Guess Who's Coming To Dinner???

**The following is a guest post from my buddy over at http://jackrabbitslim.vox.com

Now in no way, shape or form am I saying that discrimination should be tolerated - but at the same time ask yourself, "Would you just let any stranger into your home?"

This question shouldn't be answered using the elements of race, religion, gender, etc. But I want you to consider this question as the gatekeeper to the sanctuary of your home. The place where you and your family sleep and the shelter of your most valued possessions. Is your welcome mat available to anyone who comes knocking? Of course not! This question is rather elementary. But here is the M. Night Shyamalan twist...What if you indirectly invited a stranger to your home?

Before you start getting the heebee geebees, let me paint a picture for you:

You go online looking for garage door repair. A ton of companies come up, yet you have no idea which one to call. You start to ask yourself - Who does the best work? Who is reasonably priced? Who can take care of my situation today?

All valid questions, but have you ever asked yourself - Who is this company? What are people saying about them? What kind of people do they employ? Who are they sending to my home?

Let me paint yet another picture for you - this one is for the ladies:

You call JoBlo company and set your appointment. You tell your husband not to bother taking a day off work because you'll be home anyway. You're alone with your children when a beat-up van pulls into your driveway and up walks a "technician" who looks like he just fled a crime scene. Do you really want to let him in? Absolutely not! But will you?...YES you will. Foolishly, because you indirectly invited him by setting up an appointment with his company. You asked them to send him to solve your problem.

So, how are you feeling about that now? Go run this story by your husband and see how he feels about it. Go ahead. I'll wait....


Did he tell you he'd never let you do that? I bet he did. That's the first thing to come out of Macho Man's mouth. But think back to how many times he's already done this and put you in that position... Washer/Dryer repair guy? Cable TV installation? Plumber? Exterminator?...The list goes on. Now if you're a man reading this - then just think about how you felt when you had this 'usual suspect' casing your home and how you felt the need to shadow him while he did his job. The same gut instinct applies.

So why am I bringing this up? Because I'm urging you, the homeowner, to take the extra time in finding out who you are doing business with all the time. And as a person who practices what he preaches, we've have implemented a review section on our website for customers to rate their experience in doing business with our company. I want you to read what your neighbors have to say about doing business with Precision Door in Chicago. Not only are we offering our potential future customer's reviews, be we offer you a profile page for each and every technician that we employ, that way you already know the type of person we are sending out to your home.

I hate to be the one to admit it, but it's an ugly world out there. Full of all sorts of shady characters. DON'T BE A VICTIM. Better yet, don't put yourself or your family in a position to be a victim.

Each of the Precision Door franchises around the country have mandatory background checks for all employees. Not only do we do the checks, but we make them available for our customers through our website. We have an "open door" policy (yes, pun intended) with our customers. And that's why THEY ARE our customers...because we not only earned their business, but we've earned their trust.

So, the next time you need something repaired or installed, what measures will you take before inviting some stranger into your house?