Asaba/Djaffo
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So there once a man called kevin who was given a house to rebuild after the last foreman had let it go to rack and ruin.
In the first few months Kevin got the project back on its feet and was receiving some compliments from neighbours along the way. The key to his success was getting the workforce in high spirits and doing jobs that they were good at, it wasn't that hard as the workforce that had been assembled by the previous foreman was of an excellent caliber although very much over budget.
After a while the house was coming along nicely and the owners were still getting payments from the bank to help with the rebuilding process, Kevin even brought in some of his own men to work the project. Very soon the house was nearly finished and it had its final check before being signed off ready to sell.
The final check did not go so well, as several problems were discovered with the house and the project was deemed unfinished. Kevin was gutted and offered to walk away from the project but the owners liked what he had done with the place and told him to keep up the good work.
Although now the bank had stopped paying and there were going to have to be some budget cuts, Kevin got told to start stripping the house of its deluxe finishings such as the gold taps and banisters and that these will be sold and replaced with cheaper plastic finishings. Also the workforce must change as the budget wont allow for this anymore, so Kevin looked around and found a group of young YTS lads and old run over the mill workers very willing to work for cheap.
With his reduced workforce and cheaper materials Kevin tried to paper over the cracks but they were growing bigger, he tried to motivate his workforce but it was hard when he had young trainee electricians doing the plumbing and the trainee roofers fitting the kitchen.
Kevin said it was good experience for the lads trying their hand at a new trade but the house was falling apart again and eventually after months of corner cutting and oddjobmanship the house fell down.
This is of course when the owners who lived miles away from the city came to look what had happened after hearing about on Sky TV. They couldn't understand it, as Kevin had said it was under control on the telephone and it looked good from the outside when they had visited briefly.
Now all that remains is a pile of rubble that will be auctioned off to the highest bidder and a framed picture on the owner's mantle piece of the owners, kevin and the workforce on that lovely sunny morning before the final check.
In the first few months Kevin got the project back on its feet and was receiving some compliments from neighbours along the way. The key to his success was getting the workforce in high spirits and doing jobs that they were good at, it wasn't that hard as the workforce that had been assembled by the previous foreman was of an excellent caliber although very much over budget.
After a while the house was coming along nicely and the owners were still getting payments from the bank to help with the rebuilding process, Kevin even brought in some of his own men to work the project. Very soon the house was nearly finished and it had its final check before being signed off ready to sell.
The final check did not go so well, as several problems were discovered with the house and the project was deemed unfinished. Kevin was gutted and offered to walk away from the project but the owners liked what he had done with the place and told him to keep up the good work.
Although now the bank had stopped paying and there were going to have to be some budget cuts, Kevin got told to start stripping the house of its deluxe finishings such as the gold taps and banisters and that these will be sold and replaced with cheaper plastic finishings. Also the workforce must change as the budget wont allow for this anymore, so Kevin looked around and found a group of young YTS lads and old run over the mill workers very willing to work for cheap.
With his reduced workforce and cheaper materials Kevin tried to paper over the cracks but they were growing bigger, he tried to motivate his workforce but it was hard when he had young trainee electricians doing the plumbing and the trainee roofers fitting the kitchen.
Kevin said it was good experience for the lads trying their hand at a new trade but the house was falling apart again and eventually after months of corner cutting and oddjobmanship the house fell down.
This is of course when the owners who lived miles away from the city came to look what had happened after hearing about on Sky TV. They couldn't understand it, as Kevin had said it was under control on the telephone and it looked good from the outside when they had visited briefly.
Now all that remains is a pile of rubble that will be auctioned off to the highest bidder and a framed picture on the owner's mantle piece of the owners, kevin and the workforce on that lovely sunny morning before the final check.
