Hit $8,500 in extra change from a single commercial flooring job just because I showed up 15 minutes early

The owner saw me waiting and threw me a patching job that the regular crew had been too slow to quote, and now I'm wondering if showing up a little early is actually worth more than the work itself.

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claire4431d ago

Showing up early puts you in the right place to catch the stuff nobody else sees coming.

kai_bennett1d ago

Depends on what you're trying to catch though, @claire443. Getting to the grocery store early just means you watch them stock the shelves, that's not exactly insider info. And showing up 20 minutes early to a meeting just means you're sitting there awkwardly while everyone trickles in. Real game-changing stuff usually happens when you least expect it, not just because you got there first. Is being early really that different from being lucky?