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Originally Posted by vash
zeke, you ever visit someone's home where they dont allow outside shoes? you dump your shoes in their entryway?
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vash, that is a very good question and point to make. The answer depends on what capacity I'm visiting someone's home that has that trait of leaving shoes at the entry. Certainly if I was a guest at their invitation I would be obliged to remove my shoes. Not so if I'm there to work.
Now AFA working in a home that has the shoe thing, I would have sorted that out beforehand. However, once I was sent to a home where they removed their shoes and I wasn't aware of the situation ahead of my arrival. When I came to the door I saw the shoes. I know some families are tolerant of workers and their shoes and some are adamant about removal. Well, that day I was wearing lace up 7" boots, so it was a hassle for me. I had a chop saw and table saw set up outside and needed to go in and out about a 1000 times.
I can usually isolate the work area and use drop cloths to protect the flooring which I do anyway. This wasn't going to work for this family. I told them that my insurance would not allow me to work shoeless (which I have no idea if that's true or not. Seems logical). Still, there was no understanding between me and the homeowner. I would not have gotten into this predicament on my own. When I originated any agreement for work myself, I laid out the rules about working conditions on a number of requirements.
I was left with a choice as to do the work and get the pay or not. I chose to do the work and remove my boots. I worked in my socks inside and out for the duration. First and last time. Would have been a POC if I had some clogs in the truck. Perhaps that is what service people do when they work in homes where that situation exists more often than I.
AFAIC, it's unsafe to work w/o proper footwear for a number of reasons. So, how do you handle this?