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Friday, August 20, 2021

The Woodworkers Assistant (Uninterpreted)

I am working in a shop that does custom woodworking. I'm an assistant to the primary woodworker. We are talking to a couple about a custom job. We are primarily discussing it with the husband. We come to an agreement and start the work.

It is complicated and has multiple repetitive pieces. The majority of the specialized pieces look similar to small Japanese hand fans. I asked my boss if he needs help with some of the repetitive work. We seem to agree but I'm not doing any of the actual work. The customer comes in to check on the progress and it is taking longer than expected. He asked for an additional small change that my boss agrees to but he also charges more. The man asks to get a break on the price because it was already expensive. The boss says no, very definitive but neutral. I comment to the man that he can be challenging to work for as well.

There are additional periods in the dream where I am checking on the status of the order. Is now taking much longer than expected. There's another discussion with the customer where my boss says there will be no extra charge because I quoted a fixed price. You further explains that's why it's why he's not flexible on pricing up front because things always come up. There's a general feeling of confidence on all parties.

They're at least two or three cycles of checking on the status and I wake before the project is done It generally feeling good.



Notes: Just got fired from MLA. 

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