What's the story with the Irish indifference and disregard?

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Whats the story with it?

Supply and demand. All of these professionals and tradies have three or four times more work available than they can handle. And so potential punters are taken very much for granted.

The same lads forget 2008-12 very quickly, eh?

… but at least you'd know where you stand. It's called manners and decency.

I had someone doing fencing for me this Summer. Its not his main job as he works in steel construction. He did bits and pieces and then had a very busy contract at work so was gone for weeks. At all times he kept in touch. I didn't mind as long as I knew the job would be completed. He arrived last Saturday and finished the job (it started in June). At all times I knew where I stood. THAT makes all the difference.

If I can't make a doctor's appointment or hairdresser I always ring and cancel. The amount of times they say "thanks for letting us know" shows how much it is appreciated on the other foot too.

What everyone is experiencing is surely just inflation, massive demand for these workers so they can pick and choose. Also a lot of pricing jobs not to get them going on.

Ok, so in the last while you've needed a plumber, urologist, physiotherapist, vet and a door supplier.

An awful lot going on there and you're saying not one called you back?

My experience is that tradesmen are the hardest to get but the rest, especially medical will be very professional and usually make an appointment on the phone when you call to reschedule.

Same as a vet, they won't just leave an animal on their premises post treatment unless required.

So basically, I'm calling BS on half your stories which are nothing to with Ireland as you'd experience the same issues in other countries.

I tried to book an emergency appointment with the local urologist. He said the only appointment he could give me was at 6am on December 25th 2026.

Turned out he was just taking the piss

It's Irish unwillingness to be direct and professional with people, saying yes to the job and then ignoring and blocking the predicable angry return calls.

That was one good thing back in the last recession, they were glad of any work at all and there was no problem getting a tradesman to do a small job.

And yeah I get that they are busy with big jobs but at the prices they charge these days its handy money to spend less than 30 mins at a small job on the way home and get well paid for it.