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Ok so we have 3 classes of people in the industry.
The owner operator
The designer
The manager
Starting with the Owner Operator, one that wants to stay small, feels he can't get the same quality from others as he gives, worried about his prices because the guy down the street charges $5 less than he does.
The Designer, prides himself on the quality of his design, makes sure every detail of the job is perfect, knows every tree, shrub and perennial, and is hands on at every turn of his company.
The Manager, he makes sure things are done on time. He fights suppliers, construction schedules, LA's, weather, and anything else that can go wrong.
I fit into the last category, I could careless how a plan is drawn, what material that is used. My job is to install it as shown on the plan. The job comes down to how much time it's going to take and to use the best people and tools to get it done. I watch the bottom line. Not of each job but of the whole company. I just don't rely on my computer but it gives me a daily or weekly or monthly report of what is happening. My estimates show how much time I figured from passed history of doing that type of work along with prices that I purchased material to fuel that is used to complete it. Overhead is worked up from last years along with what is projected for this years. I unlike others figure my salary in from the start so my bottom line starts with a minus every year. Profits are rolled back into the company for things like new equipment or or improvements. My accountant comes in every quarter and I have a meeting with him at the end of the year along with my tax attorney.
As I said before my time costs money not only for me but for the company. If I can do it any faster with a new program or gadget I'll demo it, if it works great if not it with be returned.
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