal porch which i charged him pennies for,a few jobs later he started getting really cheeky with me and narrowly avoided me wrapping a spirit level round his fat baldy head,even his mate the plumber was horrified by the way he was trying to treat me so i tend to stay away from that sort of scratch your back scenario,however if someone is getting me a fair bit of work i tend to pass on wee gifts such as bottles of whiskey(my mate is a manager of bowmore and i get £30/40 bottles of 18 year olds for about £12)

 

[Stan001]

when you work for yourself you write your own rules - when you work for a company you have T&Cs, most companies its forbidden to take / make bungs in any way ... i worked for an American company for ages - ref T&C's and corporate conduct - guys - you havnt lived! :yikes:

 

[White Room]

How many false promises over the years, the standard one is if you do a cheaper price on this job I a lot of other work, yer right

 

[Sean Page]

i have done favours before and it has backfired also,after doing a few kitchens for a local company the owner has me to tile his hearth and internal porch which i charged him pennies for,a few jobs later he started getting really cheeky with me and narrowly avoided me wrapping a spirit level round his fat baldy head,even his mate the plumber was horrified by the way he was trying to treat me so i tend to stay away from that sort of scratch your back scenario,however if someone is getting me a fair bit of work i tend to pass on wee gifts such as bottles of whiskey(my mate is a manager of bowmore and i get £30/40 bottles of 18 year olds for about £12)

Now thats handy to know :8::lol:

 

[mikethetile]

giving a gift in appreciation for work passed on is common practice and not to be confused as giving a backhander

we all know what goes on and how contracts are sometimes won

I know my pockets are clean and thats enough for me